UK health secretary Wes Streeting said the decision was taken “based on the evidence and advice of clinicians, not politics or political pressure”.

Let us ‘seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness’ (Matt 6:33) and we will be satisfied to sacrifice our lives to see it manifest.

Parliament voted to advance the Bill by 330 votes to 275. “This is te biggest proposed change to our social fabric in a generation”, Christians say.

The artefact contains instructions on how to reach "Ararat", the place where the Ark was left after the flood according to the book of Genesis.

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe reports at least 2,444 anti-Christian hate crimes in 35 European countries in 2023.

“It is very clear that I must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2024”, says the Anglican leader.

“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.

“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.

Walking to Parliament Square in London, the March For Life UK defended that “abortion is not healthcare”.

Christians discuss the recent unrest on an online roundtable. Over 400 people were arrested across the UK due to the disorders.

Anglican priest Nicky Gumbel was recognised with the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) “for services to the Church of England”.

The instinct to withdraw into isolationism and nationalism is understandable, yet it plays into the hands of authoritarian, anti-democratic forces.

‘Campaigners imply that expressing traditional Christian beliefs on sexuality in pastoral conversations is, inherently, a form of conversion therapy’, religious leaders warn.

Keir Starmer’s parents reportedly named him after Keir Hardie, the radical Christian co-founder of the Labour Party. Unlike Hardie, the new UK prime minister belongs to the 37% of Brits who tick the ‘no religion’ box.

Ahead of the election of 4 July, a survey conducted by the Evangelical Alliance United Kingdom found that 93% of evangelicals would like to see more Christians engaged in politics.

The survey shows that UK people of faith are “especially sceptical regarding both climate change existence and its man-made causes”.

The plan will last from 3 June to 3 September 2024. It does not affect patients already established on those medicines by a UK prescriber.

The UK Evangelical Alliance, the Church of England and Christian charity CARE, release several resources to help Christians engage with the coming election.

Abortions soar by 17% in 2022 after the implementation of early abortion procedures at home, which accounted for six out of ten pregnancy terminations.

Miriam Cates, an evangelical parliamentarian in Westminster, explains why she is in politics and speaks up for family, marriage, education and children’s rights.

Some churches are wondering how to “secure their future in a denominational structure that is moving away from them theologically and ethically”, says an Anglican minister in Newcastle.

School handbooks now explain that all hate crimes should be reported to the police. The police are to set up reporting centres throughout Scotland where you can go and ‘clipe’ (a Scots word for snitch or tell-tale) on anyone.

The Baptist Union voted not to change its policy on marriage and ministry. They also confirm that homosexual orientation is no bar to accreditation.

“Extremism is the promotion of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance”, says the new legal definition of the government. Evangelical organisations see a risk in “subjective” decisions about what beliefs can or cannot be expressed.

Gender identity clinics may only offer these controversial treatments to minors in research trials or in “exceptional circumstances”. The government welcomes the decision of the National Health Service.