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Parents challenge school after pupils warned against rejecting LGBT ideology
Parents challenge school after pupils warned against rejecting LGBT ideology

Christian parents have lodged a formal complaint with a south London school after a teacher was allegedly recorded warning pupils that they would be "dealt with severely" if they rejected LGBT ideology.

Christian banned from Turkey appeals to European Court of Human Rights
Christian banned from Turkey appeals to European Court of Human Rights

A British woman has joined a growing list of Christians banned from entering Turkey and is now challenging her de facto ban before the European Court of Human Rights, countering the country's unlawful practice of banning foreign Christians and missionaries by designating them as security threats.

Most adults globally say belief in God is not necessary to be moral - study
Most adults globally say belief in God is not necessary to be moral - study

Majorities in the UK, US and other countries agreed that it was not necessary to believe in God in order to be moral or have good values.

Christian mayoral candidate wins payout after sacking for biblical marriage views
Christian mayoral candidate wins payout after sacking for biblical marriage views

A housing association has reached a settlement with a Christian mayoral candidate whose employment was terminated after she described marriage as between a man and a woman in her manifesto.

Sorrow over 10,135,618 lives lost since 1967 Abortion Act came into effect
Sorrow over 10,135,618 lives lost since 1967 Abortion Act came into effect

An estimated 10,135,618 lives have been lost since the 1967 Abortion Act came into effect, according to the Right to Life UK group.

Independent review says government needs to better understand faith
Independent review says government needs to better understand faith

The government has been told it needs to better understand faith and recognise faith groups as a force for good.

Christian family to appeal after court dismisses school Pride parade complaint
Christian family to appeal after court dismisses school Pride parade complaint

Christian parents have said they will appeal after losing a legal challenge against their child's school for allegedly forcing his participation in a Pride parade.

Christian campaigners blast gambling reform delays
Christian campaigners blast gambling reform delays

CARE has hit out at delays to gambling reforms after the government said it wanted to hold more consultations on proposed restrictions.

A life well-lived: the legacy of Dr Keith Thomson
A life well-lived: the legacy of Dr Keith Thomson

British anaesthetist Keith Thomson who dedicated himself to improving medical and surgical care in West Africa for more than 30 years through charity Mercy Ships, has passed away, aged 75.

Pray for a 'quick resolution' to teacher strikes
Pray for a 'quick resolution' to teacher strikes

Christians are being asked to pray after teachers went on strike this week.

Emergency food parcels reach record levels
Emergency food parcels reach record levels

The Trussell Trust has given out record numbers of emergency food parcels to people in hardship in the last 12 months.

Warm Welcome spaces were used over 2 million times last winter
Warm Welcome spaces were used over 2 million times last winter

Over half of those surveyed (54%) said that if they had not come to a Warm Welcome space, they would have been at home with the heating off.

Islamist extremists kill pastor, herdsmen slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria
Islamist extremists kill pastor, herdsmen slaughter 134 Christians in Nigeria

Terrorists are going unchecked in Borno and Benue states.

Pope Francis clears way for women and lay Catholics to vote in upcoming bishops\' meeting
Pope Francis clears way for women and lay Catholics to vote in upcoming bishops' meeting

The addition of lay men and women as voting members is 'not a revolution, but rather an important change,' said a cardinal overseeing the synod.

As death toll mounts in Kenya church, local clergy wonder at scale of indoctrination
As death toll mounts in Kenya church, local clergy wonder at scale of indoctrination

Most of the exhumed bodies have been children's, but the extreme indoctrination of their parents has shocked clerics and religious analysts.

Church of England bishops urged 'to step back from the brink' on same-sex blessings
Church of England bishops urged 'to step back from the brink' on same-sex blessings

The Church of England Evangelical Council has made an urgent appeal to bishops to reverse course on blessings for same-sex couples.