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Fears of new threat to freedom of speech
Proposed injunctions to prevent nuisance or annoyance have been criticised by Christians and secularists
Church of England report on human sexuality: Clergy should be able to bless same sex partnerships
Church of England publishes report on human sexuality
Pioneers gather to discuss missional community
A hundred pioneers gathered earlier this month to present and facilitate discussion on academic research mission in the UK.
Scottish independence: Church and Government must work together
Church of Scotland responds to independence white paper
UK Parliament rejects online gambling addiction measure
The UK Parliament this week narrowly rejected a measure that would more effectively seek to help online gamblers deal with their addictions.
A Thanksgiving dinner place for Saeed Abedini
A Thanksgiving dinner place has been symbolically set for imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini outside the White House in Washington DC
7 year-old Indian boy tortured and killed for being a Christian
A 7-year old boy has been tortured and murdered because of his Christian faith in northern India, Gospel for Asia reports.
Global suffering increases â Southern Asia worst hit
More people around the world are pessimistic about their current and future life circumstances, a global survey has found.
Scottish independence: Free Church says it cannot support secular state
Free Church of Scotland raises questions about place of Church in public life
Bishop warns of further decline in religious freedom
The Bishop of Wakefield, Right Reverend Stephen Platten, has called upon government ministers to tackle the decline in religious freedom worldwide
No more SMS spam, say mobile users
Mobile users are tired of receiving spam text messages and want network operators to block them, says a new survey
Americans leaving an empty place at Thanksgiving dinners for Saeed Abedini
Americans are being asked to leave an empty place at their Thanksgiving dinners as a sign of solidarity with Pastor Saeed Abedini and the persecuted church worldwide.
Bringing a message of hope to persecuted Christians through satellite TV
Online webcasting, YouTube and mobile phone applications are changing the way the Good News is reaching people in contexts of persecution
Christian B&B couple lose appeal against discrimination ruling
Supreme Court upholds ruling against Peter and Hazelmary Bull's policy of only letting married heterosexual couples stay in a double bedroom.
Amsterdam alcoholics paid in beer â solving 'my' problem, but not 'the' problem
We have lots of policies that solve "my" problem from a "me" perspective, while not solving the actual problem, and certainly not in a way that has the positive transformation of the person or people causing it foremost in mind
Angola to 'ban' Islam
Angola, a former Portuguese colony in South Western Africa, has announced that it plans to "ban" Islam from within its borders. Muslims, who make up less than 1% of the 19 million strong population, will find their places of worship closed and, according to some unconfirmed reports, potentially destroyed, as in the case of the city of Zango