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  Extending 'DIY' home abortions 'puts women in greater danger'

  Staff writer | Wed 24 Aug 2022 13:10 BST

  The government has come under fire from Christians for making the pills by post abortion service permanent.

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  Nicola Sturgeon to convene second abortion summit

  Staff writer | Sat 20 Aug 2022 12:58 BST

  Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to hold a second summit on abortion access and buffer zones around abortion clinics.

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  Afghan Christians struggle to access humanitarian aid

  Mark King | Sat 20 Aug 2022 11:41 BST

  Christians have become internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Afghanistan but because they are in hiding, they are "isolated from the humanitarian aid normally provided to IDPs", the ICC warns.

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  Lambeth Conference has 'compounded the problems' in the Anglican Communion

  Staff writer | Fri 19 Aug 2022 11:15 BST

  Gafcon leader, Foley Beach, has expressed disappointment with the Lambeth Conference for treating liberal and traditional interpretations of Scripture as "equally valid".

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  Warnings for the UK after Australian conversion therapy ban

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Aug 2022 12:54 BST

  Introducing a conversion therapy ban similar to that in the Australian state of Victoria could be "catastrophic", Christian campaigners have warned.

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  Death threats against JK Rowling are 'appalling', says Archbishop

  Staff writer | Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:27 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out after a death threat was made against JK Rowling.

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  Archbishop voices 'great sadness' after dozens die in Egypt church fire

  Staff writer | Tue 16 Aug 2022 10:13 BST

  The Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London has spoken of his "great sadness" after a fire in a church in Egypt left dozens dead, including many children.

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  Former employee accuses Hillsong of misappropriating church finances

  Staff writer | Mon 15 Aug 2022 12:02 BST

  A former employee of Hillsong has accused the church of misappropriating its finances and giving "large cash gifts" to the family of its founding pastor, Brian Houston.

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  Next prime minister must act to save Afghans from hunger, says Christian Aid

  Staff writer | Mon 15 Aug 2022 11:18 BST

  Christian Aid is calling on the next prime minister to take urgent action to help Afghans survive increasingly desperate conditions in Afghanistan.

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  The BBC 'should remain at the heart of British broadcasting'

  Peter Crumpler | Mon 15 Aug 2022 10:40 BST

  A group of leading UK legislators – including a senior Church of England bishop – have called for the BBC to "remain at the heart of British broadcasting, bringing the nation together, serving all sectors of UK society, and delivering a world-leading service that is respected across the globe."

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  NHS gender clinic facing lawsuit by former patients for 'medical negligence'

  Ryan Foley | Fri 12 Aug 2022 9:15 BST

  An NHS gender clinic is facing a class-action lawsuit from people who experienced adverse effects from what a lawyer leading the legal action describes as possibly one of the "largest medical negligence scandals of all time."

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  Retreat of Christianity has given way to 'censorious and authoritarian' secular public morality - Toby Young

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Aug 2022 6:47 BST

  The decline of Christianity has been replaced by a 'Woke' secular public morality that is leading to the cancellation of orthodox Christians and others who dare to challenge it, says free speech campaigner Toby Young.