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Brits are more concerned about climate change than Brexit, poll finds
Brits are more concerned about climate change than Brexit, poll finds

The Government can no longer ignore climate change, Christian Aid has warned after a survey found that UK adults see it as a greater cause for concern than even Brexit.

Over 100 faith leaders call on Boris Johnson to accept at least 10,000 refugees a year
Over 100 faith leaders call on Boris Johnson to accept at least 10,000 refugees a year

The former Home Secretary announced last month that the UK would accept 5,000 refugees from 2020 to 2021, but the letter asks the Prime Minister to increase this number to 10,000.

Are we just physical beings or is there more to us than that?
Are we just physical beings or is there more to us than that?

Scientist and apologist Dr Sharon Dirckx talks to Christian Today about the limits of the popular idea that we are little more than a series of chemical reactions and why the evidence stacks up for a more meaningful explanation.

Investigation launched into use of puberty blockers among children
Investigation launched into use of puberty blockers among children

The ethics of allowing children to take puberty blockers in order to transition to a different gender is to be investigated.

Traditional prayers replaced with children's poetry readings at Brighton council meetings
Traditional prayers replaced with children's poetry readings at Brighton council meetings

The mayor of Brighton and Hove is to drop the tradition of prayers being said before council meetings, replacing them with poems read by children.

Salvation Army works with Coronation Street on modern slavery plot
Salvation Army works with Coronation Street on modern slavery plot

The story line reflects an explosion in nail bars across the UK that has given rise to concerns around exploitation and slave labour.

Christian group questions Boris Johnson's plans to raise higher tax band
Christian group questions Boris Johnson's plans to raise higher tax band

Church Action for Tax Justice has questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson's pledge to raise the higher tax threshold from £50,000 to £80,000 at a time when more people across Britain are turning to food banks to ensure they have enough to eat.

No-deal Brexit must be avoided at all costs, warns Bishop of Gibraltar
No-deal Brexit must be avoided at all costs, warns Bishop of Gibraltar

'Bishop in Europe' Dr Robert Innes has written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson with a warning that a no-deal Brexit will be "disastrous" for the UK.

Tom Hanks stars in new movie about church minister who touched generations of Americans
Tom Hanks stars in new movie about church minister who touched generations of Americans

Tom Hanks plays the lead role of real-life TV icon Fred Rogers, a Presbyterian minister whose popular show, "Mr Rogers' Neighborhood", ran for over 30 years.

Evangelicals are knowledgeable about their own religion, less so about other faiths - poll
Evangelicals are knowledgeable about their own religion, less so about other faiths - poll

When trying to answer questions about other world religions (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and global religious demography), Christian respondents did not fare as well as Jews, atheists, and agnostics.

Americans view followers of different faiths more positively than evangelicals
Americans view followers of different faiths more positively than evangelicals

Evangelicals may be influential in the US but that doesn't mean they are popular as new research by Pew Research has found that followers of other faiths are likely to be held in higher regard.

Philippines cathedral re-opens six months after deadly terror attacks
Philippines cathedral re-opens six months after deadly terror attacks

"Security was really tight – police and soldiers locked down an entire block of the city. Yet the cathedral was packed," says Aid to the Church in Need's Jonathan Luciano.

International community must 'act quickly' to end persecution, say Christian rights organisations
International community must 'act quickly' to end persecution, say Christian rights organisations

Christians were in Parliament this week as part of an event welcoming the recent decision of the UN to establish 22 August as the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.

Church of England defends appointment of Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Bishop of Dover
Church of England defends appointment of Rose Hudson-Wilkin as Bishop of Dover

The Church of England's Head of Parliamentary Affairs has written to the Spectator to defend the appointment of Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin after a critical piece in the magazine drew controversy.

A Christian response to compassion fatigue
A Christian response to compassion fatigue

It's as if a need that demands our response can jump out from behind a corner at any second, asking us to show compassion.

Same ****, different day?
Same ****, different day?

Holidays are great but if day to day life is rubbish, they won't help much, they're just a temporary respite.