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Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws
Christians have welcomed a legal ruling today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation is not incompatible with human rights after three judges in the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled it was not up to the courts to decide on abortion law but local government.
Christian charity says food bank usage likely to rise, calls for review of welfare changes
The Trussell Trust, the Christian based charity which runs the majority of the UK's food banks says their use may continue to rise.
The spiritual genius of Rowan Williams: Thoughts on the 3rd anniversary of his visit to a Jewish-Christian dialogue group
On the extraordinary contribution to Jewish Christian relations in the contemporary era by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
Why Christians, of all people, should understand the difference between knowledge and truth
What the internet utopians missed in their confident beliefs about the role of the internet puncturing authoritarianism, is that there is a difference between knowledge and truth. The availability of information is, of itself, no guarantee to truth.
Are you guilty of fake godliness?
Paul warned some will have a form of religion but be devoid of its power and as much as we wouldn't like to admit it, that could be us.
Top papal advisor Cardinal Pell takes leave following abuse charges
Cardinal George Pell â a key papal advisor and the most senior figure in the Australian Catholic Church â has been charged over historic allegations of child sex abuse.
Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation
A Church of England bishop is leading calls for change as a new report shows a worrying failure by successive governments over two decades to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.
Witches used summer solstice to cast more spells on Donald Trump
At the stroke of midnight on the summer solstice, thousands of witches connected via the internet in yet another attempt to cast a curse on Trump.
What do Jesus Christ and heaven look like? Writer describes encounter during coma
In another account of an afterlife experience to hit shelves, book author Steven Musick said heaven was filled with "brilliant" scenes.
Number of Islamic extremists arrested in Europe rises, more women and children suspected of involvement in terror plots
More Islamist extremist suspects were arrested in the European Union (EU) last year, and more women and children were involved in terrorist plots, Europol stated in a new report.
Ten Commandments tablet in Arkansas stokes controversy â then driver smashes it to pieces
A much-contested stone monument inscribed with the Bible's Ten Commandments at the Arkansas state capitol was smashed to pieces after a vehicle drove into it this morning, less than 24 hours after it was erected.
California megachurch pastor steps down for unspecified 'personal misjudgements'
California megachurch pastor Fred K.C. Price Jnr has stepped down from leading Crenshaw Christian Center citing unspecified 'personal misjudgements'.
Franklin Graham hails quarterback Derek Carr: 'Derek isn't ashamed to talk about his walk with Jesus Christ'
Evangelist Franklin Graham has spoken out in praise of Oaklands Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, a committed Christian, after he said the first thing he will do with his new record earnings is tithe to his church.
The bishop who battled heretics: 9 quotes from Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon
Today is the feast day of the ancient Christian bishop, apologist and Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon. Who was he?
Home is where the hurt is?
What is 'home' to you? A real place, an imaginary one, or somewhere you hope to find after death? In her new, beautifully written and meticulously researched book Home: The Quest to Belong, Jo Swinney explores the many ways we seek and find home
Faith schools under fire for failing to tackle LGBT abuse
Faith schools are under fire for failing to tackle LGBT bullying as the third Stonewall report found religious based schools are consistently worse than others are tackling abuse.