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Keith and Kristyn Getty's new worship project challenges churches to re-connect with Psalms
Keith and Kristyn Getty are hoping their new worship project will re-ignite the church's passion for the Psalms and at the same time deepen their theological understanding of the themes contained in these beautiful passages of Scripture.

Trump administration delights pro-lifers with moves to defund Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration issued a draft proposal on Friday that would cut millions of dollars in federal funding for abortion providers.

Conservative leaders demand action in letter accusing social media giants of censorship
Conservative leaders are demanding action on what they call the growing threat of online censorship from social media giants, including Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube.

Parents concerned about LGBT school lessons are 'not homophobes', says Christian group
Ofsted has been accused of failing to give a fair hearing to parents concerned about what their young children are learning in school about same-sex relationships.

More Christians targeted for faith, says Evangelical Fellowship of India
The RLC recorded 325 incidents where Christians had been targeted using violence, intimidation or harassment.

CofE backs further action on climate change
'Climate change cannot be a matter of indifference for any of us and we cannot underestimate the seriousness of this.'
At pope's abuse summit, Catholic Church seeks to fix 'systematic failures'
Various aspects of the sexual abuse crisis made 2018 the worst year for the pope since his election in 2013.

In-tension-al faith: Death or resurrection, which is more important?
For most of us would-be followers of Jesus, it is so hard to give due weight to both, to live in the light of both Christ's death and his resurrection.

God's Providence: Can we stack the odds in our favour?
'May the odds be ever in your favour.' These words have become part of an entire generation's vocabulary.

CofE issues LGBTI+ 'prompts' for churches
The Church of England has launched a set of guidelines at its General Synod to help church communities navigate different approaches to questions of human sexuality.

CofE drops centuries-old rule that every church should hold Sunday services
The Church of England's General Synod has formally dropped a requirement for weekly worship to be held in every parish church.

Statue of Polish Solidarity priest accused of paedophilia removed
The statue of Henryk Jankowski in central Gdansk â the birthplace of the Solidarity movement â was lifted from its plinth overnight by three men who then handed themselves in to police.

Cuban evangelicals' opposition to gay marriage drives constitution 'No' campaign
'I am voting "no" because taking out that marriage is between a man and a woman opens the door in the future to something that goes against our beliefs and the Bible.'

Manchester leisure centre under fire over plans to drop female-only changing space
A leisure centre in Greater Manchester has been forced to abandon plans to ditch female-only changing spaces after a backlash from women in the community.

Church leaders disappointed with change to BBC Songs of Praise time slot
The BBC's decision to move 'Songs of Praise' to Sunday lunchtime has disappointed Church leaders.

Videos have taken the place of Jesus in the lives of some Christians, says John Piper
The pastor and 'Desiring God' founder said video games had 're-throned' Jesus for some Christians