Anita Laryea

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  Calls from Churches to speed up gambling reform

  Church leaders have called the government's Gambling White Paper a "combination of welcome changes, disappointing delay in some important areas, and missed opportunities".

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  Calls for Colombia to protect religious freedom

  Religious leaders and human rights defenders fear that proposed changes to FoRB laws will leave religious groups in rural areas and conflict zones even more vulnerable

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  Worldwide Church called to stand with persecuted Nigerian Christians

  The Church everywhere must "do what it can to help the persecuted", says Nigerian Archbishop.

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  God calls us to welcome the stranger, says Krish Kandiah

  "Grace" should be the "operating principle" for how Christians respond to people trying to come to the UK, says Sanctuary Foundation director Dr Krish Kandiah.

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  A Church for 'extraordinary times'

  "The times are tough but the opportunities have never been greater," says Pastor Mark Waterfield.

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  Churches that don't evangelise will die, says Nicky Gumbel

  Rev Nicky Gumbel, the recently retired vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton, has urged a gathering of church leaders in London to be active in evangelism and resist the temptation to "water down" the Gospel.

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  An effective framework for sharing the Gospel

  "There is one gospel and there's so many different ways to share it."

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  'The Church is not in decline,' says missiologist

  "We need to remember we are a culture-shaping movement," said Dr Rachel Jordan-Wolf.

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  Persecuted women and girls 'feel abandoned by the West'

  "Violence against women and girls is a global crisis. One in three women will experience sexual violence in their lives," says Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief.

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  The Church of England's pioneering role in women's education

  Whitelands College was set up by the Church of England to educate young ladies at a time when Oxford and Cambridge accepted only men.

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  Archbishop of York explores the place of Mary in the Christmas story

  Stephen Cottrell said "the most astonishingly beautiful part of the story of Advent and Christmas" was Mary's 'yes' to the angel.

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  People are open but the Church is being held back by 'really bad PR', says Guvna B

  MOBO Award winning rapper and broadcaster Guvna B is on a mission to present people with a more accurate picture of the Church than "people in robes singing 'Kumbaya, My Lord'".