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Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony
The Quakers have become the latest critics of a service taking place at Westminster Abbey next month to commemorate 50 years of nuclear deterrents in British waters.
Schools in Brighton and Hove to start giving out gender pronoun stickers to students
School pupils in Brighton and Hove will soon be receiving gender pronoun stickers to make transgender children feel more supported.
Thousands of young people sign petition demanding stricter laws on prostitution in the Netherlands
Some 42,000 young people have signed a petition demanding that it be made illegal to visit a prostitute in the Netherlands.
Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said that parents who are unhappy about LGBT lessons in schools have no right of veto.
Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby said that any way forward on Britain's housing crisis "must involve building communities, not just houses".
'The global economic system is broken,' says Christian Aid
The head of Christian Aid Amanda Khozi Mukwashi is in Washington DC and New York this week to urge world financial leaders to make the global economic system fairer for all.
Spouses will no longer be able to contest a divorce following changes to the law
Spouses who do not want to divorce will no longer be able to contest it under changes to the law being announced by Justice Secretary David Gauke today.
Government drive to promote abortion overseas is 'deeply troubling'
Pro-lifers have hit back at the Government's plans to invest millions in increasing access to abortion worldwide.
Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn 'changed forever' after meeting child soldiers in South Sudan
English actor Jerome Flynn says the stories he heard from war-scarred children being helped by World Vision in South Sudan were "almost too painful to bear".
Church of England bishops say the 'tide is turning' on harmful online content
"It's about time that social media companies are held responsible for their content and are accountable for their actions," the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, has said after the Government unveiled plans to impose substantial fines on websites that fail to take action against "online harms".
Scottish MSPs come out in opposition to assisted suicide after poll reveals broad support
Scotland will be "sending out mixed messages" if it moves to legalise assisted suicide, MSPs have warned.
Malaysian human rights inquiry says police were behind pastor's disappearance
An inquiry into the disappearance of a pastor in Malaysia two years ago has pointed the finger at religious authorities and the police.
Church-backed app receives over 900 reports of possible slavery at car washes
The Safe Car Wash app, launched by the Church of England and Catholic Church in England and Wales, received over 900 reports of possible modern day slavery in the first five months alone.
Brunei's draconian new laws don't just affect gay people, Christians are at risk too
As the backlash grows over Brunei's new gay stoning laws, some Christians are wondering why there isn't more outcry about the threat of death to the country's Christian community.
How a simple scheme has transformed giving at one church
A scheme being rolled out across the Church of England to simplify giving has led to a 10 per cent increase in donations at one County Durham Church.
Church Army leader Mark Russell to head up The Children's Society
Mark Russell is to join The Children's Society as its new CEO after 12 years at the helm of Church Army.