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After the 2021 census, the Church needs a more positive and dynamic strategy

Amid the gloomy complacency, these census figures should be a bellowing alarm, says J John.

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Growing or stagnating

God has a plan for our lives, and there's always something he wants us working on. Are we working on it though? …

Vineyard USA founder's widow, board members sue breakaway Anaheim pastors, alleging fraud

A pair of California pastors say God told them to lead the Anaheim Vineyard out of its home denomination. Former board members say the pastors committed fraud to do that. At stake is $62 million in assets. …

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• Christian population in England and Wales falls below half for first time

  

  Over a third of people now say they have no religion - up from a quarter 10 years ago. …

• We need a compassionate response to those genuinely seeking asylum on our shores

  

  I don't believe in a migration free-for-all. There need to be appropriate controls, but I can't support an asylum policy that is driven by a divisive assumption that refugees are aliens seeking to invade our shores. …

• The World Cup and virtue-signalling

  

  Maybe when the World Cup is held in the US, Mexico and Canada in four years' time we should refuse to support it. …

• Marie Curie apologises to chaplain who was banned from wearing cross

  

  Cancer charity Marie Curie has apologised "unreservedly" after a Christian chaplain was told he could not wear a small cross pin while meeting patients. …

• No-platformed in Parliament

  

  The UK is still nominally a Christian country - our laws and constitution are founded on Christian belief. Yet Christians now are apparently no longer permitted to express the core tenets of their faith. …

• Woman moved on for praying near abortion clinic

  

  Livia Tossici-Bolt was praying with her friend outside the parameter of the 150m buffer zone when they were approached by two community safety officers employed by the local council to patrol the vicinity of the abortion clinic. …

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• Disability campaigners to take abortion law case to Supreme Court

  

  Campaigners for the equal treatment of people with Down's syndrome are to take their challenge against a discriminatory abortion law to the Supreme Court after losing in the Court of Appeal today. …

• Concerns for India's religious minorities after Supreme Court calls for action against Hindu conversion

  

  Human rights and religious liberty campaigners are sounding the alarm after India's Supreme Court called on the government to act against supposed "fraudulent religious conversion". …

• Vicars versus BAE Systems

  

  When people protest against weapons manufacturers, it is often due to the direct death and destruction their weapons cause. What is less well known is that the manufacture, testing and use of armaments cause climate change. …

• Over 3,000 Christians have signed declaration on marriage, sex and identity

  

  A declaration launched last month upholding a biblical view of marriage, sex and identity has surpassed 3,000 signatures. …

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  Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years

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  Tim Keller on how cancel culture and the therapeutic age have created a 'crisis' around forgiveness

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  Using the World Cup to fight persecution

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  Qatar is open to the world this week, so why are its churches hidden from view?

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  Game for change: charities urge Christians to unite against exploitation during World Cup

Latest News

• The church's work isn't done when it comes to racism, and it will take each of us to see meaningful change

  

  When we gain a greater understanding of God's love and His plans for us, we can then understand the importance of racial equality …

• Sunday evening exhaustion

  

  Rather than being replenished by Sundays, it's easy to feel drained. But All Nations Ilford has some handy tips to help you avoid this! …

• Conference booking was cancelled after complaint by venue's LGBT staff

  

  "This attempt to cancel the event is illustrative of the dangerous and deeply intolerant times we live in, where any discussion or disagreement about issues like race and gender are silenced." …

• The scandal of squalid housing in modern Britain

  

  How on earth are we in a situation in 2022 where, according to the English Housing Survey, 9% of England's housing stock fails to meet the statutory minimum standard for housing because of a category 1 hazard. …