Billy Vunipola, who ‘liked’ fellow Christian Folau’s message on Instagram (below), wrote a detailed response, having received three phones calls asking him to ‘unlike’ the post.

It comes after Rugby Australia said it intends to terminate Folau’s contract, claiming he’s entitled to his religious beliefs but it’s the way he expresses them that is the problem.

Folau has received a huge backlash with the accusation that he’s homophobic.

Writing on Instagram, Vunipola said he was forced to respond when people were insulting his beliefs.

“There just comes a point when you insult what I grew up believing in that you just say enough is enough,” he said. “What he’s saying isn’t that he doesn’t like or love those people. He’s saying how we live our lives needs to be closer to how God intended them to be.

“Man was made for woman to pro create. That was the goal, no? I’m not perfect. I’m at least everything on that list at least at one point in my life. It hurts to know that. But that’s why I believe there’s a God. To guide and protect us and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.”

Vunipola has previously spoken about the impact his faith has on his life. Speaking to Engage 2015, he said: “Knowing that Jesus is with me makes me a stronger person,…

Equal, the Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England, want same-gender couples to be able to get married in parishes across the country.

Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain, one of the team members leading the campaign, told Premier the significance behind Friday’s launch date.

“Today is the fifth anniversary of the wedding of Cannon Jeremy Pemberton to Laurence Cunnington – the first marriage of a Church of England priest to a same-sex partner.

“On their anniversary day, we thought we would launch the campaign, congratulate them on their happy marriage and to celebrate all the marriages that have been made possible since the change in the law.”

The group says the “consciences of everyone should be protected” and “no member of the clergy should be forced to conduct a marriage they disagree with, but also no member of the clergy should be prevented from celebrating a marriage involving a same-gender couple”.

However, the Coalition of Marriage, which supports traditional marriage and opposes its redefinition, thinks the campaign will have the opposite effect.

Colin Hart, the group’s chairman told Premier: “It will destroy the freedoms of everybody else.

“The problem is this – although that’s not what they intend, it will completely smash the ‘quad lock’ to smithereens.

“The reason for that is, the Church of England is the…

After ten years in the role, Clifford told Premier he felt God was calling him to something else.

He said: “For my wife and I, over the last few months, we’ve sensed that change was in the air for us personally, but also for the organisation itself.

“Through a combination of prayer, some prophetic insights that people have given us, we just felt it was the right time to be making a change and to be moving on to something fresh, and for the organisation to find someone else to follow in my footsteps.”

During his time in the role, Clifford has overseen growth in the Evangelical Alliance including expanding its work within black and minority ethnic communities.

He’s also seen the launch of the Great Commission website equipping Christians for evangelism in the UK.

Paying tribute, Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical Alliance board and senior pastor of Temple of Praise, Liverpool, said: “A proof of the changes Steve has brought about over his 10 years as general director is seen in the fact that the Evangelical Alliance looks and sounds different today than when he took over its leadership role.

“His outstanding achievement in deepening unity across church traditions and racial backgrounds provides a sure foundation on which hopefully future evangelicals will build. It has been my joy and privilege to support him during some of this period.”

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The 35-year-old solicitor and MP for Peterborough is now facing a misconduct tribunal over her conviction for perverting the course of justice.

On Friday, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced a decision to prosecute Ms Onasanya.

It found there was a “case to answer” over her conviction on 19th December last year.

It is alleged she failed to “uphold the proper administration of justice”, “act with integrity” or “behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in her and the provision of legal services”.

The case will be brought before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are “as yet unproven”, the SRA said in a statement on its website.

At the full hearing, the SRA as the prosecuting authority, is expected to present its case to a Tribunal panel of two solicitors and a lay member, during which Ms Onasanya can challenge evidence or offer mitigation.

No date has yet been set for a hearing in central London but if the allegations are proved, Ms Onasanya could be fined, suspended from working as a solicitor or struck off.

Ms Onasanya was elected for Labour in the Cambridgeshire city in 2017 by a small majority of 607 votes.

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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are investigating claims Celestin Mutabaruka from Kent took part in the atrocities 25 years ago.

His son, Peter, told Premier the allegations – referred by authorities in Rwanda – had taken a strain on their family and they had found comfort in God.

He explained: “Our faith in God is what we have always built our lives on. Even before these allegations, these accusations and these problems came into our lives we’ve always stood on faith.”

Approximately 800,000 Rwandans – mostly Tutsis but also some moderate Hutus – died during 100 days of slaughter and ethnic cleansing in Rwanda in 1994.

Peter believes the allegations against his father are revenge for strong criticisms he and his father have been making against Rwanda’s government over the years.

He continued: “It’s not unique to my father; this is something which is of a pattern with the government in Rwanda, when it comes to anyone who is critical or has been critical of the regime.”

Celestin first became a target for authorities during the early 1990s when he helped establish the Union of Christian Democrats to opposing Rwanda’s ruling party, Peter said.

Peter claims he has also been the subject of threats from Rwanda over his criticism of the country’s alleged involvement in…