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Originally published in Premier The Methodist Conference has passed a motion saying they want same-sex marriage plans to be taken further. The Conference voted 247 to 48 in favour of allowing, in theory, same-sex weddings to take place on their premises and to be conducted by Methodist ministers. Resolution 10/8, […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Methodist Church in the UK is at a “watershed” moment as it considers whether to change its traditional position on marriage, evangelicals have said. British Methodists gathering for their annual Conference over the next week are being asked to receive God in Love Unites […]
Originally published in Christian Today Pro-life groups are demanding answers after three appeal judges overturned a hugely controversial judgement passed down just days ago permitting doctors to terminate the baby of a woman with a learning disability. Mrs Justice Lieven, in the Court of Protection, sided with doctors last Friday […]
Originally published in Premier The Prime Minister’s move to call companies that use modern slavery in their supply chains to account has been welcomed by International Justice Mission UK (IJM). Theresa May is announcing a new transparency registry at a UN summit in Switzerland that will include listing companies using […]
Originally Published in Premier Class A drugs and three “massive” knives were among a haul of items handed over at a Pentecostal church in London last weekend. Heroin, crack cocaine and five blades were surrendered at SPAC Nation by a “newcomer” following an altar call on Sunday, leaders said. Senior […]
By Marcus Jones — Originally published in Premier London’s Trafalgar Square is set to host a huge gathering of Christians celebrating Pentecost on June 9. The event will be the climax of this year’s Thy Kingdom Come campaign which calls on believers to commit to praying for 5 people […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Almost a third of psychotic disorders in London are caused by cannabis (dagga) use, a new study has revealed. Published by The Lancet Psychiatry, the report suggests that if people stopped using the drug, an estimated 1 000 Britons a year could be spared […]
An American missionary and his Guatemalan wife have been praying daily in a little used chapel for the past 14 years for a revival of Christianity in Wales. Through a series of extraordinary visions and confirmations, Dick and Gladys Funnell became convinced that God was going to revisit the principality […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A vicar has asked if his own church’s clock chimes can be turned off at night because they’re keeping him awake. According to the North Wales’ Daily Post, Rev David Parry has written to Conwy Town Council saying chimes from the 19th century clock […]
By United Kingdom correspondent, Charles Gardner Eight MPs resign over Corbyn leadership Jeremy Corbyn’s abject failure to deal with anti-Semitism within his party has helped spark Britain’s biggest political split in 40 years. And one of his MPs has even suggested that Israel could have funded the resignation of seven […]