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Time to recover the sabbath, says new report

UK faith-based think tank Theos has come up with key proposals aimed at helping modern-day workers survive and thrive despite both the current changes – and the major challenges coming down the track.

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Key victory for parental rights in Chile

The right of parents to decide how their children are educated, especially when it comes to sex education, has been protected following a ruling by the Chilean Constitutional Tribunal. …

California professor apologises for offending students by saying 'only women can get pregnant'

A California professor has issued a grovelling apology to his students for telling them that only women can get pregnant. …

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• Cut and run? The NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan and Christian just war theory

  

  Martin Davie on why he thinks NATO forces should not withdraw from Afghanistan. …

• Neither 'straight' nor honest – The Times' undercover investigation into conversion therapy

  

  The latest stinging exposé in The Times attacking so-called 'conversion therapy' is not just selective, but completely ignores the pain of those who truly don't want to live with same-sex attraction. …

• How can we make a difference for those on the margins?

  

  Early on in the pandemic, Madonna infamously referred to Covid-19 as a 'great equaliser', but such 'equalisers' don't really exist, writes LICC's Matt Jolley. Dig a little deeper and you'll almost always find that the rich, powerful, and privileged will have an easier time of it. …

• Christian migrants from South America, Asia and Africa are boosting evangelism in Europe - report

  

  "Europe is perhaps the greatest challenge in world mission today," writes Jim Memory, lecturer in European mission at All Nations Christian College. …

• Lutheran bishops condemn prosecution of Christian politician over views on sexuality

  

  Lutheran bishops have decried the "egregious" actions of Finland in prosecuting a Christian politician over her views on sexuality and marriage. …

• New Zealand moves to ban conversion therapy

  

  Legislation was introduced to the New Zealand parliament on Friday that would bring in prison terms for those found guilty of the practice. …

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• A conspiracy of corruption that allowed abuse to continue unchecked

  

  For years now, the reports of child sex abuse have been too frequent and widespread – too endemic – to ignore. Yet those in authority, charged with dealing with them, appear wilfully to have ignored the evidence. …

• Christian CEO was discriminated against because of his views on marriage, says tribunal

  

  The Christian CEO of Scotland's biggest grant-making trust has won his unfair dismissal and religious discrimination case against his former employer. …

• The intention was 'to kill me,' says Christian evangelist stabbed at Speakers' Corner

  

  A Muslim convert to Christianity who regularly critiques Islam at Speakers' Corner has spoken out about a stabbing attack on her. …

• Church of England leaders increasingly embracing 'ultra-progressive values' - report

  

  Church of England leaders are increasingly taking on the mantras of the radical Left about "systemic racism" or "alarmist calls for a climate emergency", a new report from religion think tank Civitas claims. …

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  Pastor who fought for his life with Covid says he was 'wrong' about not getting vaccinated

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  Faith-based approaches have boosted vaccine take-up - researchers

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  Cuban pastors arrested during protests have been released

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  Kanye West previews new music at Las Vegas church

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  Pleas to Foreign Secretary to act as China sends North Koreans 'back to their deaths'

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• Priest attacked with glass bottle as he prays in Edinburgh cathedral

  

  A priest has been attacked by a man with a glass bottle inside a cathedral on Monday. …

• Parliamentary report warns of crimes against humanity in Kim Jong-un's North Korea

  

  The report says there are "reasons to believe that some of the atrocities reach the threshold of genocide, particularly in relation to three groups: Christians; half-Chinese children; and the 'hostile' group." …

• Churches called to take action ahead of major UN climate conference

  

  Churches are being encouraged to commit to effective action ahead of the United Nations COP26 summit taking place in Glasgow in November. …

• Max Lucado positive for COVID despite being vaccinated: 'Groan. Covid found me'

  

  Pastor Max Lucado has tested positive for Covid-19 despite having already been fully vaccinated against the virus. …