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It\'s easy to talk about banning gay conversion therapy. But how to do it – and where\'s the evidence?
It's easy to talk about banning gay conversion therapy. But how to do it – and where's the evidence?

Jayne Ozanne's call for Group Led Spiritual Abuse to be banned is commendable and yet laden with issues.

\'Trump wants you to be in his reality show\': US theologian Stanley Hauerwas challenges the Church
'Trump wants you to be in his reality show': US theologian Stanley Hauerwas challenges the Church

American theologian and ethicist Professor Stanley Hauerwas has hit out at Donald Trump and offered a stark challenge to the contemporary Church. 'Donald Trump is an idiot who wants you to be in his reality show', Hauerwas said. 'The challenge is not to let him dominate your life.'

Archbishops call emergency debate on state of the nation
Archbishops call emergency debate on state of the nation

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York will use special powers to call an emergency debate on 'unanswered' questions about the 'shape and priorities of our government' at the Church of England's ruling general synod next month.

We have them for schools and universities. Why not a league table for churches?
We have them for schools and universities. Why not a league table for churches?

They've become the measure by which we assess the performance of public institutions. What about a league table for churches?

Egypt's Coptic Christians lament jihadist persecution, forgive killers, but ask: 'Where is our government'?

Egypt's Coptic Christians protesting following the latest jihadist attack on their community, and are questioning the lack of government action to protect them.

Mayor of Rio who is also an evangelical bishop cuts funding for Brazil\'s Rio Carnival
Mayor of Rio who is also an evangelical bishop cuts funding for Brazil's Rio Carnival

The future of the famous Rio Carnival is in doubt after the public subsidy to the 13 samba schools that organise it was halved

\'God revealed himself, even through the valley of the shadow of death\': Steven Curtis Chapman talks to Christian Today
'God revealed himself, even through the valley of the shadow of death': Steven Curtis Chapman talks to Christian Today

Christian Today talks with one of the world's most well-known Christian music stars about his life, music and the story behind it all.

Judge blocks US attempt to send Iraqi Christians back to face perils of ISIS
Judge blocks US attempt to send Iraqi Christians back to face perils of ISIS

A Federal District judge has intervened to block the deportation of more than 100 Iraqi Christians who were arrested earlier this month.

Do you have a troubled spirit? Here\'s how to find peace
Do you have a troubled spirit? Here's how to find peace

The Scriptures teach us that our difficulties do not need to dissolve in order for us to experience the tranquility we desire.

Crisis continues: Millions on brink of starvation in South Sudan, despite end of famine
Crisis continues: Millions on brink of starvation in South Sudan, despite end of famine

South Sudan is no longer classified as facing a famine, but millions across the country are still at risk of starvation, the children's charity World Vision has warned.

Bishop\'s son Neil Hannon says he is \'100 per cent\' behind campaign for equal marriage in Northern Ireland
Bishop's son Neil Hannon says he is '100 per cent' behind campaign for equal marriage in Northern Ireland

The son of a former Church of Ireland Bishop, music star Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy has backed a campaign for gay marriage equality in Northern Ireland.

South Korean Christian told to leave Pakistan after arrest on suspicion of covert missionary work
South Korean Christian told to leave Pakistan after arrest on suspicion of covert missionary work

Pakistan has ordered a South Korean Christian arrested earlier this month to leave the country, accusing him of 'illegal preaching activities' after two of his students at a language school were killed by Islamic State.

A martyr for our moment: 3 lessons from the radical Christian sacrifice of St Alban
A martyr for our moment: 3 lessons from the radical Christian sacrifice of St Alban

Today is the feast day of St Alban – an iconic British Christian martyr, and one the world may need to remember now more than ever.

\'The cross is an offence\': Franklin Graham blasts judge\'s decision to remove 34-foot cross from Florida park
'The cross is an offence': Franklin Graham blasts judge's decision to remove 34-foot cross from Florida park

Franklin Graham has blasted as 'ridiculous' a decision by a federal judge ordering that a 34-foot tall cross be takendown from a Florida park on the grounds that it violates the US Constitution.

England and Wales\' divorce rate drops to lowest level since the 1970s
England and Wales' divorce rate drops to lowest level since the 1970s

There were fewer divorces in 2015 than in any years since the law was changed to make divorce easier – 1971.

Archbishop Welby asks Lord Carey to consider his position as assistant bishop over Ball abuse case
Archbishop Welby asks Lord Carey to consider his position as assistant bishop over Ball abuse case

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has written to his predecessor George Carey asking him to consider his position as an honorary assistant bishop in Oxford over criticism of his conduct in the case of the former bishop and convicted abuser Peter Ball.