Julian Mann
Päivi Räsänen: 'Everyone should be free to express their deeply held beliefs'
Finnish Christian MP Päivi Räsänen speaks to Christian Today about her ongoing legal battle over "hate speech" and why she wants other Christians to express their faith in public.
Violence against Christians in Nigeria 'warrants a state of emergency'
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has called on the Nigerian government "to do far more to counter the alarming surge in violence" by Islamist terrorists against Christians in the north-central state of Kaduna.
Warnings over impact of Online Safety Bill on free speech of Christians
The Online Safety Bill now before Parliament will make social media companies "even more intolerant of some orthodox Christian beliefs", journalist Toby Young has warned.
Toby Young on the future of free speech for Christians
Journalist Toby Young speaks to Christian Today about the particular free speech challenges facing biblically orthodox Christians.
Nigeria may become the next Rwanda, warns report into violence against Christians
The level of violence against Christians in Nigeria may reach the level of genocide or ethnic cleansing, HART has warned.
Legalising assisted suicide may disadvantage the mentally ill, warn psychiatrists
Legal assisted suicide could add to the disadvantages already faced by people with mental illness, leading psychiatrists have warned.
Why a recent Cambridge debate bodes ill for the future of Christianity in Britain
Evangelical Christian MP Tim Farron and Anglican journalist Peter Hitchens went up against celebrated LGBT activist Peter Tatchell and lost the vote by 152 to 81.
Evangelicals have experienced 'hostile' backlash for opposition to gay conversion therapy ban
Evangelical ministers who signed a letter raising concerns about the government's upcoming gay conversion therapy ban say they have "experienced backlash" in a "co-ordinated and hostile" campaign by LGBT activists.
Web host drops church over opposition to gay conversion therapy ban
A Baptist church in Morecambe, Lancashire, has had its website suspended because the hosting firm objected to the pastor signing a letter raising concerns about the government's upcoming gay conversion therapy ban.
Russians feel 'ashamed' over war with Ukraine
"Moscow is a very dark place to be in at the moment," said the Chaplain of St Andrew's Moscow and Area Dean of Russia and the Ukraine.
Is the CofE's net-zero carbon target just adding to the burden of struggling parishes?
Comments in the Church of England General Synod last week reveal the depth of frustration with the hierarchy in many small, struggling churches "far from Westminster".
Christians are facing 'intolerable' levels of persecution
"That people should be targeted simply because they believe different things and organise their lives accordingly is a monstrous evil," said the Bishop of Truro.
Church of England moves to oppose Nationality and Borders Bill
The Church of England's General Synod has voted to challenge the government's Nationality and Borders Bill after members claimed it could leave child trafficking victims more "unprotected and at risk".
Racial inequality in CofE 'has to be addressed', says Lord Boateng
Former government minister Lord Boateng has slammed the Church of England's General Synod for not being racially diverse enough.
US senators fear Finnish MP's trial could pave the way for more prosecutions of Christians
Five US senators have warned that the trial of Finnish politician Päivi Räsänen could open the door for a "secular blasphemy law" against Christians, Muslims and Jews expressing countercultural views on marriage and sexuality.
UK MPs concerned for Finnish Christian politician on trial for sexuality beliefs
Three Christian MPs have launched a motion in the House of Commons in support of Päivi Räsänen, the Finnish politician facing trial next week for her belief in traditional marriage.