Mission
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Queen to speak at General Synod
The Queen will attend a service at Westminster Abbey and then deliver a speech at Church House this morning to inaugurate the General Synod, the governing body of the Church of England.
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Singapore megachurch pastor jailed for eight years for fraud
The pastor and five other senior staff of the City Harvest megachurch in Singapre were today jailed for a fraud that revolved around misusing church finances to fund the music career of the pastor's wife.
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We are a big player in education and we are not dead yet, says CofE
The Church of England's education chief has countered warnings that struggling faith schools risk being taken over by the government and turned into academies.
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78-year-old pastor who called Islam 'satanic' vows to defend Christian faith, says human freedoms on trial, not him
An ailing 78-year-old British pastor who has been charged in court for calling Islam "satanic" and "heathen" has vowed to defend his action and his Christian faith with all his might during his trial set for Dec. 14-16 in a Belfast court.
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Pastors in India beaten and jailed simply for praying in their own homes
Evangelicals in India are calling on Christian leaders in the UK to pressure the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit this week to intervene to help persecuted Christians in India.
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Scientist incorporates Christian values in discussing climate change to evangelicals
A Canadian scientist is incorporating Christian values when lecturing about climate change as part of her crusade to motivate evangelicals to help address the global phenomena.
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Earliest church in the tropics dug up on historic slave trade island
Remains of a church on Cabo Verde's Santiago Island, off the West African coast, dates back to late 15th century
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End anti-Christian discrimination in education, Pakistan Catholic pleads
Leaders of Pakistan's Christians have petition the nation's Supreme Court to end discrimination against minorities in the education system.
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Religious leaders warn of end-time signs but say 'we can't put God in a box because when we put God in a box, He gets out'
Two religious leaders and a bestselling author are warning the public about the coming end times, saying the "signs in the heavens are giving warning of impending judgment [but] not immediate judgment."
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Thousands of Christians flee as ISIS advances into ancient Assyrian heartlands
ISIS has made ground in a fierce and destructive offensive on a town near Sadad, 35 miles south of Homs and 65 miles north-east of Damascus, the capital of Syria.
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Justin Welby: New evangelism course 'an amazing gift to the church'
A "ground-breaking" new evangelism resource will be released at the General Synod later this month.
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Derick Dillard: God didn't call us to convert Catholics
Jill and Derek Dillard have appeared to hit back at suggestions that they have been trying to convert Roman Catholics.
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Send in troops to defeat Islamic State says 'vicar of Baghdad' Andrew White
Canon Andrew White told Christian Today: "There is one way to overcome ISIS. It is not bombing from the sky. We need troops on the ground to bring about a change. They are so evil, so terrible. They have done terrible things to the Christian community."
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'Muslims are just sick of Islam': More refugees in Iraq embracing Jesus Christ
More and more Muslim refugees in UN camps in Iraq are embracing Jesus Christ and expressing repugnance of their former religion, Christian Aid Mission workers have disclosed.
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Nearly half of English people do not realise Jesus was a real person
Nearly half of non-Christians said they were "not open" to an experience or encounter with Jesus and nearly one-third actually felt uncomfortable.