You are viewing an archived copy of Christian Concern's website. Some features are disabled and pages may not display properly.
To view our current site, please visit christianconcern.com
French police are probing death threats made towards the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, according to reports in France.
A source close to the investigation told Le Parisien newspaper the first threat was made on the magazine's Facebook account before being removed by an unknown person.
First came the scriptures; then the altarpieces. After that, stained glass windows and engravings of the Stations of the Cross. Last century brought biblical epics like Spartacus. Now believers will be able to experience the life of Jesus as if they were there themselves, thanks to advances in virtual reality technology.
Autumn Productions and VRWERX are set to release Jesus VR – The Story of Christ, a 90-minute virtual reality re-enactment of the New Testament, which includes Jesus’s birth and death by crucifixion, along with key moments like the Sermon on the Mount.
A controversial traditionalist Catholic group that split from the Vatican has accused Pope Francis of spreading confusion and errors about the faith, joining a chorus of conservative criticism over his perceived lax doctrine and emphasis on mercy at the expense of morals.
A statement from the schismatic Society of St Pius X suggested that a new attempt at reconciliation with Rome had stalled, or that the society itself was divided over next steps and decided at least to take a hard line against Francis.
Muslim mothers in families close to British jihadis who went to Syria are being trained to spot the signs their children are being groomed by extremists.
Six young men from Portsmouth went to fight for ISIS after being radicalised online, with five having since been killed and another jailed for terror offences.
Now 30 women in the Hampshire city, some of whom knew the jihadis' families, have been taught to check their sons or daughters don't follow a similar path.
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld the government's blanket surveillance of the country's Muslim community.
The court struck down the second appeal by Japanese Muslim plaintiffs against what they perceive as an unconstitutional invasion of their privacy and freedom of religion.
A "GOOD" primary school has been marked down because children do not have “a good enough understanding” of homophobia and different types of relationships.
St Stephen’s (Kearsley Moor) CE Primary School's results are above average despite children’s starting points — where often the majority start without the knowledge and skills typical for their age.
But the school has been criticised by Ofsted inspectors because pupils do not have a good enough understanding of diversity or the impact of prejudice-based behaviour, particularly homophobic behaviour.
The committed Christian and work and pensions secretary, Stephen Crabb, has become the first Conservative MP to formally announce his bid for the party leadership.
He and Business Secretary Sajid Javid have teamed up in what Mr Crabb dubbed a "blue collar ticket" to take on Mr Johnson.
Mr Crabb has lined up Attorney General Jeremy Wright to act as the manager for his campaign.
Former Console boss Paul Kelly and his wife and son spent almost €500,000 on designer clothes, foreign trips, groceries, and other expenses between 2012 and 2014, an RTÉ investigation has claimed.
The revelations are contained in extracts of a draft copy of the HSE audit into the finances and governance of the charity seen by the RTÉ Investigations Unit.
India's Supreme Court said it will examine how far it could interfere in Muslim laws governing family-related issues as it heard a plea to end a practice allowing Muslim men to divorce their wives by saying "talaq" three times.
A couple weeks ago Buzzfeed published a letter a rape victim in Palo Alto, California read to the judge and her convicted rapist after the judge sentenced him to six months in jail because a longer sentence would have a “severe” impact on him. The rapist, 20-year-old Brock Turner, a former swimmer for Stanford University, was found guilty of three counts of felony sexual assault and was facing 14 years in prison. After the sentencing, the victim wanted to state to the judge, her rapist and the court how “severe” an impact the assault had had on her life.