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Piers Morgan, Ann Widdecombe criticise 'nonsense' debate over whether God is male or female
Piers Morgan, Ann Widdecombe criticise 'nonsense' debate over whether God is male or female

Good Morning Britain hosted a lively debate on the gender of God on Wednesday morning, days after a bishop suggested the Church of England should embrace more female language.

Hopes fade for dozens buried in chapel during landslide
Hopes fade for dozens buried in chapel during landslide

Hopes are fading of finding survivors from a massive landslide that buried a chapel in the Philippines on Saturday.

Islamist militants execute two Christian bus passengers in Kenya
Islamist militants execute two Christian bus passengers in Kenya

Islamist terrorists in Kenya boarded a bus last week and executed two Christian passengers, reports International Christian Concern.

People like cathedral services because they can be left alone – bishop
People like cathedral services because they can be left alone – bishop

Cathedrals should be places where people can 'slip in' and 'slip out' without being bothered by anyone, the Bishop of Chelmsford has suggested.

Children who grow up in a religious household have better physical and mental health as adults
Children who grow up in a religious household have better physical and mental health as adults

A new study has found that people who have a religious upbringing grow up to have better physical and mental health than the rest of the population.

Amicable parting sees Hillsong leave parent denomination
Amicable parting sees Hillsong leave parent denomination

Brian Houston said the church's growth had led to it becoming a 'global church with an Australian base'.

Willow Creek names panel to oversee Bill Hybels investigation
Willow Creek names panel to oversee Bill Hybels investigation

Willow Creek has commissioned an external review group including senior evangelical figues to investigate allegations against its founder Bill Hybels.

Grace: It's for suffering Christians, not super-heroes
Grace: It's for suffering Christians, not super-heroes

Last week I heard someone suggest that if they were to ever get a tattoo it would say, 'Grace given to me, for others.'

Love song to a free, church, festival
Love song to a free, church, festival

A Jesus jamboree, a faith and justice festival featuring all flavours from the length and breadth of our broadest Communion.

Trick your friends into watching BlackkKlansman. It's the right thing to do
Trick your friends into watching BlackkKlansman. It's the right thing to do

The tropes keep coming, thick and fast enough to keep a mainstream, unwoke audience munching on its popcorn while the message of the movie slips sneakily up their coke-straws and into the bloodstream.

Italian missionary priest kidnapped in Niger
Italian missionary priest kidnapped in Niger

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the kidnapping, which was confirmed on Tuesday by the Nigerien and Italian governments.

Love Christ, love fashion: the Christian brand that's rewriting the rules
Love Christ, love fashion: the Christian brand that's rewriting the rules

Young Christians ought to grow up wanting to be doctors or nurses, or – even better – ministers or missionaries. It's a well-known fact.

Central African Republic: Christians massacred in suspected Islamist attack
Central African Republic: Christians massacred in suspected Islamist attack

Dozens of people are feared dead after suspected Islamist rebels attacked civilians in the Central African Republic earlier this month.

Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines
Christian agencies bring relief to devastated Philippines

Christian relief organisations have begun responding to the disastrous storm that has devastated parts of the Philippines.

Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime
Freedom Sunday: Uniting the global church to end slavery in our lifetime

This Sunday, over 5,000 churches in 48 different countries will gather in the hope of giving these stories a different ending.

Government decision against introduction of abortion clinic buffer zones welcomed
Government decision against introduction of abortion clinic buffer zones welcomed

The Government's decision to reject calls for buffer zones around abortion clinics has been welcomed by pro-lifers.