Church

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  Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province

  39 Articles of Faith, 39 books in the OT – and from Sunday, 39 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Justin Welby is to visit Muslim-majority Sudan to inaugurate the 39th province of the Worldwide Anglican Communion

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  Top papal advisor silent as he enters Melbourne court facing charges of sex abuse

  Cardinal George Pell, the Pope's financial adviser and highest-ranking figure in the Australian Catholic Church, was silent this morning as he entered Melbourne Magistrate's Court where he faces charges of historic sex offences.

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  What Billy Graham said was the 'most important fact' people needed to know about the Antichrist

  The late evangelist explained the key characteristics of this evil being in a short article.

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  There's something terribly wrong with the International Congress on Preaching

  Why is it that, of the 22 speakers at the International Congress on Preaching, only one is female?

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  Evangelical Word of Faith church 'siphoned young slave labourers from Brazil,' AP investigation finds

  The controversial Word of Faith Fellowship used its two church branches in Brazil to siphon young labourers on tourist and student visas to its 35-acre compound in rural Spindale, North Carolina, to work as 'slaves', an investigation by the Associated Press (AP) has found.

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  Is Justin Bieber quitting world tour to start his own church?

  New reports suggest that Justin Bieber cancelled his third worldwide tour Purpose in order to refocus on faith and start his own church.

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  Protestants don't 'Rest in Peace', says Northern Ireland's Orange Order – that's a Catholic thing

  'RIP' as an expression of sympathy after a death is unbiblical and a form of superstition connected to Roman Catholicism, according to Northern Ireland's Protestant Orange Order.

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  Why we must open them every day: our 5-point plan to save Britain's churches

  Now that, for the first time since 1977, no ring-fenced public funding will be available to protect our church and chapel buildings, Luke March of the National Churches Trust outlines how to save Britain's churches

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  Godfulness: What the Church can learn from a new (but old) kind of meditation

  You may know of 'mindfulness', but what of 'Godfulness'? Christian Today spoke with author Derek Leaf, the leader of the Christian discipleship ministry the Navigators UK about the new perspective of his book 'Godfulness', and its challenge to the contemporary Church.

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  Hispanic Church leader condemns deportation of LA minister: 'We should deport pushers, not pastors'

  The arrest and looming deportation of a US evangelical pastor has stirred up outrage and fear in the Los Angeles latino community, with latino leader Rev Samuel Rodriguez condemning the move.

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  Queen's former chaplain leads rebel Anglican group threatening to split Church over sexuality issues

  The Queen's former chaplain, Gavin Ashenden, is leading a group of rebel conservative clergy which is threatening to break away from the Church of England over sexuality issues.

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  Amazing Grace: 7 quotes from the slaver-turned-preacher John Newton

  Today is the birthday of John Newton, the abusive slaver-turned hymn writer best known for the beloved anthem 'Amazing Grace'.

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  WANTED: Christian coders, techies and creatives. The CofE is inviting you to its first 'digital lab'

  Have you been gifted with a great idea for a Christian app? Now's your chance to hang out with other Christian coders and bring it to life, with the blessing of the Church of England.

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  Australian Baptist church under fire for pastor who calls Islam 'a cancer we must destroy'

  An Australian Baptist church that works in government schools has come under fire after its pastor made incendiary statements about Islam, calling it a 'a cancer we must destroy'.

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  Forget original sin, says Steve Chalke: 'We are made originally good'

  Steve Chalke, the Baptist minister and founder of the Oasis Trust who sent shockwaves through the evangelical community when he declared his support for same-sex relationships, has criticised the traditional Christian understanding of 'Original Sin'.