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Celebrities get behind Tearfund campaign to end plastic pollution
Challenges include simple tasks like purchasing plastic-free fruit and vegetables for a week and using a reusable water bottle instead of buying drinks in plastic bottles.
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Church of England proposal seeks to rent out poorly attended churches, wait for "future growth'
To combat dwindling congregations and a significant drop in regular worship attendance, the Church of England has proposed a plan to rent out underused parish churches instead of selling them, giving them time to "lie fallow" with the potential for future reopening.
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Government promises tighter age checks on porn sites
Christian charity CARE has welcomed amendments to the Online Safety Bill to enhance age verification on porn websites.
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How the 'Jesus Revolution' impacted the UK â and me
Despite the 'Jesus Revolution' taking place in the United States, its ripples hit UK shores in a way that has had long-lasting effects on the British church.
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Steven Furtick's Elevation Church leaves Southern Baptist Convention
The megachurch of charismatic preacher Steven Furtick has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
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Supreme Court vacates ruling against Christian bakers punished for not making lesbian wedding cake
The United States Supreme Court has again vacated a lower court decision against a Christian couple in Oregon who were punished for not making a cake for a same-sex wedding.
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Christian web designer cannot be forced to create same-sex wedding websites
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado cannot force a Christian website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriage.
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Bishops back amendments to Illegal Migration Bill
Bishops in the House of Lords have supported a number of amendments to the government's Illegal Migration Bill.
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Supreme Court's Rwanda ruling welcomed
Christians are calling for a "rethink" after the Supreme Court struck down the government's plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
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Catholic Church in Germany experiences exodus of members amid abuse scandal
The Catholic Church in Germany lost over half a million people last year as it continues to grapple with an abuse scandal.
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US Supreme Court sides with Christian postal worker who was forced to work Sundays
The United States Supreme Court has vacated an earlier lower court ruling against a Christian postal worker who had been forced to work Sundays, which went against his sincerely-held religious beliefs.
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Christian charity holds protest outside Barclays Bank HQ over 'ex-LGBT discrimination'
"We will be going to Barclays HQ to remind them that the ex-gay community exists and deserves equal treatment and protection."