The theologically conservative Global Methodist Church is appealing a ruling from a Nigerian court in a legal battle over the registration and resources of the United Methodist Church
Christians are being asked to pray for the Metropolitan Police after a damning report concluded that Britain's biggest police force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic.
Muslim extremists on March 15 seriously injured a pastor and his 14-year-old son as they were preparing for an all-night prayer vigil at their church site in eastern Uganda, sources said
Muslim extremists on March 15 seriously injured a pastor and his 14-year-old son as they were preparing for an all-night prayer vigil at their church site in eastern Uganda, church leaders said.
Atheist evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has defended Harry Potter author J K Rowling from the criticism she has received for her pushback against the efforts of trans activists to pretend ...
A bill introduced by two ultra-Orthodox of members of Israel's Knesset would make it a criminal offense to persuade anyone to convert to another religion. The two lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, and they have been introducing versions of the law for years. The lawmakers are part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition. The Knesset bill would strengthen an existing law that makes it a crime to give anything of value to persuade anyone to change their religion and proselytizing to anyone under 18 years of age. The proposed law states, "(Anyone) who persuades a person, directly, digitally, by direct mail, or online, to convert his religion, his sentence is one year imprisonment, and if the person was a minor, his sentence is two years imprisonment."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Wednesday to a chorus of concern from evangelical Christians in the U.S. and from believers in Israel related to a bill introduced by two ultra-Orthodox of members of Israel's Knesset . The bill would have made it a criminal offense to persuade anyone to convert to another religion. In a tweet, Netanyahu declared in Hebrew and in English, "We will not advance any law against the Christian community." The prime minister's announcement allayed fears that the bill proposed by two members of the coalition government would become law.
Many Israelis recall the traumatic scenes of the 2005 "disengagement," when the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, under pressure from the Bush administration and the international community, approved the forced removal of some 9,000 Israeli citizens from Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and northern Samaria (the West Bank). In a history-making vote Tuesday, Israel's parliament, the Knesset, voted to repeal the Disengagement Law applying to Samaria, where four communities were dismantled. The Biden administration opposed the vote and summoned Israel's ambassador to the U.S. for consultation.
Christians are joining in daily prayers for King Charles ahead of his coronation on 6 May.
The home secretary was asked for clarity on the policing of 'thought crime' by Andrew Lewer MP after the arrests of pro-life volunteers outside abortion clinics.
"Directing the Church of England on doctrine is not the job of Parliament," Andrew Selous MP told the Commons in response to an attempt by Ben Bradshaw MP to force through change.
