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'It's been a great run' - Pat Robertson steps down as host of 'The 700 Club' after 54 years
Pat Robertson has announced he is stepping down as host of The 700 Club, the evangelical current affairs TV show he has hosted for over half a century.
Christian campaigner calls for police culture change after Sarah Everard murder
Christian gender justice specialist Natalie Collins says there must be a "whole culture change" within the Met after the brutal murder of Sarah Everard.
Chinese pastors were told 'to behave' and 'be quiet' ahead of national day
"By applying the already familiar tools of intimidation, Chinese authorities are trying to make the Christians invisible."
Conversion therapy ban will be 'harmful' for people with unwanted same-sex attraction
"Those who seek therapy, not the state, should choose who gets therapy and for what reasons," the International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice has said.
Conversion therapy ban will be the 'beginning of the end' for Christian freedoms
A Christian counselling ministry is urging the government not to go ahead with its planned conversion therapy ban after a major report said it should cover religious practices including "spoken prayer".
Calls for curb on internet pornography after sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer
Christian campaign group CARE says government ministers must urgently curb access to internet pornography in the wake of the Sarah Everard case.
Government restrictions on religion remain high across the world - Pew
Government restrictions on religious beliefs remain at high levels around the world, but religion-related terrorism has declined, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.
Coptic Archbishop urges greater international cooperation to tackle persecution
The Coptic Archbishop of London has called for a "new narrative" in global interfaith dialogue - "one that focuses on human dignity".
Churches need to offer a positive vision of sex, marriage and sexuality, says academic
"We are witnessing a profound recession of marriage across the Western world and it is hitting the poor the hardest," says Christian psychiatrist and academic.
Churches must tackle pornography, conference hears
Churches need to tackle the issue of pornography but often struggle to do so because the subject "feels dirty", a Christian ministry has warned.
Southern Baptist debate on abuse probe is extended for another week
Members of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee have again delayed a decision to waive attorney-client privilege in an investigation into alleged sexual abuse in the denomination, calling for another week of deliberations.
Cautious welcome for China's abortion reduction policy
China is introducing limits on abortion as it grapples with the disastrous fallout of its decades-long one-child policy.
The Lancet apologises over 'bodies with vaginas' cover
Prestigious medical journal The Lancet has apologised after replacing the term 'women' with "bodies with vaginas".
Ex-trans Christian defends evangelical training event after Oxford college's apology
A Christian woman who used to be transgender has defended an evangelical training event after an Oxford college apologised for allowing it to take place on its campus.
Online church was challenging but opened up new opportunities, says report
The report, "British Ritual Innovation under Covid-19", suggests hybrid is here to stay but the experience needs to be improved.
Christian Resources Exhibition returns after 18 month absence
The Christian Resources Exhibition is gearing up for its return nearly 18 months after doors were closed on the event due to the pandemic.