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Are progressives 'cultural Marxists'?
Cultural Marxism, if you're not familiar with it, is a term commonly used by those on the Right to identify an agenda and a way of thinking prevalent in our culture and among our elites.

Four apps to turbo-charge your spiritual life
But phone time doesn't have to be unhealthy time. In fact, there are some brilliant apps out there which can be a real help to anyone serious about their Christian faith.

Bishop calls for joined-up government thinking on Britain's rural areas
A Church of England bishop has called for the government to introduce a joined-up rural strategy, saying current measures to protect schools were 'insufficient'.

Nigerian archbishop urges protection for Christians as Islamist violence soars
An Anglican archbishop is warning Nigeria's Christians face escalating attacks by Islamist militants in the lead-up to next year's general election.

New study findings line up with Bible's account of Adam and Eve
A "provocative and misunderstood" scientific study published this year supports the Bible's Adam and Eve story by demonstrating that all humans are descended from a common mother and father, a prominent science writer and public speaker claims.

Scientists find evidence near Dead Sea supporting biblical account of Sodom's destruction
Scientists have found that a "superheated blast from the skies" destroyed cities near the Dead Sea 3,700 years ago, which biblical analysts say echoes the destruction of Sodom.

First genetically edited babies born in China but some scientists say it is unethical
Dr Kiran Musunuru, a University of Pennsylvania gene editing expert, said it was 'an experiment on human beings that is not morally or ethically defensible'

Anti-religion group places atheist nativity scene outside courthouse
A group campaigning for the removal of Christianity from American schools and the public square has placed an atheist nativity scene outside an Illinois courthouse.

Psychotherapist fears transgender kids are being 'led' down the wrong path
In Channel 4 documentary Trans Kids: It's Time to Talk, Stella O'Malley questions whether the experts have it right about gender dysphoria

Philippines president Duterte tells people to worship God at home, not church
Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte also branded members of the clergy 'idiots' in his latest standoff with the Catholic Church.

Abandon John Chau's body, Indian police urged
Chau landed illegally on the island and attempted to preach to the tribespeople, but was shot with arrows. His killers are believed to have buried his body in the sand.

'No room for Christianity': American evangelist is refused entry into Turkey
David Byle was given 15 days to leave the country but was told that a re-entry ban would not be issued.

'God meant it for good': A Jewish reading of Joseph's story
At the end of the book of Genesis Joseph reassures his brothers that he does not bear them a grudge for their horrific treatment of him when they were all younger.
Great Expectations: How do we handle it when everything goes wrong?
I don't beat myself up about the past but these days I don't expect tidy solutions to life's challenges. My theology has changed.

Ukraine introduces martial law citing threat of Russian invasion
Poroshenko said martial law was necessary to bolster Ukraine's defences after Russia seized three Ukrainian naval ships and took their crew prisoner at the weekend.

Fearful of bias, Google blocks gender-based pronouns from new AI tool
Google's technology will not suggest gender-based pronouns because the risk is too high that its Smart Compose technology might predict someone's sex or gender identity incorrectly.