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Freedom at risk of being 'lost' in Hong Kong, says pastor

With pro-democracy protests continuing week after week, a Hong Kong pastor has revealed his fears over the spread of persecution to Hong Kong.

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Northern Ireland, abortion and Brexit: the three words Christians need to remember

With Brexit looming and unpopular abortion regulations on the cusp of becoming law, David Smyth, public policy lead at the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, speaks to Christian Today about how people in the province are feeling and what Christians need to keep in mind as they try to make sense of it all. …

When we know God, we can't possibly stand on the side of abortion

Critics of abortion have tended to focus on the adult individuals involved, but it means that the culture in which this industrial-scale destruction of life occurs escapes criticism. …

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• The BBC and the Tower of Babel

  

  The BBC are teaching queer theory as scientific fact when it isn't. They are dismantling the whole idea of truth. But it is also inhumane and harmful to children.

• Next census will allow trans people to choose different sex from birth certificate

  

  Trans people will be allowed to put down a different sex from the one stated on their birth certificate in the next census.

• Finnish politician investigated after sharing Bible verse on social media says Christians can't stay silent

  

  A Christian politician in Finland investigated by police after posting a Bible verse to social media has warned that the margins of religious freedom will only become "narrower" if Christians stop speaking out on controversial issues.

• Church of Scotland sues treasure hunter over share of £2m Viking hoard

  

  A treasure hunter is being sued by the Church of Scotland following the discovery of a £2m Viking hoard on their land.

• London School of Theology announces Prof Mark J Cartledge as new principal

  

  The Rev Professor Mark J Cartledge has been announced as the new principal of the London School of Theology (LST).

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• Atheism is 'hopelessly simplistic', says Oxford professor Alister McGrath

  

  Oxford science professor Alister McGrath abandoned atheism for Christianity because it offered a "bigger picture of things".

• BBC children's resource claiming there are over 100 gender identities is 'incredibly dangerous'

  

  The Coalition for Marriage has condemned a new BBC resource for children aged 9 to 12 claiming that there are more than two gender identities.

• Rehman Chishti is new Prime Minister's Envoy for Freedom of Religion & Belief

  

  Rehman Chishti is to take over from Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon as the new Prime Minister's Envoy for Freedom of Religion & Belief.

• Christian Institute welcomes halt to 'no-fault' divorce plans

  

  Plans to push through the biggest shake-up of divorce laws in the UK in half a century have ground to a halt following the suspension of Parliament.

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  Greg Laurie on Pastor Jarrid Wilson suicide: You will not be judged for the last thing you do before death

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  Tearfund's founding Chairman dies

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  Pastor Jarrid Wilson suicide happened just hours after officiating funeral of Christian woman who took her own life

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  Dutch campaigners want assisted suicide extended to the elderly who have 'had enough' of life

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  Change to NI abortion laws will lead to 'complete and total legal chaos'

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• Thousands tell UK Government to leave Northern Ireland's abortion laws alone

  

  A cross-party delegation has handed over thousands of postcards to the Prime Minister demanding protection for Northern Ireland's abortion laws.

• Vicar resigns in opposition to Oxford Diocese same-sex guidelines

  

  An Anglican vicar has announced his resignation after becoming increasingly at odds with the Diocese of Oxford's guidance on same-sex issues.

• In the age of Brexit, we may be more radicalised than we think

  

  People are being radicalised. I can't think of a more appropriate word for it. I know it conjures up connotations of terrorist grooming, but the methodology is very similar.

• Call to Christians to be peacemakers as Brexit turmoil continues

  

  Christians in Politics is calling on the Church to pray and be peacemakers in the face of deep divisions and unprecedented legal battles as the UK continues to wrestle with Brexit.