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We're prepared to go to prison, say Christians opposed to conversion therapy ban

Over 500 church leaders from across the UK have written to the government to say they are prepared to face criminal charges if a conversion therapy ban is introduced.

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Getting back to where we once belonged

In reconstituting the Let It Be sessions as a period of goodness and innocence, Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' touches our innate desire for salvation. …

Community beyond the carol service: could global mission be the tool to engage your community this Christmas?

It is time that we stop just inviting people through the doors and invite them into our communities at Christmas. …

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• Titus Trust culture contributed to safeguarding risks - report

  

  The Trust commissioned the report after facing criticism for its handling of the Smyth scandal and the subsequent abuse scandal around Rev Jonathan Fletcher, former vicar of Emmanuel Church Wimbledon. …

• Church groups settle discrimination case against Scotland's largest grant-making trust

  

  Scotland's largest grant-making trust has admitted unlawful discrimination against two church groups after cancelling their bookings. …

• Europe has 'failed' on migration - bishop

  

  The Church of England's Bishop in Europe has blamed a failure of dialogue between the UK Government and the European Union for the English Channel migrant crisis. …

• After a year without tourists, Christians in Bethlehem are struggling to survive

  

  The past 20 months have been particularly difficult for families involved in the tourism and pilgrimage industry, many of whom are Christian. …

• The enduring legacy of St Columba

  

  1,500 years after the birth of St Columba, historian Martyn Whittock considers the legacy of this Irish-born monk on Christianity in Britain. …

• Faith, science and the power of wonder

  

  Rhoda Hawkins, Senior Lecturer in Biological Physics Theory and Assistant Faculty Director for Postgraduate Research at the University of Sheffield, shares her sense of wonder in exploring the world using the tools of science. …

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• What does the Bible mean when it calls Jesus the 'Son of God'?

  

  The Bible describes Jesus as Son of God in two different ways. …

• Richard Dawkins backs statement on women's sex-based rights

  

  Noted biologist and secular humanist Richard Dawkins has urged followers to back a statement decrying the gender identity movement and the use of puberty blockers on children through his widely followed Twitter account. …

• Canada's conversion therapy ban is a victory for gay rights campaigners

  

  When ideology rules, no need to let the facts spoil a good story. …

• Martin Luther King Jr and the question of reparations

  

  Wale Hudson-Roberts, Justice Enabler at the Baptist Union of Great Britain, explores Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech and what the civil rights leader had to say about reparations for historic racism. …

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  US Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v Wade abortion law

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  What now for Barbados - and the world?

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  Conversion therapy ban: A response to calls to outlaw 'hate prayer'

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  How can we disciple Christians for the workplace?

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  Iranian Supreme Court's ruling on Christians gives hope for religious freedom

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• Scottish Churches sign landmark declaration to deepen relationship

  

  A historic declaration has been signed by the Church of Scotland and Scottish Episcopal Church to formalise a closer relationship between the two. …

• Short-term visas, labour shortages and the reality of short-term missions

  

  The big noise of a mission week achieves very little. An intern here for two weeks won't have the time to build up the necessary relationships to get anywhere. In the end, short-term solutions just don't achieve very much. …

• Theos report highlights link between marriage and poverty

  

  The benefit of marriage and "stable household relationships" is being sidelined in the national debate about economic inequality, according to a new report from Theos. …

• The Church still sees disability as a tragedy needing to be fixed

  

  Where there are disabled people in ministry, do we see them as 'an inspiration' just because of their disability, or a person gifted by God to minister? …