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Iranian clerics concerned by spread of house churches

The increasing spread of Christianity in Iran and the resulting growth of house churches among Iranians has is greatly concerning Iranian religious experts and clerics. They make frequent statements about the situation.

Terrorist linked to Indonesian church bombings jailed

A former "most wanted" terrorist who made the explosives to blow up several Indonesian churches as part of a major anti-Christian attack in 2000 has been jailed for 20 years.

Children learn of Olympic values and heroes

St Mary's Church in Fratton will be helping children from Portsmouth schools get into the Olympic spirit ahead of the torch's visit to the city.

The ultimate kids car: heart-shaped wheels, sofa bed and ice cream dispenser

What would cars look like if they were designed by kids?

Hotel offers Bibles on Kindle

A hotel in Newscastel has replaced copies of the traditional Gideon Bible placed in each of its 148 rooms with a Kindle pre-loaded with the book.

Call to switch banks after Libor scandal

Christians are being asked to consider switching accounts to ethical banks in light of the rate-rigging scandal at Barclays

Mission workers affected by Colorado wildfires

The fast-moving Waldo Canyon Wildfire last week forced the evacuation of more than 32,000 people and prompted calls for prayer by at least three mission organisations in Colorado Springs.

Petition opposes amendment to women bishops legislation

Church of England bishops are being asked to withdraw a controversial amendment to legislation on women bishops.

Facebook adds same-sex marriage icon

Same-sex couples will now be able to show friends their marriage status after Facebook added new icons.

Sporting devotions from 2K Plus

International Christian sports media agency 2K Plus International Sports Media has launched a new devotional booklet for sports fans.

ACN sees increase in giving

The UK director of a leading Catholic charity has thanked benefactors for keeping up their support for persecuted Christians through the economic downturn.

Young Methodists struggle with embarrassment about their faith

A report to the Methodist Conference has revealed that young members of the Church struggle with feelings of embarrassment about their Christian faith.

Christian group goes to court over cancelled marriage conference

Christian Concern is taking the Law Society and a government-owned conference centre and to court after they cancelled the group's marriage conference.

Christians back call for banking code of conduct

The Association of Christian Financial Advisers has come out in support of calls for a mandatory code of conduct for the banking industry.

New online library for evangelism

A new online library is offering free access to research papers and theses on evangelism

Live performance video from MercyMe

MercyMe have released a new live performance video for their latest single, “The Hurt & The Healer”.