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Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Back to the Bible, forward to the world
In his inaugural address as President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Kenneth Howcroft spoke of the ‘desperate need’ for the Church to ‘speak biblically to serve the present age.’ He encouraged Conference representatives to turn…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Number of children treated for cannabis addiction hits record levels
Children receiving treatment for cannabis addiction is at a record level. Experts are blaming the huge rise in drug addiction on the popularity of a new stronger skunk, which is several times more potent than regular…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Court of Appeal hears challenge to 'anti-Islam' dismissal
This week, the Court of Appeal heard the case of Christian Legal Centre, regarding Nohad Halawi, who was dismissed from her job at Heathrow airport after her comments were incorrectly perceived by Muslim colleagues as being…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Call for an end to Christian assemblies in schools
Legislation stating schools must hold a daily ‘broadly Christian’ assembly is at risk of being abolished. The National Governors' Association (NGA) has declared the law, as set out under the 1944 Education Act, to be ‘meaningless’,…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Global Christian leaders call on G20 to tackle tax evasion
Christian leaders representing over 1 billion people from 170 nations have sent an open letter to heads of the G20, calling for urgent action on corruption and tax evasion, reports Micah Challenge International in a media…
Thursday, 03 July 2014 01:00
Pakistan halts Christian exodus; Sri Lanka detains refugees
Pakistani authorities prevented more than one thousand ‘persecuted’ Christians from fleeing Pakistan and hundreds of Christian asylum seekers have been detained in Sri Lanka, a well-informed source told BosNewsLife Sunday, June 29. ‘More than 1000 Pakistani…