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Olympics opening ceremony 'offensive' to Christians

The CEO of the UK Evangelical Alliance, Gavin Calver, called the depiction "utterly insensitive, unnecessary and offensive".

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Elon Musk says he's a 'cultural Christian'

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has opened up about his beliefs and his mission to combat what he calls the "woke mind virus". …

Archaeologists find evidence of red dye mentioned 25 times in Bible

Fresh colour has been added to the black-and-white text of the Scriptures thanks to the combined efforts of researchers working together on an extensive project to identify dyes in archaeological textiles. …

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• Court upholds ban on Christian teacher who refused to use pupil's preferred pronouns

  

  A High Court judge has upheld a teaching ban on Christian maths teacher, Joshua Sutcliffe, over his refusal to use the preferred pronouns of a biologically female pupil who identifies as a boy. …

• Assisted suicide bill introduced to Parliament

  

  Lord Falconer introduced a bill to the House of Lords on Friday that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to receive medical assistance in ending their lives. …

• Paris 2024: Running the race with perseverance

  

  They demonstrate grit, determination and talent far beyond that which money could ever buy. Yet it is the stories of those overcoming the hurdles to success that really warm my heart. …

• Inviting the non-religious to pray

  

  Christian Today spoke with Emma Weaver, Development Co-ordinator for Try Praying, to hear about why prayer is so appealing to people who are not religious and how it can help Christians share their faith. …

• Who were the tribes of Israel?

  

  The tribes of Israel stem back to Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham. This is the story ... …

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• Church of England's new schools guidance is 'extremely concerning'

  

  The Church of England's draft guidance on bullying has been criticised over its use of terminology on gender and sexuality. …

• Legalising assisted suicide would tell terminally ill and disabled 'their lives are worth less than others'

  

  An assisted suicide bill to be debated in Parliament this week will send a "dog whistle message" to the terminally ill and other vulnerable people "that their lives are worth less than others", a coalition of organisations has warned. …

• What is the Great Commission and why is it important?

  

  Perhaps we should think of today's world as pre-Revival rather than post-Christian. …

• The Bible at the Proms

  

  The long history of exchange between so-called sacred and secular music means the Bible is often found hiding in plain sight, even in a concert that has no religious purpose. …

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  Trump on assassination attempt: 'I had God on my side'

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  Victim of Trump rally shooting went to church every Sunday

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  A missionary in war-torn Chechnya: a powerful story of how God shows up when the world falls apart

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  US religious freedom body adds Pakistan to list of worst violators

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• Britain's pilgrimage routes retain their popularity

  

  To many, they might seem a historical curiosity more at home in the pages of classic literature like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales but, according to travel experts, pilgrimages are far from a thing of the past in the UK. Instead, new pilgrims are discovering the age-old attractions of the pilgrim trails to Canterbury and Holywell every day, and experiencing Britain in a whole new way. …

• Life After Doom

  

  Personally, I have no problem with believing in human sinfulness in these areas – and in many others. But Brian McLaren takes a shallow, limited view – it is really the bad news without the Good News. …

• A Christian view of government

  

  The UK recently elected a new government in the General Election, raising the question of what, from a Christian perspective, governments are for. What is their purpose? …

• In Hiroshima, the Vatican joined religious leaders to change the narrative on AI

  

  Meeting where one of two atomic bombs that ended World War II landed in Hiroshima, Japan, causing mass death and devastation, representatives from 11 diverse religious traditions gathered July 9-10 for a Vatican-sponsored event to address a latter-day technology also destined, many believe, to upend humanity: artificial intelligence. …