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Three places to begin reading your Bible
Three places to begin reading your Bible

If you have never read your Bible or it has been a long time, let me take a little mystery out of it.

The simple meme that nails liberal-conservative church divisions
The simple meme that nails liberal-conservative church divisions

There's an internet meme doing the rounds online at the moment that unintentionally tells you a lot about the divide in many major denominations.

Do falling divorce rates show men are getting better at marriage?
Do falling divorce rates show men are getting better at marriage?

Tomorrow, Valentine's Day, is traditionally a date when many couples take the plunge and get engaged.

Next census in Scotland should not include non-binary option, say MSPs
Next census in Scotland should not include non-binary option, say MSPs

MSPs have rejected plans to introduce a non-binary gender option to the next census in Scotland when it takes place in 2021.

Legalising assisted dying would send the message that 'some people are not worth protecting'
Legalising assisted dying would send the message that 'some people are not worth protecting'

Changing the law to allow assisted dying runs the risk of making terminally ill and disabled people believe that their lives are worth less than others.

Ex-transgender woman says sex change 'couldn't solve the underlying issues' of his gender dysphoria
Ex-transgender woman says sex change 'couldn't solve the underlying issues' of his gender dysphoria

A man who lived as a woman named 'Laura' for eight years says that transitioning to the opposite sex could not resolve the underlying issues of his gender dysphoria.

Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression
Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression

Black Panther star Letitia Wright has revealed that her depression was so bad a few years ago that she nearly quit acting.

Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church

Social media was alight this week after actor Ellen Page posted several tweets denouncing Chris Pratt's church as being 'infamously anti-LGBTQ'.

Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols

The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on world governments to step up their commitment to stamping out human trafficking and supporting victims.

Happy #DarwinDay: How to read the Bible and not worry about evolution
Happy #DarwinDay: How to read the Bible and not worry about evolution

I suspect that Christians cling to creationism despite the evidence because they believe rejecting it means rejecting the Bible.

Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa
Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa

African leaders have been urged to turn rhetoric into action to address the urgent migrant and refugee problem across the continent.

Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings
Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings

Details emerged at the hearings in November of how senior figures in the archdiocese failed to handle reports of abuse adequately.

God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people
God bless Alpha – but church is not just for beautiful people

The point is that church is actually a pretty jumbled-up mix of people and that's the beauty of it.

Mexican Church suspended 152 priests over nine years for alleged abuse – bishop
Mexican Church suspended 152 priests over nine years for alleged abuse – bishop

'Some delinquent priests are in prison, others have been suspended from their ministries. In the last nine years, 152 priests have retired.'

British mother-of-two was arrested and detained after referring to transgender woman as a man
British mother-of-two was arrested and detained after referring to transgender woman as a man

A 38-year-old British mother of two was arrested and detained for several hours after calling a transgender woman a man on social media. She remains under investigation.

Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police
Pastor staged his suicide to look like a murder so his family wouldn't suffer shame - police

"None of the evidence points toward foul play," Kent County Sheriff's Detective Lt. Ron Gates told Wood TV in a recent interview. "It all points to it was self-inflicted."