What every parent needs to know about RSE

The government’s new guidelines on Relationships and Sex Education and Health Education are set to come into force in September of this year. The new guidelines have been the cause of much controversy, with protests outside schools across the country.

But what do the guidelines actually mean? What will children be taught? What do they mean for parents’ rights to opt their children out of sex education?

For Essential Information, read more here …

The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska will be addressing these questions and more in Relationships and Sex Education: A Briefing for Parents at an event run by Staines Baptist Church.

Come along and be challenged, inspired and equipped to understand what your child will be taught and what you can do to make your voice heard.

Event Details

Date:
23 January 2020
Time:
19:30 – 21:30
Venue:
Staines Congregational Church, Stainash Crescent, Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex
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Four Statements That Stop Revitalization Cold in Its Tracks

Revitalize & Replant is sponsored by the North American Mission Board and ChurchReplanters.com. More than 10% of churches in North America are at risk of closing and the North American Mission Board is committed to reversing this trend by decreasing the death rate of existing churches while simultaneously increasing the birth rate of new churches. To learn more about what it means to become a replanting pastor or to explore resources for replanting and revitalization in your own church, visit ChurchReplanters.com.

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Truett Foster McKeehan – TobyMac’s Son – Is Revealed to Have Died from Accidental Overdose

Truett Foster McKeehan – TobyMac’s Son – Is Revealed to Have Died from Accidental Overdose


A representative for TobyMac and his family has revealed the official cause of death for the Christian singer’s oldest son, Truett Foster McKeehan.

According to People magazine, a representative confirmed that the 21-year-old budding music star went into cardiac arrest after suffering from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and amphetamines.

As Christian Headlines previously reported, McKeehan passed away in his home in Nashville, Tennessee on October 23, 2019. 

McKeehan, also known as Truett Foster, TRU, truDogg and Shiloh online, was a budding rapper in the secular scene. He has released a number of independent songs as well as collaborated with his father on several TobyMac and DC Talk albums.

Soon after his son’s passing, TobyMac released a heart-breaking statement remembering the joy McKeehan brought into a room. 

He wrote on Facebook, “Truett Foster Mckeehan had joy that took the room when he entered. He was a magnetic son and brother and friend. If you met him, you knew him, you remembered him. His smile, his laugh, the encouragement he offered with words or even without. He had an untamable grand personality and dreams to match. And he hated being put in a box.”

TobyMac continued, “My last moment with Truett in person was at his first show Thursday at the Factory in Franklin, Tennessee … As I stood in the audience and watched my son bring joy…

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Batwoman Comes Out as Lesbian in CW Series

Batwoman Comes Out as Lesbian in CW Series


For the first time in television history, a superhero was revealed as gay. The title character of the CW’s series Batwoman, shared her sexual orientation last Sunday in a midseason premiere episode called “How Queer Everything Is Today!”

In the episode, Kat Kane, who is Bruce Wayne’s cousin and doubles as Batwoman while he is mysteriously away, is faced with a difficult decision to expose her sexual identity to a hurting teenager even if it might mean thwarting her secret identity, according to Deadline. Entertainment Weekly shared that the teenager’s parents rebuffed the girl’s sexuality, and Batwoman felt compelled to comfort her with the reveal. She realized “what it would mean to others to have an out and proud superhero.”

Ultimately, her sexual identity as a lesbian is revealed to all of Gotham in a fictional magazine article in CatComagazine by Kara Danvers, who is actually Supergirl.

The episode was written by showrunner Caroline Dries, who wanted to write on the topic ever since the beginning of the show.

“For me, it was so important for this character to stand in her truth,” Dries said. “The girl underneath the costume is so comfortable with who she is and so comfortable with being truthful, and she never really has been in the closet … So I thought it was a cool character moment for Batwoman to say, ‘Not only do I represent hope for the city, but I represent hope for a lot of…

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NFL Quarterback Aaron Rogers Questions How Anyone Could Believe in God

NFL Quarterback Aaron Rogers Questions How Anyone Could Believe in God


Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers told Danica Patrick on her podcast, Pretty Intense, that he has questioned the existence of God.

“I don’t know how you can believe in a God who wants to condemn most of the planet to a fiery hell,” he says in the clip about growing up. He was speaking to Danica Patrick about a range of topics. Patrick is Rodgers’ girlfriend.

Rodgers says he was involved in the Christian ministry Young Life and grew up attending a nondenominational church with his parents.

In 2017, Rodgers talked about his friendship with Rob Bell in an ESPN the Magazine story. Bell is a preacher and author who wrote a book that questioned the traditional teachings of hell.

“Listing all the ways in which Rob has positively impacted my life would take up too much space; so I’ll simply say that he has inspired me to live life with a deeper level of appreciation and to love people with a greater awareness of our connectivity,” Rodgers said in an endorsement of Bell’s book, How to Be Here.

On the Bible, Rodgers said: “The Bible opens with a poem. It’s a beautiful piece of work, but it was never meant to be interpreted as I think some churches do.”

Also in the interview, Rodgers said he started to question evangelism and salvation.

He said in the interview he doesn’t identify with any affiliation and does not call himself a Christian.

“I think in people’s lives…

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Trump Declares Roe v. Wade Anniversary National Sanctity of Human Life Day

Trump Declares Roe v. Wade Anniversary National Sanctity of Human Life Day


President Donald Trump has declared January 22—the anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision—as “National Sanctity of Human Life Day.”

