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Down's Syndrome documentary among winners of prestigious awards celebrating UK's faith broadcasting
Yesterday saw the announcement of the winners of the 2017 Sandford St Martin Awards, which celebrate excellence in religious programming. The winners included Christian actress Sally Phillips' provocative documentary 'A World Without Down's Syndrome?'

Why thinking of your church as a family could be a really bad idea
A party? A spiritual paracetamol? That half-time inspirational pep talk? A pop concert? What could you liken your church to?

Muslim, Christian leaders condemn desecration of Marawi cathedral in Philippines
A Catholic bishop and a top ranking Muslim cleric has condemned the desecration of a cathedral and the destruction of its holy images by an Islamic group in Marawi, the Philippines.

Pray for us, say Qatar's Christians as crisis deepens
The Qatar crisis is deepening â and Christians in the Middle Eastern nation are calling for prayer for their country.

How Europe's refugee camps are seeing migrants persecuted for their faith
Europe's refugees face harassment and persecution even in the camps that are meant to protect them, a conference at Brussels' European Parliament heard last week.

God, apes, and confused creationists: Why Christians can't make science the enemy
Thel discovery of mysterious fossilised bone fragments has divided the conservative Christian community, with Young Earth Creationists torn on what to say. Many are determined to defend the Bible, but are they missing the point?

UK heads to the polls: Archbishop of Canterbury urges people to vote 'with hope, generosity and commitment to common good'
The Archbishop of Canterbury joined other religious groups and leaders in urging people to vote.

Scottish Episcopal Church faces landmark vote on gay marriage
The Scottish Episcopal Church will today decide whether to legalise gay marriage in church, becoming the first British Anglican church to do so.

Josh Duggar returns to social media 2 years after sexual scandals with photo of son's birthday celebration
Josh Duggar was seen in a photo celebrating son Marcus' birthday.

Do you have an 'emergency strategy' for temptation?
When faced with temptation, what does the Bible tell Christians to do? Should Christians wait and pray for the strength to overcome their temptations, or should they flee from it as soon as possible?

Finding it tough to guard your heart? Here is a word of encouragement for you
Everyone who's ever tried to guard their heart against all sorts of impurities and wrongs knows that it's not an easy thing to do. Why does the heart require much effort to guard?

What to do when the circumstances around you are dire and you're losing heart
We're all going through unpleasant situations. At times, the circumstances that surround us become overwhelmingly depressive or saddening that our hearts begin to feel weak and helpless against them. What do we do when that happens?

Jesus comes to Times Square: thousands pray and hear Bible readings at iconic New York City landmark
A reported 14,000 have come together to lift up the name of Jesus in New York City's Times Square for the Jesus Week evangelistic outreach event.

Evangelist calls for McDonald's boycott over rainbow french fries packet for Gay Pride Month
The fast food giant is serving up its french fries in rainbow-patterned packets for Gay Pride Month.

Tears, applause and interfaith unity as 200 imams visit scene of London Bridge terror attack
They came from across the country, more than 200 imams showing solidarity with their fellow Britons in the wake of the recent terror attacks, including the one on Saturday here at London Bridge.

The Shack review: is the movie version heretical⦠and does it matter?
A film opens this week that arguably presents the most significant opportunity in living memory for Christians to introduce their faith to their friends through an engagement with mainstream culture. Yet so far, excitement about the film has been strangely muted, because there's just one small problem: the film is based on controversial best-seller The Shack.