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Doctors’ chiefs have backed decriminalising abortion, adding their voice to those calling for a change in legislation.  Delegates at the British Medical Association’s annual conference voted in favour of changing the law on abortion so women would not be at risk of prosecution if they failed to get a doctors’ permission before a termination. The […]

In July 20,000 people from across the UK will fill London’s Emirates Stadium to hear the Gospel preached by international evangelist J John. Just One is a mass-gathering the scale of which has not been seen in the UK since the visit of famed US evangelist Billy Graham more than three decades ago. Taking place […]

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is leading a campaign urging western countries to put religious minorities at the heart of any future deal with Iran. Lord Williams joins the former Bishop of Oxford John Pritchard, the Bishop of Bristol Mike Hill, the Bishop of Burnley Philip North and dozens of other faith leaders in […]

Eritrean flag A leading Christian human rights charity says Christians are facing yet another crackdown in Eritrea. The east African country has a repressive government that has a long track record of poor treatment of minorities. Now, Release International says 200 Christians have been arrested during raids by security services. ‘Eritrea today is like one […]

US Supreme Court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church in a major state-church rulingReuters The Supreme Court has ruled that a playground owned by a Lutheran church can receive a subsidy from a state programme. Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbus, Missouri, wanted financial help in resurfacing the playground which is used by its pre-school. It qualified […]

Prime Minister, Theresa May, with Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Leader Arlene Foster, Deputy Leader Nigel Dodds, and Chief Whip Jeffrey Donaldson, outside 10 Downing Street, June 26, 2017.Reuters All of a sudden, lots of people who don’t usually pay any attention to politics in Northern Ireland seem to be experts. Opinions have flown around social […]

The US Supreme Court will judge on whether a Christian baker discriminated against a gay couple by refusing to make their wedding cake on religious grounds. The landmark case was taken up on Monday – two years to the day after America’s top court legalised same-sex marriage nationwide. US President Donald Trump speaks before the […]

Methodist Conference meets in Birmingham, 2017Alex Baker Photography Methodists and Anglicans are on the exchange of agreeing historic proposals that will fully recognise the ministers, priests and bishops of both churches for the first time since they split in the late 18th century. And for the first time ever, the proposals will give Methodists in […]

The US Supreme Court has backed religious groups in a major ruling that narrows that gap between church and state. America’s top court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Missouri, which sued for being refused a government grant to help non-profit groups buy rubber playground surfaces. US Supreme Court sided with Trinity Lutheran Church […]

Australia’s Sydney Opera House. The nation’s latest survey shows an ever shifting social landscape.Pixabay The latest census in Australia has shown a dramatic fall in those who identify as Christian, and a significant rise in those with ‘no religion’. For the first time in its history, the proportion of Australians who say they have ‘no […]