By John Martin A new resource from Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship and the Evangelical Alliance encourages Christians to speak about their faith and shows how the law protects them as they do so. Speak Up: The Law and Your Gospel Freedoms reviews how different areas of law apply to telling people about Christianity. It also offers a correction to fears that Christians may … [Read more...] about Freedom to Speak Out
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No Glamour Required
Grantchester Seeks Vicar: The parish became a household name thanks to the ITV television series. Now it needs a new vicar. The appointed candidate need not be male, floppy-haired, or prone to solving murder mysteries. The Rt. Rev. Stephen Conway, Bishop of Ely, has posted an opening for priest-in-charge of Church of St. Andrew & St. Mary in Grantchester and St. Mark’s … [Read more...] about No Glamour Required
Defending George Bell
By John Martin “Miscarriage of Justice”: A judge, a retired senior police officer, one of Britain’s leading libel lawyers, and a member of Parliament are part of the George Bell Group, which has criticized the Church of England for “committing a grave miscarriage of justice” in the case of the Rt. Rev. George Bell, former Bishop of Chichester. In October 2015 the Diocese … [Read more...] about Defending George Bell
Global Briefs for Aug. 10
Worship is Good for You: Public worship keeps depression at bay, new research suggests. A four-year study monitoring 9,000 people in 50 European countries suggests that people who join a house of worship — a church, synagogue or mosque — have better mental health than those joining a community group or political party. British and Dutch researchers, whose findings were … [Read more...] about Global Briefs for Aug. 10