MPs voted unanimously in support of Rev Canon Philip Mounstephen’s recommendations on Thursday, to protect the rights of Christians suffering victimisation.

Speaking to the House of Commons, Foreign Minister Sir Alan Duncan said “the Government has decided to accept every recommendation in full” and pledged to “put Freedom of Religion or Belief at the heart of Foreign Office culture”.

Release International were part of the Bishop’s research team that contributed to the report.

Release International spokesman, Andrew Boyd told Premier they couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome from Thursday’s debate: “We were absolutely delighted by it. You couldn’t have wanted more actually – the debate in Parliament yesterday was powerful, it was moving, MPs commented on the depth of that research which was able to show conclusively that Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world today.”

Boyd remarked that the decision to accept all the recommendations was a step forward for the UK.

“Britain has always been a champion of human rights and religious freedom. But as Jeremy Hunt himself who commissioned this report said, we tend to be a bit of a slave to political correctness when it comes to championing the rights of Christians as well. Now this redresses that balance and it’s extremely encouraging,” he said.

The recommendations that have been agreed include…

Many ex-members disclosed accounts of historical abuse in 2013, after the Jesus Fellowship – formerly known as the Jesus Army invited people to share their personal experiences.

Historic allegations were passed on to police and ten people have since been convicted for various sex offences.

An investigation by the BBC has found that a total of 43 people in the church have been linked to reports of historic sexual and physical abuse, including rapes, bullying, brainwashing, forced labour, financial bondage and beatings.

Members also allege the church decreed that children could be disciplined by any adult, and that many were separated from their parents by the age of twelve or thirteen.

Most of the claims relate to incidents in the 1980s and 1990s.

The church voted to shut down as a national body and revoke it’s constitution earlier this year as a result of the various abuse allegations.

The Jesus Army has apologised to anyone “who experienced harm in the past” and has urged victims to contact police.

At its peak, in the early 2000s, the evangelical group is believed to have had more than 2,500 members living in communes in Northamptonshire and various other areas of the country.

In a statement posted on the church website, an apology was given for the “faults and failures” which have had a profound impact on many people’s lives.

It said: “We are deeply sorry for, and…

Apollo 11 was an unprecedented mission, meaning there was always the possibility that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin would not make it back from the moon’s surface.

A speech was prepared for then-US president Richard Nixon, penned by White House speechwriter Bill Safire on 18th July, 1969.

Fortunately, the mission was a success, meaning it never had to be read.

“Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace,” the speech said.

Rev Dr Rodney Holder is an expert in Cosmology and Theology and told Premier why Christians shouldn’t feel conflicted with having an interest in space.

He explained: “You’ve only got to read your Bibles, you know, ‘when I look at the heavens, the moon and the stars, what is man that you’re mindful of him?’

“The psalmist was awestruck and I think so jolly well should we be at God’s universe.

“And when we are studying science, when we’re uncovering the laws of nature and seeing the ever vaster size of it all, then one is even more awestruck than one might otherwise have been. It adds to God’s glory for me and my appreciation of God’s glory by doing this kind of study.”

Meanwhile, members of the public have shared their personal memories of the Apollo 11 moon landings.

Britons have revealed touching stories, from a woman in labour who delayed going to hospital, to a man who…