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Welsh Government's compulsory sex education plans are 'pretty arrogant'
Parents are "right to be concerned" about the Welsh Government's plans to make sex and relationship classes compulsory for all children, The Christian Institute has said.

Christians leaders send statement of solidarity to people of Hong Kong
Eric Metaxas and Dr Foley Beach, the Archbishop of the Anglican Church in North America, are among the Christian leaders to have added their name to a statement of solidarity praising the "courageous stand" shown by the people of Hong Kong in defence of freedom and democracy.

Christian man loses two young children, mother and stepfather in attack by extremists
The 36-year-old is reported to have lost his family when Muslim extremists set fire to their home.

Half a million students to observe 'Bring your Bible to School Day'
More than a half a million students in the United States are expected to take part in this year's "Bring your Bible to School day" observance.

Justin Bieber's pastor friends turn out for his second wedding with wife Hailey
Justin Bieber's close pastor friends were in Palmetto Beach, South Carolina, on Monday to watch him wed wife Hailey for the second time in an intimate church ceremony.

Christians 'appalled' after pregnant pastor's wife kidnapped and killed in Nigeria
The pregnant wife of a pastor has been killed after being abducted by armed assailants from her home in Kaduna state, central Nigeria, last month.

Withdrawal of 'misleading' assisted suicide campaign film welcomed
A coalition of organisations opposed to the legalisation of assisted suicide has welcomed the withdrawal of a controversial campaign video by pro-euthanasia group Dignity in Dying.

Abortion ruling highlights 'urgent need' for Northern Ireland Assembly to be restored
Christian advocacy group CARE has voiced concern for the protection of women and the unborn after the High Court today ruled that Northern Ireland's abortion law breaches the UK's human rights commitments.

Binge-drinking carries 'high risk' for babies - study
Babies are at significantly increased risk of a heart defect if their fathers are drinking around the time of their conception, researchers have found.

Billy Graham's daughter says her late father was 'still helping' through cancer battle
Anne Graham Lotz, the daughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham, has paid tribute to her father as she launches a new book on the Holy Spirit.

Demonic possession cases are 'getting darker', says exorcist
Cases of demonic possession are not only increasing in number, "as the years go by, the cases are getting darker," an exorcist has warned.

A boxing club that's helping people keep fit and meet God
A boxing club with humble beginnings in an Essex church has been commissioned as a new worshipping community by the Diocese of Chelmsford.

Boko Haram executes two Christian aid workers in Nigeria
Islamic extremist group vows to kill others from predominantly Christian tribes.

Christians in India are 'living mostly in fear at present'
Christians in India are living in a climate of fear because of a hostile state and a minority of radicals who don't want them in the country, a bishop has warned.

Westminster's abortion plans have 'ridden roughshod' over Northern Ireland devolution
Westminster has "ridden roughshod over the devolution settlement" by launching an awareness campaign on imminent changes to Northern Ireland's abortion laws, the Society for the Protection of the Unborn has said.

Christian doctor's views on transgender pronouns ruled 'incompatible with human dignity'
An Employment Tribunal has ruled against a Christian doctor who objected to using transgender pronouns in a verdict that his legal representatives warned will have "serious ramifications" for all Christians in the workplace.