Church

• Church confiscations threaten extinction of ancient Christian community in Turkey

  One of the world's oldest Christian communities is under threat with fears for its survival after a land dispute in Turkey.

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  Justification by Twitter: CofE tweet sparks salty social media reaction

  Twitter row breaks out. Hopefully won't last as long as the 30 years' war...

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  Astonishing Church growth in Russia sees record number training for priesthood

  The Russian Orthodox Church is seeing the highest numbers ever training for priesthood , according to an independent Russian news agency.

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  Another priest killed in Mexico as violence against Christians soars

  Another Catholic priest has been found stabbed to death in Mexico.

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  Questions of sexuality and abuse to dominate Church of England synod

  Sex and abuse dominate questions to bishops and senior church figures on Friday evening with the biannual meeting of the Church of England's general synod beginning in York.

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  A Monk's Tale: the Reformation musical comedy you didn't know you needed

  I didn't know I needed an educational sketch-comedy musical about the Reformation in my life, but like Martin Luther before me – I've had a change of heart.

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  Is the tide finally about to turn for women in leadership in evangelical churches?

  Is one of the UK's most influential churches about to light the blue touchpaper on women's ministry?

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  Conservative Anglicans threaten synod boycott in outrage at pro-gay Scottish bishop's attendance

  A small group of conservative Anglicans are considering boycotting the Church of England's biannual synod this week after a pro-gay marriage Scottish bishop was also invited to join the four-day meeting.

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  Christian unity a step closer as Reformed churches agree with Lutherans, Catholics on justification

  Christian unity took another small book significant step closer to reality this week as a group of Protestant churches added its voice to the cause.

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  Revealed: Abuse survivor's angry response to Church official's note about him to General Synod members

  Matt Ineson, a survivor of alleged sexual abuse by a deceased Church of England vicar, has responded angrily to a Church official's note about him sent to all members of the General Synod, which meets in York this weekend.

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  Don't believe his defenders: George Carey was right to resign

  Was it right that Carey should resign under pressure and that his life as a CofE bishop should be ended so peremptorily?

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  Vatican rocked as police 'break up drug-fuelled orgy at Cardinal's apartment'

  Vatican police have raided a Cardinal's apartment where a drug-fuelled homosexual orgy was taking place, leaving Pope Francis infuriated, according to reports.

• The Parable of the Tennis: Wimbledon church raises thousands of pounds from car park charges

  This church is using its location near the Wimbledon's famous tennis fortnight to raise thousands of pounds by charging tennis-goers to park their cars on its land.

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  Why will this tormented sex abuse survivor be protesting at General Synod in York this weekend?

  An abuse survivor's letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury: 'The Church of England has made me fight at every step to try and achieve both justice and the further prevention of abuse by my abuser. By doing this you have added to my abuse.'

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  Exorcisms and the Church: Why it is vitally important that mental illness is not misdiagnosed as demonic possession

  One 'Bible-believing evangelical' who takes biblical accounts seriously says that in all their experience they have never seen anything that looks like demonic possession.