A Christian charity working with drug addicts in Birmingham is to be investigated by the Charity Commission.
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Christian drugs charity investigated by Charity Commission
Watch LIVE: RCCG August 2018 Holy Ghost Service – “Dominion”
You are watching the RCCG August 2018 Holy Ghost Service, at the ongoing 66th Annual Convention tagged “Dominion”. With Pastor E.A. Adeboye ministering LIVE from the Redemption Camp, K/M 46-48, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.
Theme: RCCG 66th Annual Convention 2018 “Dominion”
Time: 7:00 PM [19 HRS GMT]
Date: Friday August 10th, 2018
Venue: Redemption Camp, KM 46 Lagos Ibadan Expressway, Mowe, Ogun State Nigeria.
Watch LIVE: RCCG August 2018 Holy Ghost Service – “Dominion”
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Church leaders unite to condemn government’s ‘hostile environment’ on immigration
In an open letter to Sajid Javid, they call on the government to dismantle their ‘hostile environment’ policies.
They say: “It deliberately prevents people who cannot provide the right documentation – for whatever reason – from getting work, renting a home or accessing the kinds of services we all need to live.
“This is leading to poverty, homelessness and avoidable suffering. We believe it is inhumane to use destitution, or the threat of destitution, as a policy tool to encourage people to leave the country.”
They also say that they are worried that the policies are increasing racist discrimination, citing how people who don’t look or sound ‘British’ are facing a harder time getting homes and jobs.
The letter continues: “As Christians we assert the importance of offering welcome to the stranger and caring for the vulnerable, whoever they are.
“Many of our churches support those who have suffered hardship because of the hostile environment. Our churches include some of the very people who are at risk of destitution and discrimination. We hear many stories of how the system has failed people and the harmful human impact of these policies.”
The letter is signed by, among others, Revd Michaela Youngson – President of the Methodist Conference, the bishops of Croydon, Loughborough and Lewes, the CEO of Housing Justice and Revd Dr Geraint Tudur – the General Secretary of the Union of Welsh Independents.
Responding…
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‘All jokes about religion cause offence’, Rowan Atkinson defends Boris Johnson over burka comments
The actor, known for his comedy performances in Mr Bean and Blackadder, said the remarks were funny.
Atkinson wrote in a letter to The Times: “As a lifelong beneficiary of the freedom to make jokes about religion, I do think that Boris Johnson’s joke about wearers of the burka resembling letterboxes is a pretty good one.”
He added: “All jokes about religion cause offence, so it’s pointless apologising for them.
“You should really only apologise for a bad joke. On that basis, no apology is required.”
The Uxbridge MP said Muslim women wearing face coverings “look like letter boxes”, and compared them to bank robbers and rebellious teenagers in a Telegraph column.
Mr Johnson is to face an investigation by an independent panel after complaints that his comments breached the Conservative Party’s code of conduct.
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Popular Internet Pastor Greg Locke Marries Church Assistant After Divorce
After months of denying they were in an intimate relationship before his recent divorce, Greg Locke, the outspoken internet preacher and lead pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, has married his administrative assistant and ex-wife’s best friend, Tai Cowan McGee.
Pulpit and Pen first cited a copy of the newlywed’s marriage certificate filed in Wilson County, showing that Locke, 42, and McGee who also recently went through a divorce, were married on Tuesday by Global Vision Bible Church’s Executive Pastor Jarrod Almond. The marriage came after Locke legally divorced his ex-wife Melissa, whom he said he “loved for 21 years.”
In confirming the nuptial in an interview with The Christian Post Thursday morning, Locke said his divorce from Melissa was official in May, not six weeks ago as Pulpit and Pen has claimed.
“The divorce and remarriage is a fact. Everybody knows that,” Locke said when asked about the Pulpit and Pen post which he said contains libelous information.
Locke, who has four children with Melissa, including two who were adopted, shot to internet fame after he posted a video on Facebook on April 22, 2016, criticizing Target for its new policies on gender-neutral…
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Christian charity calls for rethink on gambling adverts on football shirts
CARE – Christian Action Research and Education – campaign with politicians on policies that often concern Christians.
CARE’s CEO Nola Leach told Premier that by having gambling adverts on many football strips this season the betting agencies are ignoring the guidance that says it should not be made appealing to under 18s.
Derby will be sponsored by 32Red, Newcastle’s away strip has ‘Fun88’ on and Crystal Palace’s by ManBetX – all betting agencies.
