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Dubai Sheikh helps Cornish town buy its Methodist Chapel
Dubai Sheikh helps Cornish town buy its Methodist Chapel

The ruler of Dubai has helped a small Cornish village buy its Methodist chapel after residents wrote requesting his help.

The future of faith: 5 tech upgrades your church needs today
The future of faith: 5 tech upgrades your church needs today

The world is advancing now more than ever, is the Church keeping up? Here are 5 tech upgrades you church needs to stay #relevant.

Leader of Islamist terror group in Nigeria makes chilling proclamation: There is no room for Christians
Leader of Islamist terror group in Nigeria makes chilling proclamation: There is no room for Christians

Abubakar Shekau told Islamic clerics there was 'no way' Muslims and Christians could work together.

Abortions for Northern Irish women free on NHS, MPs told
Abortions for Northern Irish women free on NHS, MPs told

Abortions for Northern Irish women will be allowed on the NHS, the chancellor announced today, in a major concession to avoid a Tory rebellion in the House of Commons.

UK Churches can help to tackle scourge of debt
UK Churches can help to tackle scourge of debt

A new report indicates a number of the ways in which churches can, and are, helping those in debt.

DNA found in ancient Egyptian mummies supports Biblical narrative of descendants from Noah\'s son Ham
DNA found in ancient Egyptian mummies supports Biblical narrative of descendants from Noah's son Ham

The biblical narrative that the first Egyptian Dynasty descended from the biblical Ham, the son of Noah, as told in the book of Genesis, could well be supported by recent research based on DNA taken from Egyptian mummies, analysts said.

Prince William and Harry to attend rededication of Diana\'s grave
Prince William and Harry to attend rededication of Diana's grave

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along with Prince Harry will attend a service by the Archbishop of Canterbury to rededicate the grave of Princess Diana.

Would you rather an atheist to an evangelical Christian as Prime Minister? Canadians say they would
Would you rather an atheist to an evangelical Christian as Prime Minister? Canadians say they would

Canadians would rather vote for an atheist than an evangelical Christian, a new poll suggests.

Megapastor John MacArthur says \'no one is gay\', compares homosexuality to adultery
Megapastor John MacArthur says 'no one is gay', compares homosexuality to adultery

The influential Christian megapastor John MacArthur has said that 'no one is gay', comparing homosexuality to robbery or adultery and arguing that no one person is 'hardwired' with such a disposition.

Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland\'s strict abortion laws
Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws

Christians have welcomed a legal ruling today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation is not incompatible with human rights after three judges in the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled it was not up to the courts to decide on abortion law but local government.

Christian charity says food bank usage likely to rise, calls for review of welfare changes
Christian charity says food bank usage likely to rise, calls for review of welfare changes

The Trussell Trust, the Christian based charity which runs the majority of the UK's food banks says their use may continue to rise.

The spiritual genius of Rowan Williams: Thoughts on the 3rd anniversary of his visit to a Jewish-Christian dialogue group
The spiritual genius of Rowan Williams: Thoughts on the 3rd anniversary of his visit to a Jewish-Christian dialogue group

On the extraordinary contribution to Jewish Christian relations in the contemporary era by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams

Why Christians, of all people, should understand the difference between knowledge and truth
Why Christians, of all people, should understand the difference between knowledge and truth

What the internet utopians missed in their confident beliefs about the role of the internet puncturing authoritarianism, is that there is a difference between knowledge and truth. The availability of information is, of itself, no guarantee to truth.

Are you guilty of fake godliness?
Are you guilty of fake godliness?

Paul warned some will have a form of religion but be devoid of its power and as much as we wouldn't like to admit it, that could be us.

Top papal advisor Cardinal Pell takes leave following abuse charges
Top papal advisor Cardinal Pell takes leave following abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell – a key papal advisor and the most senior figure in the Australian Catholic Church – has been charged over historic allegations of child sex abuse.

Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation
Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation

A Church of England bishop is leading calls for change as a new report shows a worrying failure by successive governments over two decades to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.