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Portsmouth church re-launches chill-out zone for Friday night revellers
A church in Portsmouth will open its doors once again to welcome late-night revellers when it re-launches next week.
CofE drops gay priest from nominations for bishop post
The Crown Nominations Commission has rejected the nomination of a gay priest to be the next Bishop of Southwark.
Integrity launches Tweet4Track Twitter app
Twitter app allows music fans to Tweet for new music
Hawaii vetoes same-sex civil union Bill
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle has vetoed a Bill that would have legalised same-sex civil unions.
Indian Christians feel 'unwelcome' in CofE
The Church of England is hoping to draw in members of the Asian community, especially those of Indian origin, after receiving reports that they were feeling unwelcome in mainstream churches.
Christians oppose mandatory sex lessons for academies
Christian Concern for our Nation and the Christian Legal Centre have come out in opposition to a proposed amendment to the Academies Bill that could see academies forced to teach sex education lessons to children and teenagers.
Message Trust celebrates Manchester's former 'no hopers'
Former drug dealer, school drop-out and community troublemaker to be honoured for turning their lives around this Friday
Christians should not be sidelined, says Pickles
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has vowed to put Christian values at the heart of the Government.
Samaritan's Purse provides Haitians relief from sun and storms
International relief organisation Samaritan's Purse has committed to construct 7,500 shelters for victims still without homes, six months after the massive earthquake in Haiti.
Everlasting God â Yfriday releases its 'Very Best of'
Seventeen years is a long time, especially when youâve got the energy, the heart and the inspiration of Yfriday.
Michael W Smith to release new album, Wonder
Grammy Award winning American singer/songwriter Michael W Smith has set the tone for great pop music throughout his career.
Nigeria's Christians fear further attacks
Military turned blind eye, 'systematic' attacks to force Christians out to pave way for Islamic law, claims Release International
More Anglicans warn of split over gay bishop nomination
A group of traditionalist Anglicans has warned that the Church of England may go the same way as The Episcopal Church in the USA and split if it consecrates its first gay bishop.
Labour leadership candidates 'do God' at hustings event
Monday evening saw a Labour leadership hustings event with a difference. It started with a 'time for reflection' and ended with a goody bag for each candidate. It was open to people outside the Labour Party, as well as Labour members.
Translating the Bible into the world's last languages
Every spoken language in the world may have part of the Bible written in their own heart language within 15 years because of new technological advances as well as translation strategies.
MRDF launches appeal to combat West Africa food crisis
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) has launched an urgent appeal for West Africa as millions of people face chronic food shortages.