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Church call to Government to expand safeguarding definitions in faith settings

Churches are seeking a change to the law to expand safeguarding protections in faith organisations and sports clubs.

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Paula White says 'Satanic pregnancies' comment was taken out of context

The clip appearing to show her praying for "all satanic pregnancies to miscarry" went viral. …

Investigation re-opened into employment tribunal judge accused of being 'anti-Christian'

An investigation has been re-opened into the conduct of a judge who oversaw the employment tribunal of a Christian nurse dismissed following complaints that she had spoken to patients about her faith. …

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• Many development goals can only be achieved by respectfully engaging with faith communities

  

  It's an amazing encouragement to see how many donors – secular and atheists – are realising that extinguishing faith is not helpful for development, writes Esther Lehmann-Sow is World Vision's Partnership Lead for Faith and Development.

• Salvation Army urges Government to ramp up efforts to end homelessness

  

  The Government will miss its rough sleeping target unless it takes action now, The Salvation Army has warned.

• Millions of Jewish families like mine were nearly wiped out by the Holocaust and the pain is as real today as it was then

  

  This is a tale of death, complicity and, worst of all, the breaking up of families.

• C of E's clergy discipline process 'leading to suicide and post-traumatic stress disorder'

  

  Suicide, post-traumatic stress disorder and debt are just some of the results of the 'fundamentally flawed' Church of England Clergy Discipline Measure, a new report claims.

• Bishops in disarray over 'sex for married straight couples only' rule

  

  The Church of England's bishops appear to be at war with themselves after some distanced themselves from a statement reiterating longstanding Christian teaching that sex is for male-female marriage only.

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• Children are too young for sex change treatment, former transgender patient warns

  

  Children and young people should not be put in the position to decide whether they can take powerful gender transition drugs, a former transgender patient has said.

• Christians less likely than people of other faiths to pray - survey

  

  Christians are less likely than people of other faiths to pray, new research by Premier Christian News has found.

• Prince William to represent Queen at Church of Scotland General Assembly

  

  Prince William has been appointed as the Lord High Commission to the Church of Scotland's 2020 General Assembly.

• Government rejects call for a review into assisted suicide

  

  Strong opposition from MPs has resulted in the Government rejecting calls for a review on assisted suicide despite the best efforts from large pressure groups in favour of assisted suicide.

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  Special task force investigating pastor's disappearance asks for more time

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  The 'double vulnerability' of persecuted Christian women

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  Donald Trump says every child is a 'sacred gift from God' in historic appearance at March for Life

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  How a heritage of black preaching shaped Martin Luther King's voice in calling for justice

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  Anti-Christian violence in Europe is at an all-time high - report

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• Student midwife forced to suspend studies over pro-life views

  

  A midwifery student who was forced to suspend her studies over her pro-life views believes she was unfairly targeted and has asked for a formal apology from the University of Nottingham.

• Babies in the womb can feel pain at 12 weeks - study

  

  A preborn baby is able to feel pain as early as 12 weeks into a pregnancy, months earlier than previously assumed by most scientists, according to a newly published study.

• Sex is for male-female marriage only, Church of England confirms

  

  Sex only belongs in heterosexual marriage, a new statement from the Church of England's House of Bishops has declared.

• Christians attacking parents of disabled children should know better

  

  There are no figures about the level of abuse the parents of children with additional needs and disabilities receive. And these parents do receive a lot, especially online.