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Iranian pastor Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani and two of his church members received a final appeal decision after years of arrests and detentions on the basis of what seems to be bogus criminal charges. Pastor Nadarkhani and Deacon Fadaie have each received six-year sentences, while church member Mohammadreza Omidi (Yuhan), received a sentence of 24 months. […]
The Prime Minister has announced that places of worship in England can reopen for prayer and services, including weddings with a maximum of 30 people, from 4th July. Boris Johnson, speaking to the House of Commons on Tuesday said: ” “I know many have mourned the closure of places of worship, and this year Easter, […]
NEW scientific evidence from Germany has cast doubt on the claim that singing constitutes a high-risk activity in the transmission of Covid-19. This and other evidence suggests with adequate risk assessment and social distancing, singing could be restored in some contexts as part of church life in the UK. Stories about the danger of transmitting the coronavirus through […]
In the most radical shake-up of divorce laws for half a century in England and Wales, the reforms will shorten the time needed to be granted a divorce to six months and eliminate the need for spouses to prove unreasonable behaviour. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill is due to come into effect in autumn 2021 […]
With what we’re all witnessing in the world right now, from protests across the globe calling for racial justice, to the mass calling for an end to police brutality against black people. All resulting as a response to the unjust, undignified and inhumane killing of George Floyd by police officers in America. This and the […]
The senior pastor of the Atlanta-based Passion City Church, Louie Giglio took to social media on Tuesday to publicly apologise for using the phrase ‘white blessing’ in the church’s Sunday service online broadcast. He explained that it was in a bid to try and get his “white brothers and sisters to see that White Privilege […]
Rebecca St James is a household name- at least to anyone who grew up listening to Christian music, especially in the 90s Now after years away from the scene, she is back with a new single, a new podcast and a new album set to be released in July 2020. She attributes this to God […]
June 14th marked three years of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster which claimed 72 lives. To commemorate the day, a virtual service was held, hosted by the Bishop of Kensington, the Rt Rev Dr Graham Tomlin. The virtual service included a series of video messages from relatives of the victims, members of the local community […]
The award in question is the 2020 Sandford St Martin Trustees’ Award Accepting the award, Stormzy who has headlined on Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, won three Brits, campaigned for Grenfell residents, stated, “Every award I’ve ever collected, whatever achievement I’ve ever had, I’ve always been vocal about the fact that it’s not possible without God. He’s the […]
Christian singer Natalie Grant has said that she and her composer husband have lost thousands of fans after they spoke out against racism amid the George Floyd protests. Grant spoke in an Instagram Live broadcast, saying: “Maybe you’re like me and you’ve said, ‘I’m not a racist.’ I mean, I’m not a racist. And if […]
The Good Witch’s Bailee Madison, Kevin Quinn (Adventures in Babysitting), Sherri Shepherd (Ride Along 2) and David Koechner (Anchorman) are just some the actors starring in what is to be the first Netflix Orginal faith-based musical Created by Alan Powell who also co-wrote and co-produced the film, the story centres on Quinn a troubled teenager (played by Will Hawkins). After […]
