Culture

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  'I'm not transphobic' says Father Ted writer after fierce backlash over transgender views

  TV writer Graham Linehan has defended his views on transgenderism after a fierce backlash against his appearance on RTÉ's Prime Time programme this week.

• UK Christian conferences: A guide for 2019

  Whatever kind of adventure you prefer, you'll be spoilt for choice with the many Christian conferences, festivals and events happening in the UK during 2019.

• After the Screaming Stops: Bros, fame and God

  'He was a rectangle and I was a rectangle and we made a square, which therefore is a fortress'.

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  Facebook blocks ads for pro-life movie 'Roe v. Wade' starring Jon Voight

  The makers of a new pro-life movie starring Jon Voight have accused Facebook of blocking promotional ads.

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  Doctor Strange director says Christians are not the solution but the 'core problem' in America

  Despite being a Christian himself, Hollywood director Scott Derrickson isn't so happy with American Christianity.

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  Chris Pratt says he's 'proud to live boldly in faith' with fiancée Katherine Schwarzenegger

  Chris Pratt has announced his engagement to Katherine Schwarzenegger after seven months of dating and attending church together.

• Arab Christians furious at 'McJesus' artwork depicting crucified Ronald McDonald

  Hundreds of Arab Christians have clashed with police in the Israeli town of Haifa over a 'blasphemous' piece in the town's Museum of Art.

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  Justin Bieber's wife Hailey tells her 16.9m Instagram followers: 'God makes no mistakes'

  Supermodel Hailey Bieber took to Instagram over the weekend to share her vulnerabilities and feelings of inadequacy when she looks at images of other women, but then declared that "God makes no mistakes."

• Blue tooth: Plaque analysis shows medieval nun illustrated precious manuscripts

  Beautiful illustrations that adorn treasured medieval manuscripts might have been created not by men, as is usually assumed, but by women.

• Franklin Graham slams Christian Bale for Golden Globes quip: 'Satan is a real being'

  Welsh-born actor Bale portrayed former US vice president Dick Cheney in the film Vice, saying in his speech: 'Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.'

• Christian Bale thanks Satan for his Golden Globes win

  Evidently spoofing actors who thank God for their wins, Bale said: 'Thank you to Satan for giving me inspiration on how to play this role.'

• 'This Is My Story': Paul Beasley-Murray on a life in ministry

  If there's a collective noun for British Baptists it would be something like 'an argument'.

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  Justin Bieber alludes to Christian faith in new face tattoo

  Justin Bieber has added to his extensive collection of tattoos with a new facial inking that alludes to his Christian faith.

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  Pat Boone asks for prayers for seriously ill wife

  Christian singer and actor Pat Boone has asked for prayers for his wife of 65 years as she battles a life-threatening illness.

• Tributes paid to Sister Wendy Beckett, hermit and art historian

  Tributes have been paid to Sister Wendy Beckett, the nun and art historian who became an unlikely television star in Britain in the 1990s.