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The Church of England is losing young people - and fast

Might that indicate that the push by revisionist bishops to ditch the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and sexual morality is not persuading young people to join C of E churches?

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Back to back tragedies in Australia give pause for thought

In all of this we are reminded that we all live in a broken world where there are broken minds, broken bodies, broken homes, broken hearts and broken societies. We can only pray for, and long for, healing. …

Increasing share of young adults say the Bible has transformed their lives: poll

New research reveals that the share of young adults who think the Bible has had a transformative effect on their lives has increased even as a majority of them remain "Scripture Disengaged." …

Latest News

• Bishop in church stabbing forgives alleged attacker

  

  The bishop who was stabbed during a livestreamed sermon in Sydney, Australia, has forgiven his alleged attacker. …

• 'Significant' number of schools failing to meet religious education obligations

  

  There have been calls for more support for religious education (RE) after an Ofsted report published this week found that many schools need to "add depth" to their RE curriculum. …

• Service held to mark 10 years since kidnapping of Chibok schoolgirls

  

  Many of the schoolgirls remain in captivity a decade after they were abducted from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. …

• Police protect young female pro-life speaker from screaming pro-abortion mob in Manchester

  

  A "screaming pro-abortion mob" forced local police to provide an escort to a pro-life speaker at the University of Manchester who had to take transport to a different location because it was "not safe" to go directly to her accommodation. …

• International House of Prayer Kansas City denies report it plans to close

  

  International House of Prayer Kansas City has denied a report that the ministry is in the process of shutting down but says it's in a restructuring phase that will shutter some aspects of its operations this year, including its school of ministry. …

Latest News

• The Church of England is losing young people - and fast

  

  Might that indicate that the push by revisionist bishops to ditch the Church's traditional teaching on marriage and sexual morality is not persuading young people to join C of E churches? …

• Scottish Church leaders set out opposition to assisted suicide

  

  Church leaders have expressed "very grave concerns" about proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. …

• Supreme Court to rule on anonymity for doctors in end-of-life cases

  

  Christian campaigners and families affected by controversial end-of-life treatment decisions have said they hope the Supreme Court will uphold an earlier judgment that overturned life-long anonymity protection for doctors involved in such medical cases. …

• Living in a world that's lost its reason

  

  I was talking to a friend about the challenges that we Christians face today when he said, 'We are swimming against the current – the world has lost its reason.' The phrase struck me and I've been pondering it. …

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  Pakistan told to address forced marriages, conversions of girls

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  Christian evangelist killed in Uganda

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  Archbishop of Canterbury expresses concern over Christian woman's arrest in West Bank

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  10 Christians killed in Easter massacre in Nigeria

Latest News

• Poll reveals public opposition to decriminalising abortion

  

  A majority of the public do not support MPs' proposals to decriminalise abortion, new polling has found. …

• NHS pauses transgender clinic appointments for minors after review: 'Extreme caution'

  

  The NHS will instruct "gender clinics to implement a pause" on first appointments for those under 18 after the release of a long-awaited review of how the government service treats youth with gender dysphoria. …

• After JK Rowling's bold stand against Scotland's new hate crime laws, Christians hope for the best

  

  The Christian Institute has said that for now, "the law is still on the side of free speech" after worrying new hate crime laws came into force in Scotland earlier this month. …

• Cass Review shows children have been failed by medical and social 'transition'

  

  It is not true that you may be born in the wrong body. It is not true that you can change gender. It is not true that puberty-blockers will help children. It is high time we stopped telling children these things. …

• Ukrainian priest could face prison for 'espionage'

  

  A Ukrainian priest abducted by Russian occupiers nearly a year ago could face 12 years in prison after a secret court trial for alleged espionage, contrary to international law. …