“Every person—the born and unborn, the poor, the downcast, the disabled, the infirm, and the elderly—has inherent value…On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, our Nation proudly and strongly reaffirms our commitment to protect the precious gift of life at every stage, from conception to natural death,” the White House shared in a press release.

Abortion rates have decreased greatly over the years. According to the press release, teen pregnancies and abortions amongst adolescents have dropped significantly. But the President wants to do more.

“Still, there is more to be done, and as President, I will continue to fight to protect the lives of the unborn.”

The president has a strong track record of blocking abortion rights, as previously reported by Christian Headlines. Late last year, Trump announced that millions of Title X public funding would be diverted away from Planned Parenthood because of its allowance of abortions. The nonprofit could keep its funding if it stopped referring for abortions, but they refused.

The Trump administration has also set out an agenda to “dispel the concept of abortion as a fundamental human right.” Twenty-four nations have agreed with the campaign. “We oppose any projects that attempt to assert…

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Pastor Stops Church Service to Have Woman, Child Escorted Out after Baby Makes Noise

Pastor Stops Church Service to Have Woman, Child Escorted Out after Baby Makes Noise


A pastor in Tennessee is facing criticism after he asked a mother and child to leave the service because the baby was making noise.

According to Ponder Anew, Dan Smith, the pastor of United Church in Gallatin, Tenn. Stopped his sermon after the 15-month-old made noise.

“Hey ushers, can you please show them where the nursery is?” he said. “I don’t want to struggle with a child the whole time, so please help me out.”

Smith tried to continue his sermon, but could not.

“Okay, let me stop. Just because I just did that, everybody’s freakin’ out because I just said that, listen. We love children. And you … sweetie, look at me … we love kids, but if a child is gonna affect the whole service because the child’s cranky or whatever, we do have TVs that are right there in the back, so that’s cool,” he said.

The pastor insisted that he didn’t want to “affect the other people in the room” because the baby was crying.

“Listen, I love children. But see, everyone’s focus is right there right now. And sweetheart, as long as she’s fine you stand there and do your thing. But I need you to understand, somebody else got up and walked out. That’s OK. I’m not gonna affect 300 people because of a crying child. That’s why we have TVs in the outside, that’s why we have a nursery. If you get offended over that, I’m sorry, I really am sorry, but we’re…

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5 Key Takeaways from Trump’s Impeachment Trial, Day 1

The first day of President Trump’s impeachment trial concluded Tuesday after a 12-hour marathon session, with senators approving rules for the trial after several tense exchanges over the specifics.

Democratic House managers will begin presenting their case Wednesday.

Here are five key takeaways from the first day:

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1. Republicans Point to Clinton Precedent

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), not wanting the trial to drag out,…

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The Denison Forum Book Club recommends ‘Choose Zoe: A Story of UnPlanned Parenthood and the Case for Life’

The title of Choose Zoe: A Story of UnPlanned Parenthood and the Case for Life by Laura Lynn Hughes is a bit misleading.

Instead of the name of an unborn child, zoe is a Greek word for life, but not just any kind of life. Zoe signifies the divine, abundant, eternal life that is available through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Hughes, raped by older boys at ten and pregnant by her boyfriend at fifteen, opted to keep her child rather than abort it.

Now the mother of five and grandmother of eight, she bears witness to God’s ability to redeem the most tragic of circumstances and abundantly bless his children.



The book is full of stories of flawed people, including members of her extended family, who have embraced joy in the most difficult of circumstances.

“I am inspired that so many have chosen to do more than just survive,” Hughes writes. “They have chosen zoe. We aren’t defined by our past. . . . The stains of sin and shame, trauma and poor choices, they are not permanent.” 

Her book makes a powerful case for life, and not just for the unborn child, but for the joyful, abundant life available to Christians in our fallen world.

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Viral Prophecy Claims Revival Will Come if Kansas City Chiefs Win Super Bowl

Viral Prophecy Claims Revival Will Come if Kansas City Chiefs Win Super Bowl


If the Kansas City Chiefs win the Super Bowl, revival is coming, according to a prophecy going viral on Facebook. Before passing away in 2014, prophetic minister Bob Jones reportedly told Shawn Bolz, another prophetic minister, that God had told him this in a vision.

“Bob Jones told me at least 10 times, ‘When the Chiefs win the Super bowl, you will know that revival is about to come. God is raising up his apostolic chiefs,’” Bolz wrote in a Facebook post over the weekend.

The prophecy became relevant as the Kansas City Chiefs have their first chance in 50 years to win the Super Bowl. Bolz encouraged his followers: “This could be the time! Let’s pray!”

According to ., Jones was a prophetic minister for more than forty years. As early as the age of seven he claimed to have a vision of the archangel Gabriel appearing to him and blowing a double silver trumpet in his face.

According to his biography, Bob saw Gabriel throw an old bull skin mantle at his feet as a young boy filling him with fear, causing him to run away. Many years later, however, “he returned to pick up that old mantle which is that of a Seer Prophet,” . reports.

In his capacity as a Prophetic minister, Jones also attempted to foretell earthquakes, tidal waves, comets, and weather patterns, though not all of his predictions were accurate. 

Bolz is not the only one with…

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