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  Campolo, Claiborne promote Lynchburg event protesting 'toxic evangelicalism'

  Progressive evangelicals and others will be putting on an event described as a 'Red Letter Revival' in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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  CofE backs campaign to reduce food waste

  The government should take steps to tackle food poverty and take steps to minimies food waste, according to the Church of England.

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  What made me realise I'd become a community activist

  We live out our Christian vocations as part of community and as community-builders. We pray 'your Kingdom come on earth...'

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  Pope Francis is 'ready to go to Iraq', Chaldean patriarch says

  Pope Francis has said he is 'ready to go to Iraq', according to a Patriarch of the Chaldean Church.

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  Pakistan has banned Valentine's Day – and it's not the only country where February 14 is problematic

  The celebration of Valentine's Day has been banned for the second year in a row in Pakistan after a court ruled the holiday to be un-Islamic. The country is one amongst several keen to resist the day.

• Don't be fooled by North Korea's Winter Olympics stunt, warns Christian persecution watchdog

  As the Winter Olympics begins today, with its historic inclusion of a joint Korean team, Christian persecution watchdog Open Doors is imploring people not to forget the brutal oppression of Christians by North Korea.

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  'Spectacular' 2nd century Roman mosaic uncovered in Caesarea, Israel

  The largest conservation and reconstruction project ever undertaken in Israel has uncovered a rare, multicoloured mosaic from the Roman period, in Caesarea National Park.

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  Rome's Colosseum to be lit in blood red for persecuted Christians

  Rome's ancient Colosseum is to be lit in red later this month to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians around the world.

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  Seven church leaders in Sudan fined for resisting government

  Seven church leaders in Sudan were fined this week charged with 'objection to the authorities', as Christian protest over state confiscation of churches continues.

• Trump at National Prayer Breakfast: 'We are God's handiwork'

  US president Donald Trump addressed the National Prayer Breakfast this morning and avoided controversy, praising the contribution of various delegates there and stressing the centrality of faith in American life.

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  How to think: Why you're doing it wrong – and how you can do better

  Thinking is really hard, perhaps more now than ever. That's the theme of Alan Jacobs' book 'How To Think', which offers provocative challenge but also profound hope for 'a world at odds'.

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  Phantom Thread review: an anti-Christian, anti-love story – and a masterpiece

  Trailers are meant to sell movies, but if anything, the dreadful two-minute preview for Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread is likely to send people running to any other screen.

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  Vue Cinema cancels 'gay cure' film screening, Christian Concern still plans to attend

  Evangelical campaign group Christian Concern has hit out at the cancellation of a screening of what critics have called a 'gay cure' documentary. The group are planning to peacefully protest the cancellation tonight.

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  Church of England facing more than 3,000 abuse cases

  The Church of England is facing more than 3,000 abuse complaints, the vast majority of which relate to children.

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  GAFCON head urges evangelical Anglicans to act on 'visible differentiation' warning

  The chair of the GAFCON conservative Anglican grouping has urged evangelicals in the Church of England to act on a warning that they may distance themselves from the Church if it liberalises its doctrine of marriage and sexuality.