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My Little Pony cartoon introduces first lesbian couple
My Little Pony cartoon introduces first lesbian couple

Christian campaigners have criticised the makers of the My Little Pony children's cartoon for introducing the first lesbian couple to the show during Pride month.

New resource to support student mental wellbeing after research finds widespread unhappiness
New resource to support student mental wellbeing after research finds widespread unhappiness

The Student Christian Movement has launched a new resource to help students look after their mental health after a study found high levels of unhappiness on campus.

Michael Curry, Patrick Kielty, A Vicar's Life among winners at Sandford St Martin Awards
Michael Curry, Patrick Kielty, A Vicar's Life among winners at Sandford St Martin Awards

Bishop Michael Curry, who preached the sermon at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding last year, is among the winners at this year's Sandford St Martin Awards.

Churches open for quiet reflection on Grenfell anniversary
Churches open for quiet reflection on Grenfell anniversary

To mark the second anniversary, Notting Hill Methodist Church will be open for quiet reflection from midnight on Friday.

Advertising Standards Authority bans 'harmful gender stereotypes'
Advertising Standards Authority bans 'harmful gender stereotypes'

Marketers will no longer be able to resort to "harmful gender stereotypes" to sell products or services under a new ban that has come into force today.

Dean of Wakefield Cathedral proposes compromise in dispute over female celebrants
Dean of Wakefield Cathedral proposes compromise in dispute over female celebrants

The Dean of Wakefield Cathedral has proposed a compromise following a dispute with a traditionalist parishioner who could not in conscience accept communion from a female celebrant.

Christians welcome Government commitment to 'net zero' by 2050
Christians welcome Government commitment to 'net zero' by 2050

Church leaders and Christian environmental campaigners have welcomed the Government's new target to achieve 'net zero' carbon emissions by 2050.

Michael Palin gets behind campaign warning of Deathwatch Beetle threat to historic churches
Michael Palin gets behind campaign warning of Deathwatch Beetle threat to historic churches

The UK's historic churches are in need of support as they struggle to protect their buildings from leaking roofs, crumbling stone work and the dreaded Deathwatch Beetle, warns a new campaign fronted by Michael Palin.

What Orwell's '1984' tells us about today's world, 70 years after it was published
What Orwell's '1984' tells us about today's world, 70 years after it was published

The techniques and technologies described in the novel are very much present in today's world.

Tory leadership race: research shows top politicians are psychologically different to others
Tory leadership race: research shows top politicians are psychologically different to others

This is a human story about certain people putting themselves forward for an extraordinary job that few of us would ever care to undertake.

Another legal challenge to remove 'In God We Trust' fails in the courts
Another legal challenge to remove 'In God We Trust' fails in the courts

An atheist activist has lost yet another fight to have "In God We Trust" removed from U.S. currency after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal alleging that the motto violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

Abortion rate reaches its highest in 10 years
Abortion rate reaches its highest in 10 years

Pro-life groups have called the rise in abortions in England and Wales "tragic" as new figures released on Thursday revealed that numbers have reached a 10-year high.

Anglican clergy claim Bishop of Chelmsford told them to leave C of E – despite his denials
Anglican clergy claim Bishop of Chelmsford told them to leave C of E – despite his denials

The Bishop of Chelmsford told "more than 30" clergy that if they didn't agree with his diocese's approach to sexuality they could quit the Church of England, it was claimed today.

Government plans to fortify flour with folic acid welcomed by Christian group
Government plans to fortify flour with folic acid welcomed by Christian group

The Christian Medical Fellowship is hoping that the Government's plans to add folic acid to flour will lead to a drop in the number of babies being aborted for spina bifida.

Christians being killed 'without provocation' as violence returns to Burkina Faso
Christians being killed 'without provocation' as violence returns to Burkina Faso

At least 19 people were killed in another attack in Burkina Faso on Sunday. Open Doors sources in the country believed the victims to be Christians.

Church Society defends vicar being investigated over views on LGBT education in schools
Church Society defends vicar being investigated over views on LGBT education in schools

Church Society has come out in defence of a vicar in the Church of England who likened the Government's planned LGBT education in schools to "child grooming".