James Macintyre
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Pro-life groups celebrate as advertising watchdog says anti-abortion billboard in Northern Ireland did not mislead
Pro-life and evangelical groups were celebrating today after complaints about a billboard campaign claiming that Northern Ireland's restrictive abortion laws had saved 100,000 lives were dismissed by the advertising regulator.
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Time, gentlemen: Group of priests get turned away from pub after being mistaken for stag party
It was, for a moment, no joke on Saturday when the group of Catholic seminarians was initially refused service at the City Arms pub in Cardiff after visiting the drinkerie to celebrate the ordination of one of their number.
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Former Sunday Times Ireland columnist apologises for 'racist' comments about Vanessa Feltz and Claudia Winkleman
The former columnist for the Irish edition of the Sunday Times who suggested at the weekend that the BBC presenters Claudia Winkleman and Vanessa Feltz earned high salaries because they are Jewish has said he is 'very, very sorry'.
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'You are the heart and love of the Church': Archbishop of Canterbury praises Mothers' Union in Sudan
The Archbishop of Canterbury has praised the Mothers' Union (MU) in Sudan, saying: 'I recognise theimportance of Mothers' Union in Sudan. You are the heart and love of the Church. May God bless you.'
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Evangelical leader welcomes firing of foul-mouthed White House spokesman Anthony Scaramucci
The influential evangelical leader who called on Donald Trump to fire his recently appointed White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has welcomed his removal as 'the best decision'.
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Israeli police raid Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, arrest 33 over Temple Mount clashes
Thirty-three people including seven minors have been arrested in East Jerusalem after dozens of Israeli police raided the homes of those suspected of involvement in the violent clashes over security at the Temple Mount.
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Nearly 100 evangelical leaders visited Trump's White House for briefings last week
Donald Trump's White House expanded its engagement with faith leaders last week by holding three different 'listening sessions' featuring nearly 100 different Christian leaders and activists, according to The Christian Post.
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Christianity could become 'a focus' of UK Government's ill-defined counter-extremism strategy, Bishop warns
In a sermon at Lourdes, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury said the Government strategy 'struggles to define arbitrary values which might preserve society now confronted by aggressive ideologies and homicidal terror'.
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Under Trump, number of churches offering sanctuary for illegal immigrants doubles â but few take the risk
The number of American churches declaring themselves sanctuaries for illegal immigrants has more than doubled since Donald Trump was elected as US President, but only a dozen people are known to be taking refuge in them to avoid deportation.
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Ethiopian Christian brutally attacked with machetes by Muslim gang because he was evangelising
An Ethiopian Christian man suffered deep wounds to the back of his head when he was attacked by a group of local Muslims with machetes while at home alone because he had been evangelising, according to World Watch Monitor (WWM).
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Creating a buzz: choir of 50,000 bees to perform in concert at Coventry Cathedral for World Mental Health Day
A choir of 50,000 bees will be among performers at a special concert to be held at Coventry Cathedral in October tocelebrate World Mental Health Day.
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'God just got me': How this businessman's Christian conversion is helping spread a revolution across the retail industry
Gary Grant, who says God gave him the motto RIG â reputation, integrity, generosity â is the ultimate example of enlightened self-interest in action.