Victory for Christian fostering agency

by Andrew Halloway

The Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service can continue its ‘Christians only’ policy after the High Court ruled in its favour.

Ofsted had tried to ban the England’s only evangelical Christian fostering agency from recruiting only Christian carers.

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Government in court for U-turn on porn

by Andrew Halloway

The government could be forced to introduce a ban on children watching online pornography after failing to implement plans approved by Parliament.

Regulations to require pornographers to introduce strict age-verification checks online were approved under the Digital … Read More

New ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ guidance

Matt Hancock, the Health Secretary, will be producing new guidance on ‘Do Not Resuscitate’ (DNR) procedures, following accusations of mixed messaging for care homes during the coronavirus outbreak. Two new documents will appear on the NHS website: one for doctors, … Read More

Black people should join police, says top pastor

by Andrew Halloway

The leader of the UK’s biggest Pentecostal church has urged black people to take an active role in public life such as serving in the police, government and judiciary.

Pastor Agu Irukwu of the Redeemed Christian Church … Read More

Girls ‘de-transitioning’ during lockdown

Girls wishing to become boys have been ‘de-transitioning’ after lockdown reduced peer pressure.

Writing on parenting forum MumsNet, a high school staff member revealed that in their school where nine Year 9 girls identified as boys, seven had de-transitioned since … Read More

Prayer inspiration

Israel

Pray for protection for all citizens – Jewish, Muslim, Christian – and for jobs to be created to replace those lost during lockdown, and for immigrants and Holocaust survivors to have all they need. See pages 8-10 for more … Read More

Light at the end of the tunnel

It’s time to tell our friends and neighbours why God has sent (or allowed) this pandemic to hit every nation in the world We are in the middle of summer, but already there is a lot of talk about a … Read More

David vs Goliath

South Africa’s political and religious storm is one that we should also tackle

by Charles Gardner

A battle over Israel is raging in South Africa – both in political and theological terms.

And the only reason it’s not happening in … Read More

In Brief

by Charles Gardner

Blood libel balladeers

British singer Dua Lipa has defamed the Israeli army with blood libel-type false accusations through re-posting a vicious anti-Semitic rant by her friend Vin Arfuso.

It claims that “the big bad tough guys of … Read More

Evangelist who trained millions

US Pentecostal preacher Dr Morris Cerullo died from pneumonia on 10 July, aged 88.

The controversial evangelist preached across the world, including in Brazil, Mexico and Nigeria and was passionate about training young pastors. His website states that by the … Read More