7 ways in 7 days to engage with the Olympics
The start of the Olympics is just over a week away and the message from the Catholic Church is: \"It\'s still not too late to get involved!\" .
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Church failing to prepare people for suffering
Christians need to be ready for suffering, the former Bishop of Chester has said.
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PHOTO NEWS: Bicentenary of Methodism in Australia
Wesley Mission celebrated the bicentenary of Methodism in Australia, Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. A reenactment in Marthin Place was followed by a March of Witness to the State Theatre for a packed program of celebration.
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Are Christians inconsistent when not obeying all the laws in the Bible? Tim Keller refutes such claim
Tim Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, gets frustrated every time he hears the argument that Christians are inconsistent because they \"pick and choose\" what to follow in the Bible.
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Wesley Mission expect thousands to join celebration of Methodist bicentenary
Wesley Mission is celebrating 200 years of the Methodist faith in Australia with two major public events in Sydney on Sunday, 15 July, 2012.
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Expelled Catholic priest blames celibacy for child sex abuse
Father Bernard Lynch, a homosexual Catholic priest and activist known for defying Vatican teachings, has once again challenged the Roman Catholic Church by revealing that he has been married to a man for the past 14 years. Lynch also blames teachings on celibacy for the child sex abuse cases gripping the Catholic Church.
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Episcopal church amends canons, gives transgenders right to be ordained ministers
A day after a legislative body of the Episcopal Church voted to sell the denomination\'s New York headquarters amid budget cuts and declining membership, church leaders on Saturday adopted legislation to give transgenders the right to become lay and ordained ministers.
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Louie Giglio at Hillsong conference: praise is a weapon that broke me out of depression
Evangelist Louie Giglio, speaking during the last day of the Hillsong Conference in Sydney Friday, shared about how he was lifted by God\'s grace from a more than two-month struggle with the physical and emotional symptoms of stress and depression.
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Church hears vision for global mission
The Church of England General Synod today received a report setting out a new vision for mission in a diverse world.
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Archbishop defends CofE's gay marriage stance
The Archbishop of Canterbury last night defended the Church of England's position on legalising gay marriage.
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Rowan Williams: I long to see women bishops in CofE
The Archbishop of Canterbury warned that the Church of England would be "staring into the abyss" if it delayed final approval of draft legislation on women bishops any longer.
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Methodist Church opposes use of drones
The Methodist Church has challenged the use of drones in targetting suspected terrorists.