A Conservative MP claims the need to appear religious is equivalent to the pressure to "keep quiet about being gay". James Arbuthnot, who represents North East Hampshire, has today 'come out' as an a...
Gay people should be allowed to get married in churches, two Tory MPs have said, amid calls for leadership on the issue from the Archbishop of Canterbury. Senior MP Nigel Evans said he was "clearly a...
A Conservative MP has been accused of using language "deeply offensive" to Christians after he quoted the Bible to attack those supporting a Bill to block a no- Labour's Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)...
A town council has defended its decision reintroduce prayers to meetings after the National Secular Society said the move could be "alienating" for non-Christia Lyme Regis Mayor, Cllr Owen Lovell, sa...
The most popular songs played at funerals have been revealed - with no traditional hymns in the top ten for the first time. Frank Sinatra's My Way topped the chart drawn up by Co-op Funeralcare, fol...
A leading traditionalist bishop says he's changed his mind over the ordination of females in the Church. The Bishop of Horsham, Rt Revd Mark Sowerby says he's come to the decision after much prayer...
Thousands gathered in London's Trafalgar Square on Sunday to mark Pentecost as part of the Thy Kingdom Come initiative. The crowd braved the rain to hear worship from Matt Redman and the Kingdom Choi...
London's Trafalgar Square plays host to a re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday, in a performance of The Passion of Jesus. The story commemorating the day Jesus is believed to have...
London's Trafalgar Square is set to host a huge gathering of Christians celebrating Pentecost on 9th June. The event will be the climax of this year's Thy Kingdom Come campaign which calls on believe...
The behaviour of a senior Free Church of Scotland figure was "contrary" to the word of God, an investigation by the Church has concluded. Rev Dr Iain D Campbell from the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides...
The struggling commercial arm of Traidcraft, a Christian retailer promoting Fairtrade goods, has unveiled a new plan to help stave off closure. The workforce of Traidcraft plc shall shrink from 67 to...
A church in Bradford says vandals have left a trail of destruction in its car park, setting a van on fire and smashing the windows of two minibuses. All three vehicles, which had been used regularly ...
Rt Rev Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, the first female Church of England priest to become a bishop, has been named the next Bishop of Ripon. Currently the Bishop of Waikato, the new position will require Dr H...
A train on Great Western Railway will be named after John Wesley, founder of the Methodist church. The Bristol Post asked locals to nominate '100 Great Westerners' and the team at The New Room, also ...
One in four young doctors feels burnt out. The General Medical Council warned the results reveal patients could be put at risk as a result.Dr Robert Hardie is a retired GP and former President of the...
A trainee vicar who used his position to befriended and then rape two teenage girls has been jailed for 15 years. Timothy Storey, 35, met his victims at a church summer camp before bombarding them wi...
The most senior court in the UK is hearing the case of a transgender Christian who transitioned from male to female and claims she is entitled to the female sta MB, who cannot be named, is currently ...
A transgender person who was denied the female state pension at 60 year's old did suffer discrimination under UK law, a European court has ruled. The individual, who was born male but underwent gende...
A transgender teenager is taking a Christian school to court for discrimination. The teenager, who was born female but identifies as a male, claims that he was discriminated against because he wasn't...
A transgender teenage pupil at a Catholic school has won a legal battle to wear a skirt to lessons. Lily Madigan, 18, identifies as female but was born a male.She was threatened with suspension fro...
