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Apostle Paul never said 'women should remain silent': scholars claim controversial passage was added later
The Apostle Paul never told women to be silent in church and the Bible passage which indicates he did was a later addition by scribes, scholars are claiming.

New Indian anti-conversion law draws Christian protests
Protests agains the law will be held on Saturday, September 23.

Under half of schoolchildren trust the clergy, new survey shows
The polling company asked 2,600 young people whether those working in different jobs could be trusted to tell the truth.

This story of two modern slaves is why we should care about slavery
The call to act on slavery will go out in 10 different languages as Christians worldwide unite to fight for over 40 million men, women and children who are in slavery today.

'The sexual revolution is remorseless': Christian Today's interview with the new head of the Coalition for Marriage
Britain's leading conservative, pro-family organisation, the Coalition for Marriage, has just appointed a new campaign director.

Primates meeting: 'As many as six' Anglican leaders won't attend Welby's pivotal summit
The Archbishop of Canterbury has revealed as many as six Anglican primates will not be attending a pivotal meeting next month.

Religious education: 'Lottery' for pupils as schools are failing, says new report
A growing number of schools are failing to meet their basic legal requirements when it comes to providing religious education (RE), according to a new independent report into the teaching of the subject in England.

Britain First leaders charged with religious harassment
Britain First's leader Paul Golding, 35, and deputy Jayda Fransen, 31, have been charged with religious harassment.

Archbishop of Canterbury: UK can 'flourish enormously' after Brexit
The Archbishop of Canterbury says he is 'full of hope' for the UK after Brexit and insists Britain can 'flourish enormously in the future'.

The latest Hellboy film features Nazis and the occult â and it's being filmed at an English cathedral
Officials at the historic Wells Cathedral in Somerset have defended a decision to allow the latest Hellboy movie to be filmed in the 900-year-old building.

Most US evangelical leaders live in a home with a gun â but they also believe in stricter gun control
Most evangelical leaders (58 per cent) live in a household that has a gun, yet at the same time a majority (55 per cent) also believe that gun laws should be stricter, according to the August Evangelical Leaders Survey.

Why the future face of Christianity is African
By 2050, 40 per cent of the world's Christians will be African, the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI Forum) was told.

Church collapse kills 11 including baby in Mexico earthquake tragedy
During a child's baptism, 11 members of one family died including the two-month-old girl being christened when the roof of a church collapsed during the major earthquake which struck central Mexico on Tuesday.

September 23 end times prophecy is 'an embarrassment to Christians,' says church pastor
A numerologist is predicting more signs of the apocalypse around September 23 but other Christians are cringing in embarrassment at the latest end times prediction.

Selena Gomez's mom says the family survived pop star's kidney transplant ordeal because of 'love, prayers and God'
'As a mother I was helpless, scared and all I could do was pray for both of them,' said Mandy Teefey, mom of the 'Bad Liar' singer.

Amazon pulls 'Gayer' Bible with Rihanna as God and Trump as Satan, only to reinstate it later
He grew up in a 'super religious family,' but that isn't stopping gay comedian Elijah Daniels from mocking the Holy Book of 2 million Christians with his 'Gayer' Bible.