Leach said: “I think there’s a real problem with gambling adverts on football shirts for a variety of reasons. It’s the way that the book makers and the gambling industry are side-stepping advertising betting to children.
“We know there are 430,000 adult problem gamblers in the UK…but what is really disturbing is that it’s estimated that there are 370,000 11-16 year olds who gamble on a weekly basis – 25,000 are classed as ‘problem gamblers’.
“What we’re doing with this is normalising gambling. Young people and children see their heroes…and the gambling adverts are on the back of their shirts…and make them think it’s harmless and it’s just something that people do.”
Explaining why she doesn’t agree with gambling Leach said: “For many, it’s seen as just harmless fun – and it might be for one or two people – but actually the problem is it becomes addictive and certain people with addictive natures, but others as well,…
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The “Space Force” and the protection of God
“The time has come to establish the United States Space Force.” With this announcement, Vice President Mike Pence told an audience at the Pentagon yesterday that the US must “meet the emerging threats on this new battlefield.”
By year’s end, the White House intends to create a US Space Command led by a four-star general. It would eventually establish a “Space Force” as the sixth branch of the US military.
For years, members of Congress and military leaders have been warning that space is a warfighting domain in need of more attention and resources. The Pentagon’s satellites are already used for missile-defense warnings, guiding precision munitions, and providing communications and reconnaissance.
Russia and China have made significant advances in militarizing space. Vice President Pence cited our adversaries’ advancements in developing hypersonic missiles which can travel up to five miles per second and evade our missile warning systems.
“America will always seek peace, in space as on earth,” he stated. “But history proves that peace only comes through strength. And in the realm of outer space, the United States Space Force will be that strength.”
Your life in the year 2000
Geopolitical analyst George Friedman has been predicting for years that World War III would begin in space. He notes, “It seems like science fiction, but one wonders how somebody in 1900 would have felt about a description of what World War II was going to be like.”
Consider our way of life just eighteen years ago.
When the new millennium arrived, you were awakened by a clock radio (iPhones did not exist for another seven years). There were no social media apps (they now cost us five hours a day). Weekday newspaper circulation was estimated at nearly fifty-six million (it’s down to thirty-one million now).
You listened to music on the car radio or your CD player (iPods didn’t debut until 2001). You had to read your email at the office…
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Children of Christian parents less likely to commit suicide, study finds
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre in New York also found this to be the case even when children don’t share their parent’s beliefs.
The data analysed spanned 30 years and three generations of families and examined the association between suicidal behaviours, including thoughts and attempts, for offspring aged six to 18 years from 112 nuclear families.
In the introduction to the study which was published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, the authors explained: “Previous research has examined a number of risk factors of child and adolescent suicide, but one that has received little attention is religious/spiritual belief.
“This is surprising given that religious beliefs and practices have been associated with lower rates of suicide.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the US.
Suicide is the leading cause of death however for teenage girls.
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Christian parent’s children less likely to commit suicide, study finds
Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre in New York also found this to be the case even when children don’t share their parent’s beliefs.
The data analysed spanned 30 years and three generations of families and examined the association between suicidal behaviours, including thoughts and attempts, for offspring aged six to 18 years from 112 nuclear families.
In the introduction to the study which was published on Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry, the authors explained: “Previous research has examined a number of risk factors of child and adolescent suicide, but one that has received little attention is religious/spiritual belief.
“This is surprising given that religious beliefs and practices have been associated with lower rates of suicide.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the US.
Suicide is the leading cause of death however for teenage girls.
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Why Digital Giving Options Are Vital for the Financial Health of Your Church
Podcast Episode #457
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If churches want the next generation of members to give to their full potential, digital giving options are a must. Today, we explain why.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- Regardless of the size of your church, you should have digital giving options available to members.
- Online givers are more consistent with their giving because it it almost always automated.
- I don’t know of a single church who has made digital giving available and has seen a drop in giving as a result.
- We are living in a digital world. Churches need to recognize and capitalize on the opportunities the digital age provides.
The six reasons we discuss are:
- A review of the most common digital options: online giving; text giving, etc., and their affordability
- Digital giving provides a discipline of giving
- Digital giving takes place even when the member does not attend.
- Millennials and Gen Z don’t have checks or cash.
- Digital giving as a means of giving is growing rapidly.
- Many members and guests feel like churches are not relevant without digital giving options.
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