MY CHALLENGE TO THE LABOUR PARTY: RETURN TO YOUR JUDEO-CHRISTIAN ROOTS
After the British Labour party was rocked by Nazi row…. I WAS STRUCK WITH A MYSTERIOUS SENSE of déjà vu when, having spent much of the afternoon researching the life…
KIWI ANGLICANS STILL IN A FLAP OVER GAY MARRIAGE
The Anglican Church in New Zealand remains split into two wings on the issue of same sex weddings. At their two-yearly meeting, or synod, in Napier in May, the Church…
IRELAND ALLOWS CIVIL PARTNERS TO ADOPT
The new Adoption (Amendment) Bill in Ireland gives those in a civil partnership the right to adopt children.
NEW APP APPROPRIATE FOR REFUGEES
A new TWR app for smartphones will reach migrants in Europe Christian broadcaster Trans World Radio (TWR) has begun implementing the first phase of a project to reach migrants and…
Pope Francis has left door open for women deacons
Pope Francis says he would be prepared to commission a study into whether women can enter the Catholic clergy at the rank of deacon — one below a priest.
DON’T CLOWN AROUND IN THE PULPIT, SAY CHURCH GOERS
Vicars told sermons are no joke Churchgoers would far rather clergy stick to serious topics and leave the jokes to the comedians. A survey by Christian Research showed that congregations…
REVIVAL HITS WEST VIRGINIA
Open air worship in West Virginia – where spontaneous revival has broken out Schoolboy’s healing miracle leads to 2,000 salvations Reports of a spiritual awakening are emerging from West Virginia…
CHRISTIANS FLEE ERITREA
An anti-persecution charity has found that one in 12 people in Eritrea have now left the East African country. Release International describes Eritrea as “one of the world’s fastest emptying…
VICTORY FOR WAR HERO WHO SAVED ABUSED BOY
A US war hero has been exonerated after he threw a child abuser off a US military base in Afghanistan. Sgt First Class Charles Martland faced a court martial and…
Don’t risk running out of papers!
We had so many orders for the last issue of HEART from readers who wanted to read the articles on the EU that we ran out! Papers were posted to…
PM CALLS ISIS KILLINGS ‘GENOCIDE’
The Prime Minister has told MPs that he believes there is a “very strong case” for labelling ISIS’s actions as acts of genocide, adding that he hopes they will be…
US accused of Iran cover-up
The law firm that successfully lobbied for the release of Christian pastor Saeed Abedini from Iran says the US administration ignored hostages in Iran while negotiating a nuclear deal with…
Bounty put on head of Christian boy
It’s not just Christian men and women but children who have been imprisoned after being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan A young Christian boy in Pakistan charged with blasphemy is…
Iranian prisoner encourages the faithful
The current crackdown on Christians in Iran has targeted the leaders of house churches, but an imprisoned convert has managed to sneak out a message to encourage Iranian Christians.
“PROBLEMS DON’T JUST COME IN ONES, THEY COME IN THREES”
MPs Peter Kyle and Caroline Lucas, right, flank CAP manager Sue Stone An event hosted by the Brighton Light Trust at Holland Road Baptist Church on Saturday 7 May, brought…