Church

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  Chaplain says he was deemed a 'moderate risk to children' for sermon on human identity

  A chaplain who told school students that they did not have to agree with ideologies around human identity claims he was blacklisted by the Diocese of Derby as a "moderate risk to children".

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  More than a third of senior pastors believe 'good people' can earn their way to Heaven

  At least a third of senior pastors in the United States believe one can earn a place in Heaven by simply being a good person, according to a nationwide survey.

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  Acts 29 network asks Matt Chandler to 'step aside' from speaking engagements

  Global church planting network Acts 29 said it has "asked" the president and chairman of their board, Matt Chandler, "to step aside from Acts 29 speaking engagements" following a decision by The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, to suspend him over his inappropriate communication with a woman who is not his wife on Instagram.

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  Do Christians who commit suicide go to Heaven? Christian apologists answer

  Two Christian apologists have offered their thoughts on whether Christians who die by suicide go to Heaven or Hell when they die.

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  Patriarch Kirill cancels Kazakhstan trip and chance to meet with Pope Francis

  For the second time this year, an in-person meeting between the two global religious leaders has fallen apart.

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  Global Church is experiencing an 'ecumenical emergency'

  A Catholic leader has warned Anglican bishops meeting in Canterbury that divisions between Christians have become an "emergency" in urgent need of addressing.

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  Anglicans do not go 'down the road of expelling other Christians', says Welby

  The Archbishop of Canterbury says Anglicans must "seek with passion the visible unity of the Church".

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  Conservative bishops offer a prophetic clarion call to the Anglican Communion: we are not walking together

  With refreshing clarity and humble authority, the Global South Fellowship of Anglicans set down a very different vision for the Anglican Communion than that which has been put forward from the platform at the Lambeth Conference.

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  Archbishop asks to meet TV presenter over LGBT criticism

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked to meet gay TV presenter Sandi Toksvig after she criticised his comments on homosexuality at the Lambeth Conference.

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  World in 'great need' of the love of God, Queen tells bishops

  The Queen has sent her "warmest good wishes" to hundreds of bishops attending the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, Kent.

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  'We are deeply divided. That will not end soon,' says Welby

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has pleaded with bishops meeting in Canterbury not to "treat each other lightly or carelessly" because of their disagreements over human sexuality.

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  Lambeth Conference 2022: Anglican bishops asked to reaffirm Lambeth 1.10

  An orthodox fellowship of Anglicans is asking bishops at the Lambeth Conference to reaffirm Lambeth 1.10 as the "official teaching of the Anglican Communion on marriage and sexuality".

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  Lambeth Conference ditches electronic voting

  Lambeth Conference organisers have abandoned an electronic voting system for a series of 'Calls' on topical issues.

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  Pope Francis open to retiring if it's God's will

  Speaking to journalists on a return flight from Canada, Pope Francis said he should slow down on his international travel and possibly consider retiring, but only if he discerns that it's God's will.

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  Welby meets conservative bishops over Lambeth 1.10

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has reportedly offered to write a letter affirming Lambeth 1.10 as the official stance of the Anglican Communion on human sexuality.