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Young Christians keen to engage with other faiths

Young Christians accounted for the greatest proportion of applicants to the Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s Faiths Act Fellowship this year.

Whole-life discipleship may come at great cost, says LICC

Being a whole-life disciple in Britain today may come at great cost to Christians, says Nigel Hopper of the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity.

Concerns for Asia Bibi's safety prompt request for in-prison hearing

Legal representatives of Asia Bibi have requested that her appeal hearing take place within prison walls.

Egypt Islamic authority freezes dialogue with Vatican

The highest Islamic authority in Egypt, al-Azhar, is to suspend all dialogue with the Vatican.

Case adjourned in Christian counsellor's gay therapy case

The trial of a Christian counsellor has been halted amid allegations of witness intimidation

Evangelical Alliance welcomes Home Office ban on Pastor Terry Jones

The Evangelical Alliance has welcomed the Home Office's decision to ban a US pastor from entering Britain after he threatened to burn the Koran.

For African youths, true love really waits

Nearly one million African youths have made a True Love Waits commitment, pledging purity until marriage.

The One Minute Apologist offers quick answers to the big questions

YouTube-based ministry is providing “one-minute” answers to some of the trickiest and toughest questions commonly used to test a Christian’s faith.

Day of prayer planned for Christians in Egypt

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is to host a day of prayer for Christians in Egypt after the brutal attacks of recent weeks.

Fears for vulnerable if assisted suicide is legalised

Vulnerable people may be killed "under the cloak of assisted suicide", peer warns

Cash prize for medical students planning elective in poor overseas community

£500 is up for grabs in an essay-writing competition for medical students planning their elective in a poor community overseas

China admits need to improve human rights record

Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Wednesday that China was “committed” to human rights but admitted that “a lot still needs to be done”.

Facebook co-founder seeking permission for same-sex union in New York

The co-founder of Facebook and his boyfriend are seeking a same-sex union in New York.

Smith Wigglesworth’s mission base brought back to life after 92 years

The mission base of "people's preacher" Smith Wigglesworth is to be lovingly restored in a major project that has attracted interest from around the world.