British Isles
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
'Speak up for Jesus', Lord Carey urges Christians
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has urged Christians in the UK to be more public about their faith in Jesus Christ. Writing in the Telegraph, he also highlighted the reluctance of Western governments to acknowledge…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Giving vulnerable children a Home For Good
Home for Good is a church-based fostering and adoption campaign. A joint initiative of the Evangelical Alliance, Care for the Family, and CCPAS, the campaign is using a network of churches across the UK to encourage…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
Scottish sex ed guidance ignores traditional marriage
Parents who believe in traditional marriage are being sidelined by draft sex education guidance, Scotland for Marriage has warned. The pro-marriage group said under the proposals, teaching about marriage will be downgraded in sex education. Scotland…
Thursday, 09 January 2014 00:00
The C of E's experimental baptism liturgy
The devil, it is sometimes said, is in the detail. But in an experimental service from the Church of England, it is the absence of Satan from the small print which is causing a furore. A…
Monday, 06 January 2014 20:45
Welby dismisses critics' calls to stay out of politics and stick to talking about God
The Archbishop of Canterbury shrugged off calls from critics to steer clear of politics and “just talk about God” insisting that the Church has increasingly become the “glue” holding society together. The Most Rev Justin Welby…
Monday, 06 January 2014 00:00
Progress on Northern Ireland 'must not be squandered'
Amnesty International has warned that the opportunity to deal with the past in Northern Ireland must not be squandered following a lack of agreement at the end of multi-party negotiations, chaired by Dr Richard Haass. Northern…