European court declines to take pro-gay marriage cake case
London, UKAP A top European court declined Thursday to rule in a high-profile discrimination case centered on an activist’s request to have a cake decorated with the Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie and the words “Support Gay Marriage”. The European Court of Human Rights said the case was inadmissible because activist Gareth Lee had […]
Tributes flow after the death of UK Christian leader Joel Edwards
Tributes have flowed following the death of prominent UK Christian leader Rev Dr Joel Edwards, who passed away at the age of 70 from cancer. Edward’s family posted a letter he had written on social media in which he thanked people for their “prayers, love and holding on to me with that fingernail miracle”. “Words […]
“Buildings are closed but churches are open”: UK churches see lift in interest during coronavirus lockdown
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Peter Lynas, director of the Evangelical Alliance UK, about a new report looking how how British churches have fared during the coronavirus pandemic…
More than half of UK don’t believe word ‘extreme’ is helpful in social and political discussions, poll finds
More than half of the British public think using the word ‘extreme’ is not helpful in social and political discussions, according to a poll commissioned by the Evangelical Alliance and a coalition of organisations in the UK. The ComRes research showed that 54 per cent of people think the word ‘extreme’ is not a helpful […]
Nine out of 10 evangelical Christians in UK to give to charity or volunteer time this Christmas, survey finds
Nine out of 10 evangelical Christians in the UK will either volunteer or give money to charity this Christmas, according to new research released by the national Evangelical Alliance. The survey of more than 800 Christians also shows that less than one per cent intended reducing their giving while almost a third wanted to increase their […]