Church
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100 biggest US churches not 'LGBTQ affirming', leadership overwhelmingly male and white
A recent 'scoring' of America's 100 largest churches has found that none are 'LGBTQ+ affirming'. The research from Churchclarity.org also reported that the leadership of these churches is 93 per cent white, while only one has a female pastor.
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Steve Chalke: Literal readings of Genesis fuel erosion of confidence in Bible
Conservative evangelical readings of the Genesis creation story have fuelled the erosion of confidence in the Bible, a prominent Baptist pastor is claiming.
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Priest wins â¬500,000 on EuroMillions and vows to 'share his luck around'
A US priest won â¬500,000 in a special Christmas draw after a spur-of-the-moment decision to buy a ticket.
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'Choose Life, Drop the Knife': London church in mission to end knife crime
A parish church in north London is leading a fight against knife crime after four young men were stabbed to death on New Year's Eve in one of the worst ever days for knife crime in London.
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Hurricane Harvey churches awarded taxpayers' money in major policy change
Churches providing aid after a disaster will be eligible for US taxpayers' money in a major reversal of policy and an apparent win for conservative churches.
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'A Vicar's Life': 4 CofE clergy to star in BBC documentary
A fly-on-the-wall documentary will follow four clergy in a six-part series looking behind the scenes at life in a rural parish.
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Church leaders in Northern Ireland call on politicians to help struggling families and 'protect the common good'
Church leaders in Northern Ireland have called on politicians to 'alleviate the hardship' of families on the poverty line, in a new year message.
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Archbishop of Canterbury: Light of compassion overcame horrors of 2017
The Archbishop of Canterbury reflected on a year filled with 'horror and devastation caused by terrorism' in his New Year's Day message this afternoon.
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10 'prophecies' for the Church in 2018
With the caveat that these are observations not 'direct words from the Lord', let me offer some predictions which seem likely in this coming year.
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Pope Francis in passionate New Year plea for refugees: 'Do not extinguish hope'
Pope Francis described migrants and refugees as the world's 'weakest and most needy' on Monday, using his traditional New Year's address to 'give voice' to people he has urged leaders to do more to help.
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Peace and poverty: the Archbishop of York on fears for 2018 â yet where there is Christ, there is hope
The Archbishop of York: "The evidence across the world seems to be devoid of hope, and yet as a follower of Jesus Christ I know the moment where there appeared to be the least hope: Jesus dying on the cross and buried."
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War, poverty, the rise of the machines? 10 'prophecies' for society in 2018
War, poverty, the rise of the machines? Looking ahead to to the unknown of 2018, David Robertson weighs in on what we should expect.
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How to pray for persecuted Christians in 2018
Release International, which campaigns for persecuted Christians worldwide, has highlighted China, Nigeria and India as 'countries of concern' in 2018.
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Senior CofE bishop to front campaign for LGBT inclusion
One of the Church of England's senior bishops is to chair a new charity aimed at promoting greater acceptance of LGBT people by working with religious organisations around the world.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson continues Christmas jail tradition despite Parkinson's disease diagnosis
The Reverend Jesse Jackson has revealed that he is relying on daily physical therapy, medication, and prayer to manage Parkinson's disease which he was diagnosed with in 2015 and disclosed last month.