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  Former Archbishop of Canterbury wants Parliament to debate assisted suicide

  Rebecca Marlow | Wed 31 May 2023 6:24 BST

  Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, is calling on the British government to allocate time in Parliament for discussing possible legislation around assisted suicide.

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  Church of Scotland to review position on assisted suicide

  Anthony Baxter | Sat 27 May 2023 9:00 BST

  The Church of Scotland General Assembly has voted to review its position on assisted suicide as Scottish parliamentarians prepare to consider whether to legalise the practice.

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  Pro-life group loses NI abortion legal challenge

  Staff writer | Fri 26 May 2023 9:25 BST

  The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has lost a legal challenge against a directive rolling out radical abortion laws across Northern Ireland.

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  Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says schools should tell parents about transgender child

  Staff writer | Fri 26 May 2023 7:12 BST

  Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said she disagrees with the policy of some schools to withhold knowledge from parents about their child's desire to change genders.

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  Church leaders pray for King Charles during Northern Ireland visit

  Staff writer | Fri 26 May 2023 6:42 BST

  The King and Queen have attended a service at St Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh during a surprise visit to Northern Ireland.

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  Church of Scotland to be 'impartial' on Scottish independence

  Staff writer | Fri 26 May 2023 6:22 BST

  The Church of Scotland has announced that it will not be taking an official corporate position on Scottish independence or the question of whether another referendum should be held.

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  Church supplier Wippell & Co to close after 220 years

  Staff writer | Thu 25 May 2023 8:38 BST

  The company said the last few years had been financially difficult with the pandemic and competition from cheaper machine-made alternatives from overseas.

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  Christian teacher says he was dismissed after sharing beliefs at diversity training

  Anthony Baxter | Thu 25 May 2023 7:39 BST

  A Christian teacher has claimed he was dismissed for 'hate speech' after sharing his beliefs at a diversity and inclusion seminar.

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  Bishops will continue to speak out on government's immigration policy, says Welby

  Staff writer | Wed 24 May 2023 6:22 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended his outspoken criticism of the government's Illegal Migration Bill.

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  Christian teacher banned after refusing to use trans student's preferred pronoun

  Staff writer | Tue 23 May 2023 6:29 BST

  Joshua Sutcliffe, 33, plans to appeal the decision by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

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  Majority of Brits do not support funding of abortion overseas

  Chris Ward | Mon 22 May 2023 9:56 BST

  The poll of 2,018 UK adults was carried out by Whitestone Insight for the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC).

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  Mike Pilavachi suspended from Soul Survivor as safeguarding investigation continues

  Chris Ward | Mon 22 May 2023 6:20 BST

  Mike Pilavachi has been suspended as an employee of Soul Survivor, the church he founded in Watford, amid an ongoing investigation into safeguarding allegations.