After nearly 800 years, the people of High Wycombe, England, have come together to apologise to the Jewish people for their expulsion from the town in 1234. In an extraordinary act of confession involving some 300 Christians from 50 different churches, Jewish leaders were profoundly moved by the occasion during […]
Originally published in Christianity Today MPs in Westminster are to hear an urgent call to rethink sex education ahead of the roll-out this September of the Government’s new Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum. The Rev Lynda Rose, chief executive of Voice for Justice, is leading a briefing in the Houses […]
Originally published in The Christian Mail After facing discriminatory venue cancellation in the UK because of his biblical beliefs, a spokesman for Franklin Graham tells CBN News they have decided to fight in court for their religious rights there. “Since the original venues have broken our legal contract with them, […]
Originally published in Lifesite News Britain’s policies for giving gender-bending hormones to kids may get a makeover. The National Health Service (NHS) has announced that an “independent review” of its “gender identity development services for children” will take place this year. Dr Hilary Cass will head a group examining the […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Israel Folau, an Australian rugby player who’s known for his outspokenness, has joined a new team but is forbidden from talking about his Christian faith. Folau, who was ousted from his contract with Rugby Australia last year over comments he made about homosexuality and […]
Originally published in Premier News A former Satanist and heroin user has left behind his life of addiction to serve God. George Bearwood is training to be a priest for the Church in Wales at St Padarn’s college, Llandaff after searching for God “in all the wrong places”. Influenced by […]
Dozens of United Kingdom faith leaders have signed an open letter urging the government to rethink its Relationships and Sex Education plans. The letter, published in the Church of England Newspaper today, argues that the planned rollout of the new compulsory RSE curriculum in September 2020 should be delayed in […]
Originally published in Premier The Church of England has highlighted centuries of Christian antisemitism in a new report and called on the Anglican community to repent. The tool for teaching on Christian-Jewish relations, which has been three years in the making acknowledges the substantial role Christian theology has played in […]
Originally published in Christian Today The UK Government has challenged Iran on the treatment of Christians and other minority faith groups. In a statement to the UN during its 34th Periodic Review on human rights, Miriam Shearman, representing the Government in Geneva, said that it was “deeply concerned” about Iran’s […]
Originally published in Christianity Today The global creation care community is grieving the loss of some of its most prominent evangelical advocates after the top leaders of A Rocha International — cofounders Peter and Miranda Harris and CEO Chris Naylor and his wife Susanna — suffered a fatal car crash […]