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 […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Northern Ireland’s strong protections for women and unborn children have been repealed. The Christian Institute – which has consistently defended the protections – described the move as “desperately bad news”. Northern Ireland’s law on marriage is also set to change, with the first same-sex […]
Originally published in Christian Today A UK Employment Tribunal has ruled against a Christian doctor who objected to using transgender pronouns in a verdict that his legal representatives warned will undermine free speech in the workplace. Dr David Mackereth, 56, had challenged the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Oluwole Ilesanmi was preaching in London when he was arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime and had his Bible confiscated by police. He was later released without charge. Hate speech Ilesanmi was preaching outside Southgate Tube station when he was approached by two […]
Originally published in Lifesite News British MPs passed amendments on Tuesday to legalise abortion and homosexual “marriage” in Northern Ireland if the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont is not restored by October 21. The British parliament voted 332-99 on Labour MP Stella Creasy’s amendment to the Northern Ireland (Executive […]
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian doctor lost his job in a government department after he refused to refer to “a six-foot-tall bearded man” as ‘madam’, a tribunal heard. Dr David Mackereth, 56, claims he was sacked as a disability benefits assessor by the Department of Work and Pensions […]