Homophobic is 'a term designed to close down any expression of a contrary view', and Nigerian Church members should not be afraid of being called it, the new Primate of Nigeria, the Most Revd Nicholas Okoh, told the congrega?tion at his installation last weekend.
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April 3rd, 2010
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April 3rd, 2010
A digital image of what computer artists claim is the recreated face of Jesus Christ will be broadcast for the first time tonight.
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April 3rd, 2010
Half the refugees fleeing Iraq are Christian, dramatically reducing a presence that pre-dates Islam. Edward Stourton reports.
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April 3rd, 2010
Two Muslim tourists were arrested when they tried to pray inside C?rdoba?s famous former mosque, breaking a ban imposed by the Roman Catholic Church.
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April 3rd, 2010
Regional governors from Italy's resurgent right-wing Northern League have begun flexing their political muscles by vowing to ban the abortion pill, just days after it was finally made available to Italian women.
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April 3rd, 2010
Since the 1996 Arbitration Act, Government ministers have allowed Islamic tribunals around Britain to rule on a range of financial disputes, provided both parties agree to accept the court?s decision.
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April 2nd, 2010
Gordon Brown borrowed religious language for his election fight today as he claimed his Government was the nation's 'Good Samaritan' which would not 'pass by on the other side'.
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April 2nd, 2010
It's been a long time coming, but Coronation Street is to feature its first ever lesbian storyline when schoolgirl Sophie Webster falls in love with her best friend.
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April 2nd, 2010
In this holiest of weeks in the Judeo-Christian calendar, it is perhaps unhelpful to observe that never has Christianity been under such threat in this country as now.
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April 2nd, 2010
Trouble erupts as tourists break ban on Muslim prayers in Spanish cathedral which was once world's second biggest mosque.