Footballer gets baptised
Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was baptised on 15 January in a swimming pool. Firmino said: “Jesus is love. no explanation. Just believe it.” The footballer shared a video of the…
Government calms gay marriage fears
Now that same-sex marriage has been made legal in Northern Ireland, Secretary of State Julian Smith has reassured religious groups that their freedom of speech will be protected. Smith promised…
High Court to decide if kids should be given trans drugs
A former psychiatric nurse at the Tavistock Clinic, which helps teens change their gender medically, is launching legal action against her former employer. Susan Evans says that puberty blockers for…
London outreach sees hundreds turn to Christ
‘The Turning’, a simple evangelistic initiative, has been reaping a harvest in London. Rev Alex Afriyie of the London Turning Team reports that after just “one hour of evangelism over…
Grooming gangs out of control
Thousands of children who could be saved from sexual exploitation are still being abandoned because of politically correct attitudes. Despite the widely publicised Rotherham scandal where organised abuse continued from…
Atheists target Christian doctor again
A Christian GP accused of trying to convert patients was cleared by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December – but it is investigating him again. The National Secular Society…
Sex education to be compulsory in Wales
The Welsh government announced on 22 January that parents will no longer be able to remove their children from sex or religious education. Welsh children from the age of five…