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Bishop calls for fines on social media platforms that harm young people
A Church of England bishop has called for social media companies to be regulated to protect children from online abuse and bullying.
Evangelism tops agenda for CofE synod meetings
According to the Church, papers published today set out how 'small behavioural changes' by the around one million people who regularly attend Church of England churches could make a 'huge difference'.
Vladimir Putin accuses Ukraine of meddling in Orthodox faith, warns Russia will 'protect freedom of religion'
Putin said that Russia reserved the right to defend people's rights to worship.
'LGBT agenda' could be putting churches at financial risk, says Francis Chan
The Crazy Love author suggested that the 'LGBT agenda' may jeopardise the tax breaks that so many churches in the West rely on to stay afloat.
Persecution spreading at a 'rapid rate' across India
Persecution in India is at its highest level in 70 years, a new report has warned.
Government's tax policy is discouraging lower income families from marrying, says Marriage Foundation
Britain's tax system is acting as a barrier to marriage for lower income parents, the Marriage Foundation has said.
Church Mission Society announces new chief executive
Strategist Alastair Bateman has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Church Mission Society.
New film tells story of X Factor contestant who left homosexuality after finding God
Matthew Grech faced a backlash after sharing his testimony on X Factor Malta last year
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam denies supporting infanticide after backing late-term abortion bill
'The infant would be resuscitated, if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother,' Governor Northam said during an interview with WTOP-FM radio station.
#SheToo: How should we understand violence against women in the Bible ?
A new podcast series is set to explore some of the Bible's 'texts of terror' â the stories that portray extreme violence against women, often avoided by preachers.
Franklin Graham on Donald Trump: 'I don't think the president is sitting there behind a desk trying to make up lies'
Interviewed on MSNBC a year after the death of his father Billy, he was pressed on Trump's 8,158 false or misleading claims identified by the Washington Post.
Marathon church service ends at last as Dutch let Armenian family stay
Bethel Church in The Hague had been conducting continuous worship since October 26, 2018, in support of a family of Armenian asylum-seekers who had taken refuge there.
God wanted Trump in the White House, says Sarah Sanders
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has told the Christian Broadcasting Network that God 'wanted Donald Trump to be president' of the US.
Christian Aid warns Penny Mordaunt against 'playing politics' with international aid
Mordaunt, who is tipped as a prospective candidate in Conservative Party leadership elections, has said private funding should be part of the target.
New Jersey introduces gender neutral birth certificates
New Jersey is changing its birth certificates to include a third non-binary gender category from February 1.
Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz says New York's new abortion law is 'demonic'
The pastor of Hillsong NYC has blasted the legalisation of abortion up to birth as 'shameful and demonic'.