“Prosecutors will need to consider not only all the facts of the particular conduct, but also the context in which it takes place”, says the Crown Prosecution Services.
Death toll has risen to at least 213. An evangelical couple shares how they rely on the Lord after losing everything in the flood.
At least 213 people have died and dozens have disappeared in various towns in the regions of Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalusia.
Carmen Hombre Ponzoa, a teacher in Spain, was imprisoned and later executed while pregnant, together with her husband. She belonged to the small Protestant minority.
Archbishop Justin Welby also validates same-sex relationships, further deepening the Church of England's internal division. Evangelical Anglicans call for his resignation.
While evangelical and Muslim places of worship grew significantly, the rest of the confessions remained the same or fell in number compared to 2023.
In Norway, the “divide among Christian churches follows a new line”, notes journalist Tore Hjalmar Sævik.
The Walk for Freedom silent marches expose the invisibilisation of modern slavery and the need to take action as a society.
A concise joint Christian statement signed by Pentecostals, Baptists, evangelical Lutherans, as well as the Roman Catholic bishops, denounces the “activism” and “pressures” of the government.
“Today, the court has decided that certain thoughts, silent thoughts, can be illegal in the United Kingdom”, Adam Smith-Connor said after the court ruling.
Ten years after the independence referendum, a report reflects on the influence of faith in policy making. “Christians should make a difference”, says deputy first minister Kate Forbes.
The Eurodiaconia event in Santander brought together experts and non-profit organisations from a range of countries, which shared about their best practices.
On 5 October, evangelicals from many churches gathered in Burgas for the seventh National Day of Prayer. The initiative drew attention to the importance of collective intercession as a force for spiritual transformation and societal renewal.
“In this sad time, it gives me great joy that the church is showing how God's love tastes”, says a pastor in Jeseník, one of the towns most affected in the Czech Republic.
In a straightforward style, Stéphane Lauzet describes the steps different streams of evangelicalism in France did to create the National Council of Evangelical Christians. “They put aside their preconceptions and recognised their common faith”.
Several people were arrested after an American woman died in the so called ‘Sarco’ capsule. The Swiss interior minister says it is not legally compliant.
In 2023, 103,097 abortions were performed in Spain, an increase of 4.8% over the previous year. The pharmacological method is on the rise.
The leader of the Spanish Evangelical Alliance is invited to speak on freedom of conscience, as ‘Reformismo21’ opens a channel to learn about what evangelicals think of a range of societal issues.
“Pray that what is really in the hearts of the individual candidates is revealed”, says Oliver Stozek, leader of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance.
In the first five months of 2024, 18,000 migrants arrived on the Canary Islands' coasts. Leaders of churches say solidarity is needed between regions in Spain.
At least 630 religious places have been damaged, says a report of Mission Eurasia. Russian soldiers raid churches, ban religious activities and persecute faith leaders.
As the coalition government pushes for liberalisation of abortion, pro-life organisations say their message is increasingly being heard.
Analysts note “a shift in morality that is affecting the way many Europeans interpret the ‘good news’ of the Gospel”. The State of the Great Commission report is the reference document for the 5,000 evangelical leaders at the Lausanne 4 Congress in Seoul.
The decline in membership of the two historic Christian confessions will have consequences: “Every fifth worship place will no longer be used for its original purpose”.
A macro-study of the government to combat trafficking shows that over 114,000 women are in prostitution. The Minister for Equality hopes to pass an abolitionist law similar to the French one. Evangelical organisations support it.
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