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  Pro-life volunteer arrested after praying 'silently' near abortion clinic

  Staff writer | Wed 21 Dec 2022 8:40 GMT

  A pro-life volunteer has been arrested after telling police that she might have been praying silently near an abortion clinic in Birmingham.

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  'There's always a way forward,' says Welby on rift in royal family

  Chris Ward | Mon 19 Dec 2022 6:56 GMT

  The Archbishop of Canterbury is optimistic that the royal family and the Sussexes will reconcile in the future.

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  Prince William remembers Queen's 'spirit of togetherness' at Christmas

  Staff writer | Sat 17 Dec 2022 11:56 GMT

  Prince William paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II at a special Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey hosted by his wife, the Princess of Wales.

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  Scottish government's conversion therapy proposals are 'fundamentally illiberal'

  Staff writer | Sat 17 Dec 2022 11:24 GMT

  The Scottish government's proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy threatens to criminalise mainstream pastoral care for people with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria, a leading human rights lawyer has warned.

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  Crown Prosecution Service admits comments on Bible were 'inappropriate'

  Staff writer | Sat 17 Dec 2022 9:49 GMT

  The Crown Prosecution Service recently said that parts of the Bible are "no longer appropriate in modern society".

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  Christian parents accuse school of trans indoctrination

  Staff writer | Thu 15 Dec 2022 11:48 GMT

  Christian parents have accused a Church of England school of secretly indoctrinating children with trans ideology.

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  Archbishop praying after 'terrible' Channel tragedy

  Staff writer | Wed 14 Dec 2022 15:18 GMT

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken of his sadness over the loss of four migrants who died when their small boat capsized in the English Channel.

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  Christian employees feel 'silenced' in the workplace - study

  Staff writer | Wed 14 Dec 2022 11:36 GMT

  "Hostility" and "ridicule" are some of the experiences reported by Christian employees in the UK and US, according to a major new study.

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  Thousands back petition calling on CofE to scrap transgender schools guidance

  Staff writer | Tue 13 Dec 2022 8:19 GMT

  A petition calling on the Church of England to scrap its transgender guidance for schools has been signed by 15,000 people.

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  Only half of UK Christians think it is important to share their faith with others

  Staff writer | Mon 12 Dec 2022 11:32 GMT

  The survey also found that many know nothing about the Great Commission.

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  1,300-year-old necklace may have been worn by female Christian leader

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 10 Dec 2022 10:57 GMT

  A remarkable "once-in-a-lifetime" discovery of a gold and gemstone necklace in a Northamptonshire pit may have belonged to an early female Christian leader, say British archaeologists.

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  Legal action launched over abortion clinic buffer zones in Bournemouth

  Staff writer | Thu 8 Dec 2022 17:45 GMT

  A legal challenge is being mounted after buffer zones were introduced around an abortion clinic in Bournemouth.