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New scheme to stop under-18s accessing pornography suffers another setback

A new age verification scheme designed to stop young people accessing online pornography has been hit by another delay.

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What does a Christian response to refugees look like?

Many countries across the Middle East and Africa have welcomed millions of refugees, but the response in Europe has been very different; characterised by barbed wire, armed guards, and a culture of hostility. As Christians, we need to do more. …

Hong Kong Church leaders call for time of healing after violent protests against extradition bill

Church leaders in Hong Kong have called on the city's people to lay down their differences and come together to "rebuild our home" after a controversial extradition bill fuelled massive protests. …

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• The Government's promises on refugee resettlement are simply not good enough

  

  Four years on from the horrific picture of three-year-old Aylan Kurdi face down in the sand, former Lib Dem leader Tim Farron says Britain should be taking in far more refugees for resettlement than it currently is.

• Hong Kong's extradition bill would be bad news for Christians

  

  Christians in Hong Kong aren't buying the government's spin - and for good reason

• Christian magistrate who said children do best with a mother and father loses appeal

  

  A Christian magistrate who was removed from the judiciary after saying that it was in the best interests of children to have a mother and father has lost his appeal at an employment tribunal.

• Whole Church is 'called to repentance' over sexual abuse failures, says Bishop of Blackburn

  

  The Church of England's failure to adequately deal with past sexual abuse cases is "a form of re-abuse", senior clergy in the Diocese of Blackburn have said.

• Most British people want urgent political action on climate change - study

  

  Research released ahead of a multi-faith Walk of Witness on climate change has found strong public support in the British public for urgent political action to address climate change and protect the environment.

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• £10m fund to help rural churches and schools go green

  

  Churches, schools and sports clubs in rural areas are being invited to utilise a £10m fund to help them switch to green energy and reduce their carbon emissions.

• Welsh bishops adopt anti-Semitism definition

  

  Bishops of the Church in Wales have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of anti-Semitism.

• Church calls on Sajid Javid to show 'moral courage' and grant permanent residence to orphaned boy

  

  The Church of Scotland has appealed to Home Secretary Sajid Javid to show "moral courage" and grant an orphaned boy permanent residence.

• Many carers struggling with 'unmanageable debt', warns Christian charity

  

  A new report has warned that many carers are falling into debt as they struggle to cover their basic living costs.

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  Why Indians choose to follow Jesus despite opposition

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  Spending two hours a week in nature is linked to better health and well-being

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  Lebanon postpones demolition of Syrian refugee homes after pressure from World Vision and other agencies

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  Wife of detained Chinese pastor freed after six months

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  Do any passages in the Bible support abortion?

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• Glasgow congregation votes to leave Episcopal Church of Scotland

  

  A congregation in Glasgow has become the latest church to quit the Episcopal Church of Scotland over its liberal interpretation of Scripture.

• Red Letter Christians UK launches with united stand against knife crime

  

  The launch week for Red Letter Christians UK began on Saturday with a public action against knife crime that brought together around 800 people in East London.

• What our next Prime Minister can learn from Jesus

  

  The Kingdom of God turns the world's values upside down, or as many of us would prefer to say, "the right way up".

• Government urged to support Bill that would end 'postcode lottery' in palliative care

  

  A Christian advocacy group is calling on the Government to support a change in the law so that more than 100,000 adults and children every year do not miss out on vital end of life care.