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Terror in New York: Christian leaders urge prayer after 'senseless violence'
Terror in New York: Christian leaders urge prayer after 'senseless violence'

The suspect left a note saying he carried out the attack in the name of the militant Islamic State group.

Hillsong's Carl Lentz on card games and Bible studies with Justin Bieber
Hillsong's Carl Lentz on card games and Bible studies with Justin Bieber

Hillsong 'pastor to the stars' Carl Lentz has opened up about his high-profile, spiritual friendship to pop-sensation Justin Bieber.

Reformation 500: Archbishop urges Church to reform 'again and again' amid 'political pressures'
Reformation 500: Archbishop urges Church to reform 'again and again' amid 'political pressures'

The Archbishop of Canterbury is urging the Church to undergo another Reformation if it is to flourish amid 'political pressures' and 'the ferocity of sinful power-seeking' today.

UK police 'investigating 7 women's sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein'
UK police 'investigating 7 women's sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein'

British police are investigating allegations of sexual assault against the disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein from seven women, the BBC reported this afternoon.

Ahead of Netanyahu's UK visit, Theresa May urged to raise 'corrosive occupation' of Palestinian territory
Ahead of Netanyahu's UK visit, Theresa May urged to raise 'corrosive occupation' of Palestinian territory

Ahead of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's five day visit to the UK which begins tomorrow, Amnesty International is urging the Prime Minister, Theresa May to raise human rights issues among Palestinians — including in Gaza.

Evangelical Steve Chalke calls for 'new Reformation' with 95 theses 'for the 21st century'
Evangelical Steve Chalke calls for 'new Reformation' with 95 theses 'for the 21st century'

Influential UK evangelical Steve Chalke is calling for a 'new Reformation' 500 years after Martin Luther's 95 theses ushered in the first. He told Christian Today that his proposed reform is not about division, but about debate.

Why the forbidden fruit in Genesis is probably not the apple
Why the forbidden fruit in Genesis is probably not the apple

It appears that people confused the word malum which means 'evil' with the word malum, pronounced differently, which means 'apple' and somehow conflated the two different meanings in the vernacular.

In defence of Thought for the Day: why Britain needs the BBC's religious slot more than ever
In defence of Thought for the Day: why Britain needs the BBC's religious slot more than ever

Shots have been fired at the religious slot 'Thought for the Day', featured on Radio 4's Today programme. The 'sermon' segment has been called 'inappropriate' and 'deeply boring'. But society needs its unique platform now more than ever.

'Radical Reformation': The hidden Anabaptist revolution and its message for struggling Western churches
'Radical Reformation': The hidden Anabaptist revolution and its message for struggling Western churches

Stephen Coxen looks at the alternative stream to the Reformation - Anabaptism - and how it paves a way forward for Christians today

Rowan Williams: Repentance is appropriate after sins of the Protestant Reformation
Rowan Williams: Repentance is appropriate after sins of the Protestant Reformation

The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said that 'repentance' is an 'appropriate' way of looking back on the Protestant Reformation, the 500th anniversary of which is celebrated today.

Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'
Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'

The maximum stake at fixed-odd betting terminals will be cut, and could be lowered to as little as £2, after government ministers admitted the current status quo was 'inappropriate'.

Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS 'betrayed' by Western countries promising aid
Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS 'betrayed' by Western countries promising aid

Despite Iraq's liberation from ISIS, Christians in the region remain in dire need and have received nothing but 'lip service' when it comes to aid from western nations.

A second Reformation? How the 'church from below' is shaking the Establishment
A second Reformation? How the 'church from below' is shaking the Establishment

Christianity in 21st century Britain is a peripheral affair. The church is a marginal voice and while it may still retain its status of significance in some matters, that voice carries little authority.

Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics
Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics

Today marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in 1517 and will be commemorated by Protestants and Catholics around the world.

500 years after the Reformation, can evangelicals and Catholics make up?
500 years after the Reformation, can evangelicals and Catholics make up?

The language Catholics and Protestants have used about each other in the past, particularly evangelical Protestants, is quite extraordinary.

BBC 'Today' programme presenters in extraordinary attack on religious slot
BBC 'Today' programme presenters in extraordinary attack on religious slot

The presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme, John Humphrys, has launched an extraordinary attack on the 'inappropriate' religious slot 'Thought for the Day' (TFTD) in a joint interview with fellow presenters which reveals deep hostility to religion.