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  Blackpool Council to pay out £109k over axed Franklin Graham festival adverts

  Staff writer | Fri 16 Jul 2021 16:07 BST

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is to receive £109,000 from Blackpool Council over cancelled adverts for an evangelistic event featuring its CEO, Franklin Graham.

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  Christian school worker fired over sex ed and transgenderism Facebook posts can appeal

  Staff writer | Thu 15 Jul 2021 18:45 BST

  A Christian school worker sacked for Facebook posts raising concerns about transgenderism and sex education has won the right to appeal her case.

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  'You are the glue of our communities,' Andy Burnham tells faith leaders

  Julian Mann | Thu 15 Jul 2021 14:28 BST

  The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has told a group of church leaders that "faith can reach areas that politicians never can" in helping communities to recover from the Covid crisis.

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  Christians condemn 'reckless' cuts to foreign aid

  Staff writer | Wed 14 Jul 2021 7:07 BST

  Christians have expressed disappointment after the government won a vote in the Commons to keep international development spending at 0.5% of national income.

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  Church leaders condemn racist abuse of England players

  Staff writer | Tue 13 Jul 2021 7:25 BST

  The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have hit out at the "unacceptable" racist abuse directed towards England players after their defeat in the Euro 2020 finals.

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  Archbishop of York says parish system plans are about revitalising the Church

  Julian Mann | Tue 13 Jul 2021 6:03 BST

  The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has hit back at claims that he and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, are seeking to undermine the Church of England's parish system.

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  Christian mother takes school to court over gay pride parade

  Staff writer | Mon 12 Jul 2021 6:57 BST

  A Christian mother who says her 4-year-old son was forced to take part in a gay pride parade against her will have her case heard in court this week.

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  Boris Johnson says Christianity 'makes a lot of sense'

  Staff writer | Mon 12 Jul 2021 6:56 BST

  The Prime Minister also suggested he's not a very good Christian in the latest comments on his personal faith.

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  Could euthanasia be legalised this year in the UK?

  Heather Tomlinson | Sun 11 Jul 2021 8:16 BST

  There are a number of routes by which legal euthanasia could become a reality in the UK very soon, prompting calls for the Christian community to take action.

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  'This law makes me feel I am better off dead' - campaigner challenges abortion up to birth for Down's syndrome

  Right to Life UK | Fri 9 Jul 2021 12:46 BST

  Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old woman from Coventry who has Down's syndrome, together with Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose two-year-old son Aidan has Down's syndrome, are challenging the UK Government over a disability clause in the current law.

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  Empire has embedded itself into British theology - Dr Anthony Reddie

  Anita Laryea | Fri 9 Jul 2021 12:25 BST

  Black theologian Dr Anthony Reddie shared his views on race and the Church while in conversation with Rev Sam Wells.