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Originally published in Christian Today One of four British missionaries kidnapped in Nigeria three weeks ago has been killed, according to the British Foreign Office, but the other three have been released. Ian Squire was killed following the kidnap on October 14. However, David and Shirley Donovan and Alanna Carson […]
Originally published in Times of Israel British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said she would “absolutely not” apologise for the 1917 Balfour Declaration which paved the way for the establishment of the “most extraordinary” State of Israel, while noting that the document’s vision of Jewish-Arab coexistence remained “unfinished business.” […]
Originally published by Christian Concern A Christian student who was expelled from university after posting on Facebook in support of Biblical teaching on marriage and sexual ethics last week lost his case in a judicial review of the university’s decision. Felix Ngole was studying for an MA in Social Work […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]