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Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Christian businesses fighting the sex trade
Every night in Sonagacchi, in India, more than 10,000 women stand in line waiting to be picked up for sex. Many of them were trafficked into prostitution. But now Freeset, a Christian business, has bought a…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Videos of Christians forgiving Islamic State go viral in the Arab world
SAT-7 Egypt Director says ‘Resistance through forgiveness’ videos of a 10-year-old Iraqi displaced by Islamic State (IS/ISIS) and of a brother of two Egyptian labourers beheaded in Libya, both voicing forgiveness for their persecutors, have been…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Christian businesses fighting the sex trade
Every night in Sonagacchi, in India, more than 10,000 women stand in line waiting to be picked up for sex. Many of them were trafficked into prostitution. But now Freeset, a Christian business, has bought a…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Mothers' Union calls for prayers for election candidates' families
The Mothers' Union is calling on its thousands of members up and down the country to pray that the families of election candidates ‘will not be affected by criticism or physical threats’. The organisation, which has…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Faith schools under attack by 'forces of intolerance', says Tory MP
Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh made a passionate defence of faith schools in the face of what he said was an attack on their basic ethos by the ‘forces of intolerance’. Leigh proposed the motion that…
Monday, 23 March 2015 00:00
Most deprived areas bear the brunt of local government cuts, says new report
Research published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the most deprived areas of England have seen the largest cuts in funding since 2010. There is still scope for many councils to save money by redesigning…