Street preachers escape prosecution
Two Christian street preachers questioned by police after preaching on a Surrey high street in December will not face criminal charges. Charges were dropped against preachers Dave Barker (right) and…
‘Dead’ church will be born again as youth outreach
St Nicholas Church in Bristol will be refurbished and its work financed for six years at a cost of £3.8 million The Church of England is relaunching a Bristol church,…
Tories give travel cash for abortions
The new funding for low-income Northern Irish women to travel to England for an abortion has stunned Christian campaign group CARE. CARE explained that the UK Government “does not have…
Fifty years of legalised ‘choice’
Pro-life peer Lord David Alton protested on the 50th anniversary of the Abortion Act with supporters, outside Parliament Abortion ‘greatest shame of our nation’ Pro-life champion Lord Alton of Liverpool…
Anglicans to debate gay blessing
The Church of England is to consider whether to offer blessing ceremonies to same-sex couples. One of the five cathedrals singled out for the Reformation challenge was Hereford, whose bishop,…
Laity leader quits ‘heretical’ bishops’ council
Leading evangelical Lorna Ashworth has resigned from the Archbishops’ Council in protest at increasingly liberal attitudes on gay issues. One of only two representatives on Church of England’s governing body…
‘Turbulent priests’ give bishops until February to repent
Evangelical Anglicans have used the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation to issuean ultimatum to the Church’s leadership. Bishops have until February to restore biblical teaching on marriage…