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Church of England votes to ban Religious Conversion

The Church of England's General Synod has backed a motion calling for a ban on the practice of Religious Conversion, aimed at altering a person's religious orientation. Members of the Church's national assembly, which is holding its annual July sessions…

The search for the Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open for #CranmerList2015

December 1, 2015
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The celebration of Christian saints is a phenomenon which has endured throughout the centuries with an enthusiasm that shows little sign of diminishing. Recent Roman Catholic popes have dished…

Bishop of Chelmsford repudiates episcopal "talent pool"

October 1, 2015
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It was a glorious sermon, with an audacious, if not subversive (which some may call prophetic) intervention on the Church of England's emerging "talent pool" approach to recognising bishops.…

Cameron's good life is not unambiguous, but it is the best of the goods on offer

April 15, 2015
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Everyone strives for the good, but no one ever quite possesses it. It is a future project of hope and value. It might even belong to the past, because…

'Those Who Show Up' – every church leader should read this book

February 27, 2015
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Last week's Faith in Politics report by the Evangelical Alliance gave an interesting if somewhat predictable snapshot of Evangelical Christians' views on politics and their likely voting intentions. The…

The Top 100 UK Christians – nominations now open

November 4, 2014
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In the seemingly eternal quest for hierarchical supremacy in an era of competing rights, societal fragmentation and adversarial identity politics, you may have observed the emergence and proliferation of…