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New Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer arrives â with three major Christian themes
As ever Star Wars is concerned between the battle between darkness and light, and the compelling pull from both sides to choose one.

Donald Trump's State Visit downgraded to 'working visit': report
Donald Trump's state visit to the UK has been downgraded to a 'working visit', according to London's Evening Standard.

Living Without The Gods: Is Britain done with religion?
'Living With The Gods' will trace 40,000 years of believing and belonging.

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary adopts Nashville Statement on sexuality, transgender
The trustees of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary have unanimously approved the adoption of the controversial Nashville Statement on sexuality and gender.

Pastor at 40,000-member megachurch removed over 'moral failing'
Michael Hodges was removed as pastor from the Greystone campus of the 40,000 member Church of the Highlands in Alabama.

Christians rally around dad left to raise 6 kids, including premature twins, after wife killed in car crash
The local church is offering its support after Katie Evans was killed in a car crash driving back from the hospital after visiting her premature baby girls.

How Christians can disagree â and still be kind to each other
What happens when Christians fall out about the different things we believe â or the things we believe differently?

This Iraqi Christian refugee family prayed and were rescued from drowning
'We were wearing life jackets but we didn't have hope. People were trying to bail out the water, but it wasn't working.'

Myanmar takes first step to ease Buddhist-Muslim tension
Myanmar today launched its first bid to improve relations between Buddhists and Muslims since an eruption of deadly violence in August inflamed communal tension and triggered an exodus of some 520,000 Muslims to Bangladesh.

Why we need a National Mindfulness Day for Christians
With an epidemic of mental ill health across all-ages, and especially young people, mindfulness is crucial not just to spiritual well-being, but our mental well-being.

Australia's same-sex marriage referendum: Sydney clergy blast 'extraordinary use of church money' after diocese's $1m donation to 'no' camp
Sydney's Anglican clergy are in open rebellion against their diocese's decision to donate $1million to the campaign against same-sex marriage.

Ever felt betrayed? This is for you
As we continue our fortnightly pilgrimage through Mark's gospel we come to the place where Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his 12 disciples.

How faith in God helped this doctor conquer her anorexia
There is a growing body of research into the mental health benefits of spirituality.

US church offers AR-15 assault rifles as raffle prizes less than week after Las Vegas shooting
A US church is facing criticism after it offered two semi-automatic assault rifles as a raffle prize less than a week after America was hit by the worst mass shooting in its modern history.

Conservative Anglican leader breaks ranks: 'We are not walking together'
A conservative Anglican leader has broken ranks to launch an attack on fellow Church heads around the world, saying 'you have to either be a relativist, pluralist or there's no place for you' in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Church leaders join appeal for desperate Rohingya refugees
Britain's faith leaders have urged Christians, Muslims and people of all faiths to support the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) appeal for people fleeing Myanmar.