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Assisted suicide proposals suggest 'some lives are no longer worth living'
Assisted suicide proposals suggest 'some lives are no longer worth living'

Legalising assisted suicide "risks sending a message that some lives are no longer worth living", it has been warned.

NHS guidelines on transgender patients to be reviewed
NHS guidelines on transgender patients to be reviewed

Health Secretary Sajid Javid is to review NHS guidance that says patients can be accommodated in hospitals according to the gender they say they identify with.

Heterosexual marriages and religious wedding ceremonies fall to record low
Heterosexual marriages and religious wedding ceremonies fall to record low

The number of heterosexual couples getting married in England and Wales and those opting for a religious ceremony have fallen to their lowest levels on record.

2021 sees jump in A-level Religious Studies entries
2021 sees jump in A-level Religious Studies entries

A rise in the number of students taking Religious Studies at A-level this year has been welcomed.

Christian MP prosecuted over sexuality tweets fears for religious freedom
Christian MP prosecuted over sexuality tweets fears for religious freedom

A Christian MP in Finland who is being prosecuted for expressing a traditional view of marriage and sexuality says she must continue to speak out in spite of the case against her.

'Save the parish' campaign challenges church in a 'cinema' or 'Chinese takeaway'
'Save the parish' campaign challenges church in a 'cinema' or 'Chinese takeaway'

A campaign has been launched encouraging people in favour of the current parish system to stand in elections to the Church of England General Synod.

'Wake up world!' says bishop after climate report
'Wake up world!' says bishop after climate report

The Bishop of Norwich is calling for immediate action after a major UN report on climate change warned that "the worst is yet to come".

Street preacher vindicated after court finds no evidence of wrongdoing
Street preacher vindicated after court finds no evidence of wrongdoing

A London court has thrown out a case against a Christian street preacher who was falsely accused of threatening to stab non-believers.

BBC tweet on 'age-appropriate porn' for young people sparks backlash
BBC tweet on 'age-appropriate porn' for young people sparks backlash

The BBC has stunned social media users with a tweet asking whether "age-appropriate porn" for teenagers is a good idea.

Only a third of MPs support legalising assisted suicide - poll
Only a third of MPs support legalising assisted suicide - poll

YouGov found that overall only 35% support allowing "doctors to assist in the suicide of someone suffering from a terminal illness".

Christians call for urgent intervention to stem killings in Nigeria
Christians call for urgent intervention to stem killings in Nigeria

The president of the Evangelical Church Winning (ECWA), Rev Dr Stephen Baba Panya, compared the violence in Irigwe, Plateau State, to a "genocide".

English patriotism shouldn't be taboo - Archbishop
English patriotism shouldn't be taboo - Archbishop

The Archbishop of York has said London's "metropolitan elite" are wrong to look down on other parts of England and English patriotism.

Christian police officer loses religious discrimination claim
Christian police officer loses religious discrimination claim

A former police officer who claimed he was mocked by colleagues over his Christian faith has lost a religious discrimination claim.

Trafficking victims need more tailored support - CARE
Trafficking victims need more tailored support - CARE

The warning from the Christian advocacy group follows the release of government figures showing a staggering 750% increase in human trafficking cases in Northern Ireland in the last eight years.

Hillsong 'disappointed' after police press charges against senior pastor Brian Houston
Hillsong 'disappointed' after police press charges against senior pastor Brian Houston

Hillsong's founding pastor Brian Houston has been charged with allegedly concealing information about his father's child sexual abuse.