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Telling a better story: How India's Christians are fighting for dignity for Dalits
Telling a better story: How India's Christians are fighting for dignity for Dalits

The caste system, identified most obviously with Hinduism but present in Islam and Christianity as well, is at the root of some of the deepest and most pernicious forms of discrimination.

Government unveils £1.8m scheme to preserve listed places of worship for future generations
Government unveils £1.8m scheme to preserve listed places of worship for future generations

The Government has launched a new pilot programme to repair and maintain historic places of worship across England.

The real meaning of \'On Earth as it is in Heaven\'
The real meaning of 'On Earth as it is in Heaven'

We're all familiar with the words of Jesus when He instructed us to pray, "Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6:10). But what exactly did He mean?

CARE launches new campaign encouraging people to consider organ donation
CARE launches new campaign encouraging people to consider organ donation

Christian advocacy group CARE is asking people to think about whether organ donation could be something they would be prepared to do.

Pastor accused of groping Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin funeral apologizes
Pastor accused of groping Ariana Grande at Aretha Franklin funeral apologizes

The bishop who officiated Aretha Franklin's funeral last Friday has apologized after being accused of groping singer Ariana Grande.

Washington 'no longer impartial' between Israelis and Palestinians after slashing aid
Washington 'no longer impartial' between Israelis and Palestinians after slashing aid

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) provides services to about 5 million Palestinian refugees across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and the West Bank and Gaza.

Chilean prosecutors say Church abuse investigations have tripled

The number of cases of abuse in Chile's Roman Catholic Church under investigation by prosecutors has more than tripled to 119 in the past month, the national prosecuting authority said on Friday.

Alan Kurdi anniversary: Faith leaders press UK government to do more for child refugees
Alan Kurdi anniversary: Faith leaders press UK government to do more for child refugees

UK faith leaders have used the anniversary yesterday of the death of three-year-old Alan Kurdi to urge the government to do more to help child refugees.

Soul Survivor has a Fringe – and it taught me a lot about ministry
Soul Survivor has a Fringe – and it taught me a lot about ministry

The aim of the Fringe Team is not to get these people back into the meeting. It is not to fix them, nor is it to convert them.

It's back to work after the holidays. Who is in control of my life?
It's back to work after the holidays. Who is in control of my life?

The things we think and say influence and shape things for us and around us.

English bishops: a quiet and unnoticed scandal
English bishops: a quiet and unnoticed scandal

There has been much thankfulness among many Anglican evangelicals about the church's newest bishop.

Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Was Inside Church When He Attempted Suicide, Police Reveal
Pastor Andrew Stoecklein Was Inside Church When He Attempted Suicide, Police Reveal

Megachurch Pastor Andrew Stoecklein was at work inside the Inland Hills Church his father founded in Chino, California, when he attempted to take his life last Friday, which ultimately led to his death a day later, local police have revealed.

Christians still fearful in Imran Khan's Pakistan
Christians still fearful in Imran Khan's Pakistan

For Christians, Pakistan is a harsh and even deadly place to live and the source of a lot of their misery is the loathed blasphemy laws.

Brown University accused of 'cowardice' after pulling article on new transgender research
Brown University accused of 'cowardice' after pulling article on new transgender research

The research suggested peer pressure was a factor in the development of gender dysphoria among teens and young adults. Brown pulled the article on new research into gender dysphoria over fears it might 'invalidate' the transgender community's perspectives.

Even churches are at risk of being too cliquey
Even churches are at risk of being too cliquey

It's the statements going around in young adult churches lately that break my heart. 'I've tried to make friends, but these people are just so cliquey', 'I went there but I didn't feel welcomed', 'I hate it when the church service finishes because I have no one to talk to'.

Why God doesn't want you to quit so easily
Why God doesn't want you to quit so easily

We owe it to the people around us to not quit. We owe it to the God who called us to make a difference in the world. We owe it to ourselves.