The COVID-19 pandemic that led to the deaths of over 4 million people worldwide also caused a spike in the number of children who are now orphaned, a new report has revealed. By April, over a year after countries worldwide were hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s estimated that as many as 1.5 million …
According to figures recently published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the number of abortions performed in Switzerland increased in 2020 compared to the previous year. The figures for the cantons of Bern and Glarus are still missing, but in the remaining cantons, there were 10,906 abortions in 2020, a record since the statistics were first published in 2007. After …
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In May 2016, Oxford Mathematics Professor John Lennox visited Spain to speak at the national ‘Apologetics Forum’ in Tarragona. There he had a conversation with Evangelical Focus, GBU Spain (IFES) and Fundación RZ. The scientist reflected about the fall of the so-called New Atheism, the definition of ‘faith’, the importance of dialogue and the need of understanding the Bible. …
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A landmark legal challenge against the government over discriminatory abortion laws is being heard at the High Court. The case has been brought by Heidi Crowter, a 26-year-old Coventry woman who has Down’s syndrome, and Máire Lea-Wilson from Brentford, West London, whose 2-year-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome. In England, Wales and Scotland, there is a …
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Reverend Mark of the Free Methodist Church in Zambia has been ministering to youth in the impoverished community of Msisi over the course of the pandemic. The town of Msisi is characterized by high levels of robbery, alcohol and drug abuse, physical and sexual abuse of women and children, prostitution, poverty, unemployment, and poor sanitation. To say …
For London-based Equipping People Church, if churches want to reach and engage young adults, they have to focus on four key areas. Equipping People Church is a thriving church in south London. Pastor Akinola Abiona has seen the church grow, particularly amongst young adults. Here he shares some of EPC’s story and some lessons he …
One of the fascinating things about Christianity is how very different the great men and women of God are. George Müller (1805–1898) was not just different, he was unique. Müller was born in the then Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany). He grew up into a young man who was frequently involved in petty crime, often …
The Christian Institute is asking people to pray for an evangelical fostering agency seeking to operate according to its faith-based ethos. Cornerstone, England’s only evangelical fostering agency, was challenged by Ofsted over its recruitment policy, which requires carers to be Christian and abide by an evangelical understanding of sexual conduct. Last year, the High Court upheld …
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The end of lockdown is often referred to as ‘light at the end of the tunnel’. A light that has often felt tantalisingly close, only to recede once again into the distance. Lockdown has undoubtedly been a time for the dark corners to grow — so much more has gone unseen and unheard. It’s been …
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Eight years after lifting a ban on homosexual youth when it boasted more than 2.7 million members, the Boy Scouts of America now has just 762,000 members as it continues to grapple with some 82,000 sexual abuse claims from former Scouts, court records show. In just one year alone, from 2019 to 2020 amid the pandemic, the BSA’s flagship …