Zones excluding ‘confusing’ behavior at German abortion clinics proposed
German parliamentarians seek to ban Christians and other right-to-life advocates from standing near abortion clinics under a draft law proceeding through the Bundestag.
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History reveals the slippery slope to fascism for Christians with ears to hear
The rise of politicians from America to Russia claiming to champion Christian values and peace yet preaching hatred and division is polarizing families, churches, and communities even far beyond their own countries. Something like this has happened before. Will we Christians learn from recent European history and seek first Christ's kingdom or continue to ride the slippery slope to human totalitarianism in our contexts?
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Don't let the tall poppy syndrome ruin your experience of the Kingdom of God
The Tall Poppy Syndrome has been popularized and exported from Australia but it is endemic in us all and it literally makes us unwell. An antidote can be found throughout Scripture. Rather than drawing others to join us wallowing in misery, we can repent from the Tall Poppy Syndrome and flourish alongside the flourishing.
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Don't let the darkness drag you down, shine like stars for God and bring hope to a fractured world
Right now online it is very easy to be gaslit into responding aggressively to opinions that we disagree with, but it will ultimately harm our sense of well-being. We don’t need to engage in every online debate, writes Katherine Brown. We don't need to take the bait to belittle another perspective while defending our own, but we are called to share good news.
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In times of crises let us respond with hospitality not hostility
In response to increasing antagonism towards migrants and refugees in some Western nations, followers of Jesus should take a long hard look at biblical precedents that promote hospitality and especially New Testament examples. The Church should have a bigger imagination than that promoted by anti-migrant protesters.
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Campaign launched to protect UK religious broadcasting
A campaign has been launched to protect religious programmes from potential cuts in a new Media Bill going through Parliament. The Sandford St Martin Trust has published its #BeliefMatters petition – timed to coincide with the passage of the government's Media Bill to the House of Lords – and has encouraged anyone concerned about the threat to religious broadcasting to sign it.
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Forum to address key issues, provide hope amid global crises affecting orphans and vulnerable children
“The state of orphans and vulnerable children was improving for decades, then suddenly one crisis hit after another,” says Karmen Friesen, principal coordinator of World Without Orphans (WWO), a global movement that seeks to mobilize the Church to respond to the needs of vulnerable children in every nation.
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'We are seeing genuine conversions,' says church leader
Contrary to suggestions in the media, the leader of a UK evangelical church network has said there has not been any "significant influx" of asylum seekers turning to the Christian faith.
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Conservative bishops set out theological vision for Church of England
A group of conservative bishops has issued a new "theological vision" for the Church of England's process of discernment around issues of marriage, relationships, gender and identity.
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Global database provides new info on anti-religion violence
The first global database to track cases of anti-religion violence became available to the general public in January, providing rights advocates, ministries and others a plethora of information to defend religious freedom and belief.
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UK Christian convicted for holding Bible verse outside abortion clinic
By Chris EyteA Christian in the United Kingdom vowed to be jailed rather than pay costs after a judge on Feb. 2 found him guilty of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) for holding up a Bible verse sign near an abortion clinic.
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Nigerian evangelicals call for repentance and integrity as nation marks 65 years of independence
As Nigeria celebrated its 65th Independence anniversary, one of the country’s foremost evangelical leaders called for a “time of sober reflection,” urging church leaders to see their spiritual calling as inseparable from the destiny of the nation and to speak prophetically to its moral and social crises.
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