James Macintyre
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Lord Adonis: Why I back Hammond's 'soft Brexit' and oppose conservative Christian 'bigotry'
Andrew Adonis, the Christian former Labour Cabinet minister, has called on his party to give its 'full support' to the Chancellor Philip Hammond's vision of a 'soft Brexit' instead of the 'ideologically crazed' alternative.
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Prince Philip in hospital with infection but 'in good spirits' despite disappointment over missing Queen's Speech
Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of the Queen, has been admitted to hospital with an infection and as a result has missed the formal state opening of parliament today.
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Son describes his Christian father being shot dead by Islamists after refusing to renounce his faith
The wife and son of a Coptic Christian who was among a group of 29 killed and 24 maimed while traveling to amonastery in southern Egypt have described the brutal killings by Islamist extremists and their aftermath.
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Queen's Speech: Evangelical Alliance expresses concerns over proposed new 'extremism commission'
The Evangelical Alliance has said that proposals by the Government to introduce a commission on extremism during today's Queen's Speech 'raise more questions than they answer' because of possible threats to 'freedom of ideas'.
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'Demonic': Megachurch pastor Matt Chandler blasts acquittal of police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile
A popular megachurch pastor has described the acquittal of the Minnesota police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile last July, as 'dirty' and 'demonic'.
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Fury as New Zealand festival removes word 'Israel' from Joseph musical
A New Zealand production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' sponsored by a local council has been forced to apologise to the famous lyricist Tim Rice after removing the word 'Israel' from the lyric to one of the songs.
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Local pastor says people 'are entitled' to protest the Government over Grenfell Tower fire
A local pastor has said that he understands why people are planning to protest the Government tomorrow over the disastrous fire at Grenfell Tower, which he described as a 'monument of shame to this country'.
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Former North Korea prisoner Kenneth Bae expresses 'outrage' over Otto Warmbier's death
A Christian missionary who was himself detained in North Korea has called for prayers over the 'outrage' and 'tragedy' of the death of the American student Otto Warmbier.
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How you can help refugees: Community Sponsorship works, says Salvation Army
On World Refugee Day today, the Salvation Army is encouraging communities to help refugee families through thegovernment's Community Sponsorship Scheme.
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Amoris Laetitia row: Rebel cardinals leak letter to Pope Francis lamenting Church's moral 'confusion'
Four conservative Cardinals have released a controversial letter they wrote to Pope Francis in April requesting a private meeting to discuss 'confusion and disorientation' in the Catholic Church following the publication of the Pope's April 2016 Exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia'.
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The 'alt-right': 7 dodgy beliefs that indicate you're one of them
The 'alternative right' is an unofficial, loose group of people on the far-right of largely American politics, though the 'movement' also exists, to a lesser extent, in Canada and Europe.
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Palestinian Christians warn they are 'on the verge of a catastrophic collapse'
A large group of Palestinian Christians has written an open letter warning that they are 'on the verge of a catastrophic collapse' and that 'this could be our last opportunity to save the Christian presence in this land'.