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After Australia says 'Yes' to same-sex marriage, reflections of a gay celibate Christian
After Australia says 'Yes' to same-sex marriage, reflections of a gay celibate Christian

Sexuality in our modern world is charged as the ultimate, and transcendent goal, whereas for Christians, it is secondary to following Jesus Christ. Australians generally struggled to understand the implications of the Christian view of sexuality.

Rowan Williams urges Foreign Office to involve religious leaders in helping secure release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Rowan Williams urges Foreign Office to involve religious leaders in helping secure release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Rowan Williams has urged the Foreign Office to involve religious leaders such as the Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis in helping secure the release of the British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe being detained in Iran 'as a matter of urgency'.

Will the Archbishop of York start wearing his dog collar again?
Will the Archbishop of York start wearing his dog collar again?

The Archbishop of York famously cut up his clerical dog collar live on television nearly ten years ago in protest at President Robert Mugabe's regime.

Faith helps shooting survivors cope better, researchers find
Faith helps shooting survivors cope better, researchers find

The researchers found that community was a key part in helping shooting survivors recover from the trauma.

China's Christians are being told to take down their pictures of Jesus and replace them with President Xi instead
China's Christians are being told to take down their pictures of Jesus and replace them with President Xi instead

The poor Christians were told to take down the pictures of Jesus in their homes and replace them with photos of Chinese president Xi Jinping if they wanted to receive financial aid.

Doubting your victory? 5 Bible passages to restore your confidence in reaching the promised land
Doubting your victory? 5 Bible passages to restore your confidence in reaching the promised land

Because of problems, sins, and other things, we can feel discouraged and lose sight of the hope that we have in Christ.

3 characteristics Christian leaders should have
3 characteristics Christian leaders should have

If we want to succeed in the sight of God, we've got to have the characteristics that He wants for us. Here are three of the most important characteristics of a Christian leader.

Christian priest not afraid to openly wear his cross in Saudi Arabia where Christianity is banned
Christian priest not afraid to openly wear his cross in Saudi Arabia where Christianity is banned

A visiting church leader took every opportunity to wear a large golden cross in the strict Muslim country.

Texas church gunman's ex-wife says he once put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her
Texas church gunman's ex-wife says he once put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her

The ex-wife of Devin Patrick Kelley, the gunman who shot and killed 26 people in a church service in Sutherland Springs on November 5, has broken her silence to reveal horrifying details about her one-time husband.

Archaeologists think they have found the gates to King Solomon's desert fortress recorded in the Bible
Archaeologists think they have found the gates to King Solomon's desert fortress recorded in the Bible

Archaeologists in Israel believe the recent find is proof of the Biblical structure

Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn announces engagement
Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn announces engagement

Two years after his wife was murdered, Indianapolis pastor Davey Blackburn has announced that he is now engaged and set to marry this year.

An obscure meeting in Bonn is challenging everything about your life
An obscure meeting in Bonn is challenging everything about your life

Time has come to answer Pope Francis's call to action and tackle the climate crisis at its roots.

Oswald Chambers: The most famous Christian writer who never wrote a book
Oswald Chambers: The most famous Christian writer who never wrote a book

Oswald Chambers, the famed author and preacher, died 100 years ago today.

Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised': Zimbabwe's military take control
Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised': Zimbabwe's military take control

Robert Mugabe has been 'neutralised', according to a prominent campaigner in Zimbabwe hours after a military take over that has the hallmarks of a coup.

Greggs apologises for replacing baby Jesus with sausage roll
Greggs apologises for replacing baby Jesus with sausage roll

Greggs has apologised for its Christmas advert that features a sausage role in the place of baby Jesus in the nativity scene.

Australian Christian Lobby vows to fight on after same-sex marriage vote defeat
Australian Christian Lobby vows to fight on after same-sex marriage vote defeat

The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has declared defiantly that the 61.6 per cent majority vote in favour of same sex marriage merely represents 'the beginning of a new phase' in campaigning 'to bring Christ's influence into politics'.