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  It's 'wise and sensible' to abort babies with Down's syndrome, says atheist Richard Dawkins

  Staff writer | Mon 17 May 2021 13:57 BST

  Aborting babies with Down's syndrome or "serious" disabilities would be "wise and sensible", atheist Richard Dawkins has said.

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  Universities may be fined if they don't uphold free speech

  Staff writer | Mon 17 May 2021 12:58 BST

  A Bill has been introduced to Parliament aimed at strengthening legal protections around free speech on university campuses.

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  BBC accused of mocking DUP leader's Christian faith

  Staff writer | Mon 17 May 2021 10:16 BST

  "You wouldn't do that if he was a Muslim," DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr told Newsnight presenter Faisal Islam in a heated exchange.

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  Christian counselling ministry defends help for people with unwanted same-sex attraction

  Staff writer | Mon 17 May 2021 9:29 BST

  A Christian ministry has defended the help it offers to people struggling with their sexual identity after an undercover report by the Sunday Mirror.

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  St Paul's Cathedral at risk of permanent closure after Covid-19 devastated finances

  Staff writer | Thu 13 May 2021 11:55 BST

  The financial impact of Covid-19 on St Paul's Cathedral has been so severe that the iconic landmark is at risk of permanent closure, its Dean has warned.

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  Ecumenical prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come gets underway

  Staff writer | Thu 13 May 2021 9:40 BST

  The sixth annual Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement got underway today, with hundreds of thousands of Christians worldwide expected to take part.

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  Government urged to safeguard prayer in conversion therapy ban

  Staff writer | Wed 12 May 2021 11:00 BST

  Christians are calling on the Government to ensure that its plans to ban conversion therapy do not stop Christians from being able to pray with people who request it.

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  Government sets out plan to ban conversion therapy

  Staff writer | Tue 11 May 2021 20:16 BST

  Equalities minister Liz Truss has confirmed the Government's plans to introduce legislation banning conversion therapy.

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  Church of England issues guidance on memorials with slavery links

  Staff writer | Tue 11 May 2021 10:22 BST

  New guidance has been issued by the Church of England to help churches and cathedrals address concerns over memorials with links to slavery.

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  Repentance After Death? Billy Graham's Answer On Whether This Is Possible

  Czarina Ong | Sun 9 May 2021 16:58 BST

  A lot of people waste their lives in sin and folly, neglecting God's Word, thinking there's always time to change and embrace a Christian lifestyle later. But what if death suddenly comes and people no longer get the chance to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour? Is there such a thing as repentance after death?

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  School chaplain challenges dismissal over LGBT views

  Staff writer | Sun 9 May 2021 12:59 BST

  A school chaplain lost his job at a Christian school and was reported to the government's counter-terrorism watchdog, Prevent, after telling students they were not compelled to "accept an ideology they disagree with", his lawyers say.