By Andrew Symes, Anglican Mainstream: The Bishops of the Church in Wales have made it clear that any Christian teaching, counselling or prayer which implies preference towards “heterosexual norms”, or which is not positive towards homosexual practice and gay or transgender identity, should be included in a legal ban. The UK government has already committed […]

by Emily Wood, Christian Post: A Nigerian civil society organization estimates that over 3,400 Christians have been killed by extremists since January, a number that nearly surpasses the number of Christian deaths Open Doors USA estimated in Nigeria for all of 2020. The Anambra-based International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) released […]

from Evangelical Focus: There were over 210,800 abortions. The abortion rate for women aged under 18 decreased but has increased for those over 35. According to the latest data from the UK Government as of 12 July 2021, there were 210,860 abortions in England and Wales in 2020. “The vast majority (209,917) were to residents […]

The recent speech by the Bishop of Liverpool caused great concern among evangelicals on a number of counts. Following its publication, CEEC wrote privately to Bishop Paul to express this and we are aware of other evangelicals who also wrote to him. We are grateful that Bishop Paul has publicly apologised for the fact that […]

by Donna Birrell, Premier: The biblical idea of Sabbath is an ancient answer to modern anxieties, according to a new report from the Christian think tank, Theos. “Just work, Humanising the Labour market in a changing world” by Paul Bickley and Barbara Ridpath, says the pandemic has intensified working practices with people spending more hours […]

by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch: Prophetic insights from Muggeridge on the decay of cultures: When I penned a brief biographical piece on the great Malcolm Muggeridge two days ago, I did not envisage it turning into a trilogy. But yesterday I wrote about his views on suffering. I mentioned that this was one of several clear […]

by Calvin Robinson, spiked: A CofE vicar faces the sack for hugging a mourner. The Reverend Charlie Boyle – the vicar of All Saints’ Church in Poole, Dorset – could potentially be sacked for breaking Covid guidelines. Boyle stands accused of singing the final verse of an Easter hymn without wearing a mask and generally […]

from Anglican Ink: Gafcon Australia has outlined its plan to support Anglicans who leave the Anglican Church of Australia over doctrinal revision which overturns the plain teaching of Scripture. At an online meeting replacing the postponed Gafcon Australasia conference on Monday, the Chair of Gafcon Australia, Bishop Richard Condie, expanded on Gafcon’s Commitment 2020. “With great […]

by Gavin Ashenden: It’s not an easy thing being a national Church; especially when the nation and the Church want very different things. But has the C of E crossed the Rubicon of sacrificing its identity as Church in order to provide the nation with a comforting taste of spirituality on its own terms? Has […]

from The Pastor’s Heart: The resignation of Rev Andrew Pearson as rector of the 11-hundred strong Advent Cathedral in Birmingham, Alabama has come as a shock. The conventional wisdom had been that Advent could ride the storms of liberalism surrounding it, despite many other evangelicals being gradually forced out of America’s Episcopal Church over the […]