Originally published in Christian Radio Nestlé has become the latest company to remove Christian imagery from its packaging. The world’s largest food and beverage company has been using a picture of the Greek Orthodox building in Santorini without the crosses on top of the famous blue domes of the church […]
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Christians embrace ‘positive alternative’ to Halloween
Originally published in The Telegraph Christians traditionally have an uneasy relationship with Halloween, but many of them are increasingly embracing the event by holding parties designed to add a religious significance to the festival. Organisers say they are increasingly also attracting non-Christian children whose parents don’t want to let them go […]
Coptic bishop says ISIS militants are loved despite crimes
Originally published in The Christian Times Bishop Anba Angaelos, the head of the Coptic Church in Britain, has recently told Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) militants who killed 100 Christians in Egypt in the past year that they are “loved by God” despite their horrible crimes. “You are […]
700 bears on St Paul’s stairs highlight plight of South Sudan child refugees
Originally published in Christian Today Seven hundred teddy bears were placed on the steps of London’s St Paul’s Cathedral today as part of a campaign by the international children’s charity World Vision to highlight the plight of child refugees, 700 of whom are crossing the border from South Sudan into […]
UK teens give church a wake-up call
By Heather Sells — Originally published in CBN News The head of youth evangelism for the Church of England says he and his team are “shocked” by new survey results that show a growing number of UK youth say they’re practising Christians. That’s according to a recent story in The […]
Scottish teachers’ union demands mandatory LGBT education for children
Originally published in Charisma News Scotland’s largest teaching union has voted for children across the country to be taught about same-sex families and LGBT history. At its annual general meeting in Perth, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) resolved to “affiliate to the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign”. TIE calls […]
Four year old boy miraculously recovers after drowning
By Leah Marieann Klett — Originally Published in The Gospel Herald. In what doctors can only describe as a miracle, a 4-year-old boy who fell into a swimming pool and was underwater for nine minutes has made a full recovery after his mother tirelessly prayed for his healing. Doctors told […]
Billy Graham chaplains respond to Manchester bombing
Originally published in Christian Today Among the Christian responders to Monday’s Manchester bombing are trained chaplains from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. The attack that took place at the end of an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena on Monday took 22 lives and injured 59 people. Nigel Fawcett-Jones, […]
UK mother refuses cancer therapy to give birth to twins
Originally published in The Gospel Herald This is the story of a mother’s love. A love that ultimately surpassed regard for her own life. When Becky Anderson learned May of last year that she was carrying twins, she was overjoyed. In a cruel turn of events, however, she also discovered […]
UK Supreme Court agrees to hear Christian bakers’ appeal
Originally published by Christian News The UK Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of a Christian family that was ordered to pay damages to a homosexual rights activist for declining to write the words “support gay marriage” on a cake. “The fact that the Supreme Court is willing […]