Paris Olympics organisers apologise after opening ceremony offended Christians
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have apologised for offence caused by scenes during the opening ceremony on Friday evening that Christians claimed mocked Christianity.
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Olympics opening ceremony criticised over 'offensive' drag queen Last Supper parody
The CEO of the UK Evangelical Alliance, Gavin Calver, called the depiction "utterly insensitive, unnecessary and offensive".
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Court upholds ban on Christian teacher who refused to use pupil's preferred pronouns
A High Court judge has upheld a teaching ban on Christian maths teacher, Joshua Sutcliffe, over his refusal to use the preferred pronouns of a biologically female pupil who identifies as a boy.
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Assisted suicide bill introduced to Parliament
Lord Falconer introduced a bill to the House of Lords on Friday that would allow terminally ill adults with six months or fewer to receive medical assistance in ending their lives.
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Elon Musk says he's a 'cultural Christian'
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has opened up about his beliefs and his mission to combat what he calls the "woke mind virus".
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Abuse towards MPs has gone 'beyond the acceptable', says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a return to civility after reports of parliamentary candidates receiving abuse and threats during the recent election campaign.
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Scotland's Christians feel excluded, survey finds
A recent poll of Christians in Scotland has identified a "palpable feeling of exclusion" from public life.
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Archaeologists find evidence of red dye mentioned 25 times in Bible
Fresh colour has been added to the black-and-white text of the Scriptures thanks to the combined efforts of researchers working together on an extensive project to identify dyes in archaeological textiles.
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Church of England's new schools guidance is 'extremely concerning'
The Church of England's draft guidance on bullying has been criticised over its use of terminology on gender and sexuality.
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Legalising assisted suicide would tell terminally ill and disabled 'their lives are worth less than others'
An assisted suicide bill to be debated in Parliament this week will send a "dog whistle message" to the terminally ill and other vulnerable people "that their lives are worth less than others", a coalition of organisations has warned.
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Church Army commissions seven new evangelists
Seven new evangelists have been commissioned by Church Army to share the Gospel across the UK and Ireland.
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Britain's pilgrimage routes retain their popularity
To many, they might seem a historical curiosity more at home in the pages of classic literature like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales but, according to travel experts, pilgrimages are far from a thing of the past in the UK. Instead, new pilgrims are discovering the age-old attractions of the pilgrim trails to Canterbury and Holywell every day, and experiencing Britain in a whole new way.
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Prayers and appeals for peace after Trump assassination attempt
Prayers are being said after an attempt on the life of Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday that left the former US president injured and a spectator dead.
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