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Leading secularists and Christians join forces to defend free speech
The Christian Institute and the National Secular Society have formed an alliance to fight the expected introduction of Extremism Disruption Orders next year.
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Catholic Church facing severe crisis of faith, says African Cardinal
Cardinal Robert Sarah, from Guinea, is opposed to any relaxation of the strict rules around who may receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.
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World leaders must 'work harder than ever' to solve crisis in Middle East says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Westminster has called on world leaders to work "harder than ever" to bring to an end the terrible conflict in the Middle East which threatens to wipe out Christianity in the land of its birth.
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Lord Carey: Government and churches must do more to help Christians in Middle East
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has called on the Prime Minister to do more to help Christians facing rape, persecution and crucifixion by Daesh, or Islamic State, in the Middle East.
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Queen to speak up for faith and Christianity
The Queen will use her traditional speech broadcast on Christmas Day to reflect on her personal faith and her belief in the enduring role of Christianity at the heart of British life.
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BBC cuts back on religion and ethics spending
Church of England bishops accused the BBC of sidelining faith by planning big cuts to religious programming.
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Civil partnerships: ten years on
Nearly 140,000 people have entered into a civil partnership since the first one took place ten years ago today.
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Schools shut down in Islam calligraphy row
All schools in one district in Virginia in the US were shut yesterday after fierce controversy about a geography lesson where students were asked to trace the Muslim declaration of faith in Arabic calligraphy.
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Christian family forced to flee home in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations
A Catholic Christian family has been forced to flee their home in Islamabad, Pakistan after the children's mother mentioned an anti-Muslim video that had been posted on Facebook.
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Mother Teresa to be made a saint next year
Mother Teresa has moved closer to sainthood after Pope Francis recognised a second miracle attributed to her intervention.
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Christians in Middle East face terminal threat from Islamists, warns Prince of Wales
The Prince of Wales has warned that Christians in the Middle East are under threat "as never before" and will disappear in a few years if nothing is done to help them.
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UK mosques could be designed to be more 'quintessentially British' says Muslim peer
Mosques in the UK could be designed without minarets to look more "quintessentially British", according to former Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi.
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Overhaul of marriage law will put God and religion into civil ceremonies
Religious readings, hymns, meditations and poetry could be included in civil weddings for the first time under an overhaul of marriage laws recommended by a Law Commission report today.
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Repent of how Church has treated gay people, top Oxford cleric tells Archbishop
"The Church of England's stance on sexuality is deeply alienating and quite incomprehensible for most young people in the UK. It confirms their view of religion as being backward- looking and bigoted."
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Kenya speaks out on split from US church over homosexuality
The Anglican Church of Kenya remains in a state of "impaired communion" with The Episcopal Church of the United States.
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