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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian photographer awarded $800k after refusing to promote same-sex weddings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-photographer-awarded-800k-after-refusing-to-promote-same-sex-weddings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Christian photographer has been awarded $800,000 in legal fees after successfully challenging a law that would have forced her to promote same-sex weddings.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>52 couples marry after sermon encouraging covenant commitment</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/52-couples-marry-after-sermon-encouraging-covenant-commitment/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[52 couples have married in a mass wedding ceremony in Dallas following a call from their pastor to “put a ring on it”.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:03:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Global Anglicans declare &#039;second reformation&#039; as CofE rejects Scripture</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/global-anglicans-declare-second-reformation-as-cofe-rejects-scripture/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) has declared itself to be the true &#8220;household of faithful Anglicans&#8221; in light of the Church of England&#8217;s departure from biblical teachings.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Jersey backs easier and quicker divorce</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Couples in Jersey will be able to apply for a divorce on their wedding day without giving any reason under measures backed by the island’s States Assembly.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Church leaders must better support couples amid the struggles of marriage&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-leaders-must-better-support-couples-amid-the-struggles-of-marriage/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Christian marriages would benefit from more biblical teaching on relationships from church leaders, the founder of Street Pastors has said.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MP: Marriage is good for society, while &#039;cult of individualism&#039; is &#039;destructive&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mp-marriage-is-good-for-society-while-cult-of-individualism-is-destructive/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An MP has spoken out on the importance of marriage for a healthy society, and said a societal focus on &#8216;individualism&#8217; has proven &#8220;destructive&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian charity opens new adoption service in &#039;celebration of faith&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-charity-opens-new-adoption-service-in-celebration-of-faith/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Supporting Christian parents in their faith through the adoption and fostering process is a joy, founders of a Christian charity have said.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tribunal told to reconsider case of Christian social worker denied job</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tribunal-told-to-reconsider-case-of-christian-social-worker-denied-job/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Christian social worker has won an appeal over his claim that he was denied a job because of his biblical views on marriage and sexual ethics.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Home education protesters call out state overreach</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/home-education-protesters-call-out-state-overreach/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Protests at Westminster and Holyrood have criticised the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, saying it undermines parents.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>CofE Synod votes to end controversial LLF same-sex blessings process</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/cofe-synod-votes-to-end-controversial-llf-same-sex-blessings-process/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Church of England’s (CofE) General Synod has agreed to bring the controversial Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process to an end by 252 votes to 132, with 21 abstentions.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pensioners more likely to marry than young men, report finds</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pensioners-more-likely-to-marry-than-young-men-report-finds/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The marriage rate for young people has plummeted by almost 100 per cent over the last 50 years, a shocking new analysis has found.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>New campaign launches to overturn same-sex marriage in US</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Same-sex marriage in the US should be overturned to protect children, a new coalition has declared.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Decline in marriage a ‘concern for Irish Church and State’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Calls for a “full-scale promotion of marriage” in the Republic of Ireland come as analysis reveals a long-term fall in the popularity of the institution.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Welsh smacking ban review identifies increased pressure on social services</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/welsh-smacking-ban-review-identifies-increased-pressure-on-social-services/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The ban on parents smacking their children in Wales has increased pressure on police and social services, the Welsh Government&#8217;s review has found.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Two mothers now allowed on Jersey birth certificates</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/two-mothers-now-allowed-on-jersey-birth-certificates/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two women can now be named on a birth certificate in Jersey, in a change that allows same-sex couples and those using surrogacy to alter the legal document.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Marriage is the safest place for men and women&#039; to avoid domestic violence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marriage reduces the risk of being the victim of domestic violence, new figures suggest.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:02:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>TDs urged to protect children from ‘dangerous ideologies’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tds-urged-to-protect-children-from-dangerous-ideologies/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Improved measures are needed to help keep children safe from “dangerous ideologies and political activism”, Dáil Éireann has been told.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 11:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>CofE advised same-sex blessings may &#039;jeopardise&#039; its doctrine</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Church of England is in &#8220;danger&#8221; of undermining the doctrine of marriage by blessing same-sex couples, an advisory group has warned.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Six in ten people oppose no-fault divorce, NI consultation reveals</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/six-in-ten-people-oppose-no-fault-divorce-ni-consultation-reveals/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Proposals to make divorce quicker and easier in Northern Ireland have been largely rejected by respondents to a consultation.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Bible Trial’ pursued to Finland&#039;s Supreme Court</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/bible-trial-pursued-to-finlands-supreme-court/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Finnish Christian MP has been forced to appear before her country’s highest court, despite being vindicated twice before over allegations of “hate speech” for sharing the Bible’s teaching on homosexuality.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
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