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Churches urged to embrace contactless payments as more Brits go cash-free
Churches are being advised to take action now to ensure they don't miss out on vital donations as Britain increasingly moves towards being a cashless society.
Pastors in peril: Can power rewire their brains?
Powerful people stop being able to empathise with others because their brains actually change.
American 'missionary' killed on remote Indian island
An American described as a missionary has been murdered on one of the islands in India's remote cluster of Andaman and Nicobar.
Scotland considers opt out organ donation plans dubbed a 'placebo' by Christians
Christians say the opt out system has not been proven to work
Christian mother accuses school of forcing child to participate in gay pride event
A Christian mother has claimed that a London school forced her son to take part in a gay pride event.
Thousands turn out for Tearfund's Big Quiz Night
More than 22,000 people from South Wales to the Shetlands and Bournemouth to Belfast pitted their wits against each other as more than 500 British churches put on events.
Finding my true identity: What motherhood taught me about God
One of the hardest yet most shaping times of life has been the season of being at home with little ones.
The greatest threat to today's church? Lack of imagination
We are very used to doing things in the same old way. We are much less good at finding new ways of being church and making the good news known.
Alarm as number of child gamblers quadruples
A Gambling Commission study has found that 450,000 aged 11-16 bet regularly, with scratchcards, slot machines and bets among friends most popular.
Israel seeks US backing against Airbnb over removal of listings in West Bank settlements
AirBnB decided to remove the approximately 200 'listings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians'.
Health campaigners say allowing children to try alcohol at home will not deter binge drinking
Health campaigners are warning parents that it is a myth to think that allowing children to drink in the home will put them off binge drinking.
Instagram removes 'hate speech' post saying only men should be pastors - then apologises
The social networking giant Instagram is admitting that it made an error when it removed a Reformed Baptist ministry's post promoting an op-ed contending that women shouldn't be pastors and has restored the post in question.
Christian music artists worship Jesus at the White House
Christian music artists gathered at the White House last week for a historic worship session.
Kenya orders Marie Stopes to stop performing abortions
Kenya has demanded that Marie Stopes stop performing abortions at its centres across the country.
As Christmas looms, ISIS again threatens attack on Pope Francis
A pro-ISIS media group has threatened to attack Pope Francis as Christians around the world gear up to celebrate the birth of Christ.
Freed Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi needs German passport to leave Pakistan - lawyer
The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give her whole family citizenship to start a new life in Europe.