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After lead is ripped from 600-year-old church, vicar just wants prayers for the thieves
Despite causing thousands of pounds in damage, vicar Paul Harford says the thieves need more prayers than 'our poor roof'.
Emotional impact of divorce on children varies according to age
The emotional toll of divorce is greater on children who were in late childhood or early adolescence when their parents split up, a study has found.
Donald Trump tells anti-abortion rally he will 'always' defend the right to life
Donald Trump has told pro-lifers marching in Washington, DC that he will veto any legislation that 'weakens the protection of human life'.
Google stopped using the word 'family' after employees complained it was 'offensive'
Google execs dropped the word 'family' from company presentations after employees complained it was 'offensive' and 'homophobic', media reports have claimed.
British identity does not boil down to 'leaver' or 'remainer', say British Baptists
Reconciliation is urgently needed to heal the 'complex divisions' in British society exposed by the debate over Brexit, the Baptist Union of Great Britain has said.
Wales' struggling rural churches look to tourism for survival
A new tourism scheme is to offer a financial lifeline to rural churches fighting for their survival across Wales.
Christians are ignorant of Great Commission because churches aren't teaching it enough
Research by Barna found that over half of American Christians to not know what the Great Commission means
Government shutdown hurting Trump's approval rating - even among evangelicals
Donald Trump has enjoyed steady support from white evangelicals but new figures suggest even their loyalty is being tested by the government shutdown.
'Sad day' for Isle of Man as abortion is decriminalised
The Isle of Man has become the first place in the British Isles to decriminalise abortion
Christians in the Holy Land 'systematically discriminated against'
A delegation of Catholic bishops to the Holy Land has called upon Israel to ensure equality for all citizens, including Christians.
Christian dishwasher fired by hotel for refusing to work Sundays is awarded $21m
A devout Christian dishwasher and mother of six who was fired by the Conrad Hotel in Miami, Florida, for refusing to work on Sundays was awarded $21 million in punitive damages by a federal jury Monday after she sued for the violation of her religious rights.
Elementary school principal who banned Christmas has resigned
A Nebraska elementary school principal who sent an internal memo to teachers warning them not to use any Christmas-related messaging and activities in the classroom in December has resigned.
'McJesus' sculpture to be removed from Israeli art gallery after Christians protest
An art gallery in Israel has said it will remove a controversial sculpture after hundreds of Arab Christians protested.
Gillette's opinion-splitting 'We Believe' advert is 'hypocritical', says church minister
Gillette's new advert on toxic masculinity is 'hypocritical', even if it does raise some important issues, says the former Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.
Time to pray for wisdom and discernment, say UK's Church leaders as Brexit uncertainty continues
With the UK no clearer about its exit from the European Union following this week's Commons vote, Church leaders are asking Christians to join together in prayer for the political situation.
Level of Christian persecution in the world is 'extraordinary', says Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to use the Commonwealth and Britain's ties with Europe and the US to tackle the persecution of Christians around the world.