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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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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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• 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.

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

  

  Pastor Greg Laurie addressed the subject of suicide among Christians, arguing that you will not be judged for the last thing you did before death, but the last thing Jesus did before His death.

• 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".

• 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.

• Dutch doctor who euthanised woman with dementia cleared of wrongdoing

  

  A Dutch doctor who euthanised a woman with severe dementia despite possibly showing signs of resistance acted within legal requirements, a court has ruled.

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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

  

  Pro-life MPs have challenged drastic changes to Northern Ireland's abortion laws that have been met with strong opposition in the province.

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  'I miss you beyond what my heart can stand' - Jarrid Wilson's wife Juli shares heartache over his suicide

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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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  Christians respond after 'catastrophe of historic proportions' in the Bahamas

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  Tom Hanks accepted role of church minister TV star because it offered a positive alternative to cynicism

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• Lead thefts at Norfolk churches halved in two years after launch of alarm scheme

  

  Lead thefts at churches in Norfolk have fallen by half in the last two years thanks to an innovative security scheme.

• Brexit and a nation in turmoil: how will history judge the Church's response?

  

  I don't think I'm alone in having become dissatisfied with the studied impartiality which my own Church of England has observed at an official level.

• Salvation Army among top 25 charities Brits are leaving legacies to

  

  The Salvation Army Trust is among the top 25 charities that Brits are choosing to leave 'legacy income' to in their wills.

• Nearly half of Scots support legalisation of cannabis

  

  Nearly half of Scots support a change in the law to legalise cannabis, The Times has found in a survey.