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  Hundreds of babies born through embryo adoption scheme

  Samantha Kamman | Tue 12 Jul 2022 3:59 BST

  A Christian adoption agency's embryo adoption programme has led to the birth of hundreds of babies as the practice of embryo adoption and donation remains a contentious issue, even among Christians.

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  Survey: Post-Roe, white evangelicals remain outliers on abortion laws

  Bob Smietana | Tue 12 Jul 2022 3:54 BST

  With Roe v. Wade overturned, white evangelicals support restricting abortion, including through so-called heartbeat laws that ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, according to a new survey.

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  Helping churches be confident in evangelism

  Christian Today | Tue 12 Jul 2022 3:50 BST

  Christian Today speaks to Owen Morgan, part of the Church of England's Vision & Strategy team, to find out more about a new resource to support church leaders in evangelism.

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  Fewer than half of Evangelicals believe Bible is literally true: study

  Leonardo Blair | Mon 11 Jul 2022 13:09 BST

  Only 20% say the Bible is the literal word of God, which is a historic low according to Gallup.

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  Sajid Javid decided to resign while listening to pastor's sermon at Parliamentary Prayer Breakfast

  Staff writer | Sun 10 Jul 2022 11:15 BST

  The words of a Black Pentecostal pastor inspired Sajid Javid to take the leap and resign as Health Secretary after wrestling with the decision for days.

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  James Clerk Maxwell: The physicist who had a deep Christian faith

  J John | Sat 9 Jul 2022 13:28 BST

  Here was one of the most intelligent minds who constantly questioned every aspect of how the universe works. Yet he built his life around a biblical Christianity and remained perfectly content with it.

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  Over 3,000 respond to the Gospel at Festival Manchester

  Staff writer | Sat 9 Jul 2022 13:02 BST

  Tens of thousands of people attended Festival Manchester last weekend, the biggest Christian mission in the North West in a generation, with organisers reporting that 3,472 responded to the Gospel.

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  Creflo Dollar renounces past teaching on tithing

  Leonardo Blair | Fri 8 Jul 2022 6:10 BST

  Challenging popular Evangelical belief, controversial televangelist Creflo Dollar, one of America's most flamboyant proponents of the prosperity gospel, has renounced tithing and all his previous teachings on the subject as "not correct."

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  'I never went to Hillsong,' says Chris Pratt

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 30 Jun 2022 11:14 BST

  Actor Chris Pratt has cleared up rumors about his alleged attendance at Hillsong Church.

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  A lesson in death from Dame Deborah James

  Claire Musters | Thu 30 Jun 2022 10:52 BST

  I have been reflecting on what Dame Deborah James' life and death could teach us. Here are a few of my thoughts.

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  'I prayed every day' in solitary confinement, says former mob boss who turned to God in prison

  Nicole Alcindor | Thu 30 Jun 2022 10:15 BST

  Michael Franzese, an ex-mob boss-turned-outspoken Christian author and speaker, says he turned to the Bible and prayer during his 29 months and seven days in solitary confinement.

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  What can Christianity and Judaism teach us about good leadership?

  Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster | Mon 27 Jun 2022 9:25 BST

  In this latest installment of their Jewish-Christian dialogue, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and Hebrew scholar Dr Irene Lancaster explore what the two faiths have to say about good leadership.