PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 01 February 2019 09:31
Spring Harvest focuses on prayer
In 2019, its 40th anniversary, Spring Harvest’s theme is Unlimited: When You Pray. There will be many stands promoting prayer, and many talks and seminars to encourage people to grow in intercession. Musalaha, one of the…
Friday, 25 January 2019 09:56
J John: pray about Brexit
J John has recently commented: ‘However Brexit is resolved, it offers both encouragements and challenges to us who pray. Brexit is a symptom of a world that appears to have gone off-script. Many of the pillars…
Friday, 25 January 2019 09:52
Nationwide prayer for Christian unity and the political situation
From 20 January, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) joined in a week of prayer for Christian unity and dedicated prayer for the political situation in the UK. CTBI said, ‘This is a time in…
Friday, 25 January 2019 09:47
Parliamentary prayers argument
Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has tabled a motion for the tradition of saying prayers at the beginning of parliamentary business to be abolished. This call comes with the backing of eight other MPs and the National…
Friday, 25 January 2019 09:43
Violence against clergy
Among CofE clergy, one in ten have experienced violent behaviour in the last two years, and the same percentage are experiencing more hate crime than they did two years ago. Over 66% have received verbal abuse…
Friday, 25 January 2019 09:39
Anti-Christian bias in government commission
Voice for Justice researchers note that some members of a new commission, whose task is to study extremism and report back to the Government, hold Christophobic and hostile views. The Commission for Countering Extremism will soon…