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Child abuse, the Church and the Goddard inquiry: Why we should all pray it succeeds
Child abuse, the Church and the Goddard inquiry: Why we should all pray it succeeds

The abuse of children by people who ought to be caring for them is the ultimate betrayal.

Women bishops protestors claim they stand for Christian tradition and the Bible
Women bishops protestors claim they stand for Christian tradition and the Bible

The two Christian ministers who have objected at services to consecrate women bishops in the Church of Engand have sought to justify their actions to Christian Today.

Millions of pounds given to England\'s flourishing Christian cathedrals
Millions of pounds given to England's flourishing Christian cathedrals

Canterbury is among more than 30 cathedrals to receive grants from a fund marking the centenary of the First World War.

Hundreds of Muslim refugees in U.K. find refuge — and Jesus — inside church after getting rejected by mosques
Hundreds of Muslim refugees in U.K. find refuge — and Jesus — inside church after getting rejected by mosques

They were homeless Muslim refugees in England. It was snowing and they were starving. They thought they could find shelter at least for a few hours inside a mosque.

Christians warned against practicing yoga, other forms of Eastern meditation: \'Don\'t anger God\'
Christians warned against practicing yoga, other forms of Eastern meditation: 'Don't anger God'

If you practice yoga or any Eastern form of meditation different from biblical meditation, you are "opening the door wide to the enemy," Christian blogger Rosilind Jukic contends.

How Big Sam manages for success: What the Church can learn from the new England football coach
How Big Sam manages for success: What the Church can learn from the new England football coach

The choice of Sam Allardyce is controversial. But what can the Church learn from his leadership style? Here are some lessons from his long managerial career.

Josh McDowell: How I forgave the man who abused me as a child
Josh McDowell: How I forgave the man who abused me as a child

McDowell, 76, was addressing the Together 2016 prayer rally, which attracted around 350,000 people on a blistering hot Saturday.

Campaigners fight to give Bishop George Bell a \'fair\' posthumous hearing on charges of child abuse
Campaigners fight to give Bishop George Bell a 'fair' posthumous hearing on charges of child abuse

Senior figures across the British establishment have united with local campaigners in Sussex to call for a detailed re-examination of the evidence against the late Bishop of Chichester George Bell, recently accused of being a paedophile.

Divisions deepen in Church of England as conservatives express \'lack of confidence\' in gay marriage talks
Divisions deepen in Church of England as conservatives express 'lack of confidence' in gay marriage talks

A group of conservative Anglicans have expressed their "lack of confidence" in the Church of England's talks on gay relationships.

Soul Survivor on the move, last year for sister festival Momentum
Soul Survivor on the move, last year for sister festival Momentum

Soul Survivor, which has been held in Somerset since 1993, is moving part of its gathering from the county to the Peterborough Arena from next year

Contradiction? Even atheists — many of them — believe in life continuing in heaven after death
Contradiction? Even atheists — many of them — believe in life continuing in heaven after death

An atheist who believes in heaven may look like an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms. Nonetheless, there are people who do not believe in God but at the same time believe in an afterlife.

Perry Noble enters treatment centre, pledges to do \'whatever it takes to get better\'
Perry Noble enters treatment centre, pledges to do 'whatever it takes to get better'

Noble said: "I'll be there for about 30 days. I'm going to be under the care of some excellent doctors, excellent psychiatrists."

Republicans more likely than Democrats to be unhappy with Hollywood\'s treatment of Christianity
Republicans more likely than Democrats to be unhappy with Hollywood's treatment of Christianity

The way Christianity is being depicted in the movies is proving to be one of the major issues that sharply divide the two major political blocs in America.

\'Miracles\': New film explores extraordinary events in Christendom that have awed people for thousands of years
'Miracles': New film explores extraordinary events in Christendom that have awed people for thousands of years

How do you explain something that is unexplainable, something like a miracle?

Bishop of London to step down after more than 20 years at the helm
Bishop of London to step down after more than 20 years at the helm

The Bishop of London Richard Chartres has announced that he is to retire next year, after a long and distinguished career at the heart of the Church of England and the British establishment.

Paul Harcourt: It\'s been a difficult season for New Wine, but we\'ve come out strong
Paul Harcourt: It's been a difficult season for New Wine, but we've come out strong

Paul Harcourt is taking on the lead role at New Wine after a turbulent few months for the charismatic evangelical network of churches.