Mark Woods
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What A Row About WWII Korean Sex Slaves Tells The Church Today
There's a church in Sydney, Australia, that's been taken to court by a Japanese community leader because he objects to a memorial in its grounds.
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The Real Answer To Google's Most Searched-For Question
Guess what one of the most searched-for topics of the year in the UK is, according to Google? Along with the US election and David Bowie, it's this: "how to accept myself for who I am".
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Could Non-Catholics Share Communion With Catholic Spouses At Last? This Cardinal Thinks So
A senior Catholic cardinal has said he hopes the next encyclical from Pope Francis allows "shared Eucharistic communion in special cases".
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Pope Francis Is 80 On Saturday. Here Are 5 Birthday Wishes
Pope Francis is 80 on Saturday. The Vatican has set up special email addresses for anyone wanting to wish him many happy returns.
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Why We Should All Feel Shame Over Aleppo
It's far, far too soon to talk of rebuilding and learning lessons. Syria's nightmare is nothing like over. It will endure for a generation â at least.
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US Town Forced To Remove Cross From Its Christmas Tree
Conservative Christians have frequently condemned what they say are attempts to secularise the holiday by removing religious references to it in official displays and communications.
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Why Are There Prostitutes, Seducers And Adulteresses In Jesus' Ancestry?
In spite of the huge modern interest in family history thanks to the ease with which we can research it online, we aren't very interested in the lists of names in the Bible. All that "so and so begat such and such" leaves us cold.
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Earthquakes And Migrant Drownings Recalled In Vatican Nativity Scene
The annual Vatican Christmas nativity tableau this year includes a poignant reminder of an Italian tragedy: a spire from one of the churches damaged and destroyed in this year's earthquakes.
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Christian Nurse Sues For Unfair Dismissal After Talking About Jesus At Work
A Christian nurse is suing for unfair dismissal after she was sacked by a hospital trust for offering to pray with patients before operations.
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Not Much Christmas Spirit? Evangelist Yells At Kids Outside Grotto That 'There's No Santa'
A preacher in Amarillo, Texas, has drawn the wrath of parents after after shouting at children that Santa does not exist.
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'You Are The Light Of The World': How God Can Use You To Comfort Those Who Mourn
When I was a student in theological college we had a lecture from an older and wiser minister who saw it as part of his job to manage our expectations.
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What's Wrong With TULIP? Southern Baptists Resist 'Aggressive' Advance Of New Calvinism
An old theological controversy is alive and well in evangelical circles today, provoking students at a leading Baptist seminary to walk out of a sermon by a visiting preacher.