Whitewashed virtue
Dr Sanjee Perera, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, gave a keynote talk titled, ‘Where have all the black saints gone?’ at this October’s Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE)…
Christians set to flee Iraq & Syria
Turkish invasion could wipe out cradle of Christianity by Andrew Boyd and Andrew Halloway An uncertain future: will these children, living as refugees in Erbil, Kurdistan, be the last generation…
Gospel message comes to Pompey
J John kicks off another JustOne campaign POPULAR evangelist J John’s successful ‘JustOne’ outreach initiative has already united churches and drawn crowds to large arenas in London, Kent and Belfast.…
Estate agents forego roof over head to help homeless
WHAT DO three bank staff, four insurance brokers, three estate agents and three ministers of religion have in common? They all slept outside in five degrees to raise money for…
Judges hear of eternal judgement
DIGNITARIES in their Sunday best heard an unmistakeable Gospel message at a Judges Service. The annual event, usually a rather dry occasion, was given new life by West Sussex High…
Turkey’s Syria invasion could wipe out Christians
Christians are facing an existential threat from Turkish-backed forces by Andrew Halloway “The Turkish military offensive into northeast Syria has wreaked havoc on the lives of Syrian civilians who once…
Disabled man arrested for praying
A wheelchair-bound pro-life supporter is the first person in modern times to be arrested in the UK for praying in public. Christian Hacking, from London, had his case dismissed –…
Christian group protests over LGBT lessons
A Christian organisation has been set up to oppose the government’s new sex education requirements that will be introduced in English schools in September 2020. Our Children Our Faith Our…
Backlash against abortion and gay marriage in N Ireland
Christians in Northern Ireland are strongly resisting the imposition of abortion and same-sex marriage on their province by the UK Parliament. The main denominations are refusing to conduct same-sex weddings.…
Charity bosses die in crash
Three of the leaders of Christian environmental charity A Rocha were killed in a road accident on 28 October. Premier News reports that A Rocha founders Peter and Miranda Harris…