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Concerns mount as Scottish Parliament rejects safeguards to assisted suicide
Some 287 amendments will be examined in just three sessions.

Christian Institute: Invite your MP to church this Christmas
The Christian Institute has been getting into the Christmas spirit early this year by calling upon supporters to invite their local MP to church.

Faith is increasingly about personal experience and authenticity, report suggests
Faith is "becoming an increasingly individualised and self-directed journey" among young people, research has found.

Christians back MSP's efforts to ban prostitution in Scotland
The SNP has been slow to act on the issue.

Moves to make RE part of the National Curriculum welcomed
Scrapping the English Baccalaureate has also been welcomed by the Church of England and the worlds of theatre, art and music.

Verdict postponed in 'conversion therapy' case against ex-gay Christian
The final verdict had been due on Thursday but was postponed for the second time.

CoE reaffirms commitment to safeguarding one year after Makin Report
It has been a year since the Makin Report, which felled Justin Welby, was published.

Wife of missing Malaysian pastor awarded millions by court over his enforced disappearance
"We dedicate this struggle and judgment to Koh, a man of faith, compassion and courage, and to all victims of enforced disappearances," said Susanna Liew, the wife of Raymond Koh, a Malaysian pastor who has not been seen for over eight year.

Assisted suicide would bring a range of other societal problems, warn critics
Scotland may get "suicide buffer zones" as well as "abortion buffer zones".

Construction begins on UK's largest Christian monument near Birmingham
A groundbreaking ceremony is taking place on Wednesday after the project met an initial £40 million fundraising target.

Trump's decision to add Nigeria to watchlist welcomed as anti-Christian killings continue
Death toll estimates vary, but all agree Nigeria has the highest tally of Christians killed for their faith.

Copts oppose Egyptian government control of world's oldest monastery
St. Catherine's Monastery is over 1,500 years old and sits at the feet of Mt. Sinai.

Chaplain's NHS therapy dog wins 'Dog of the Year' award
Alfie became an NHS asset following the success of Jasper

Children's bill seriously threatens rights of home educators
Bourne warns that the bill could allow the state to declare Christian teaching “inappropriate or unsafe”.

Scotland: MSPs scrutinise assisted suicide amendments
Some 287 proposed amendments will be considered in just three weeks

Prayers after train knife attack
Local church leaders have been praying after a knife attack on a train in England on Saturday evening left more than a dozen people injured, two of them critically.