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        <title>Global Anglicans declare &#039;second reformation&#039; as CofE rejects Scripture</title>
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        <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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        <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>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>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>Ireland elects Catherine Connolly as new President</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-elects-catherine-connolly-as-new-president/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The people of Ireland have elected Independent candidate Catherine Connolly as their next Head of State.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>LGBT activists defy CofE&#039;s pause on same-sex blessings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/lgbt-activists-defy-cofes-pause-on-same-sex-blessings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Pro-LGBT clergy within the Church of England have reportedly held standalone services for same-sex blessings, despite the fact they have not been sanctioned.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>CofE same-sex ‘wedding’ services on the ropes as Bishops bow to due process</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Church of England’s House of Bishops has accepted that decisions on same-sex blessing services must follow due process and not just be pushed through.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Church in Wales considers future of same-sex blessings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-in-wales-considers-future-of-same-sex-blessings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Church in Wales has been urged to rethink its blessings of same-sex couples.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>FA drops Stonewall&#039;s ‘LGBT laces’ campaign</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/fa-drops-stonewalls-lgbt-laces-campaign/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Football Association (FA) has ended its association with Stonewall’s politically partisan ‘Rainbow Laces’ campaign.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>US Christian photographer wins free speech protections on marriage</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-christian-photographer-wins-free-speech-protections-on-marriage/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A US court has protected the right of a Christian businesswoman to refuse to photograph same-sex weddings.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>US Christian cannot be forced to photograph same-sex weddings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-christian-cannot-be-forced-to-photograph-same-sex-weddings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Christian photographer cannot be forced to promote same-sex weddings under New York state law, a US district court has ruled.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 13:54:36 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Arkansas: Christian adoption agencies protected from discrimination</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/arkansas-christian-adoption-agencies-protected-from-discrimination/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Bill protecting Christian adoption agencies and families in Arkansas from discrimination on the grounds of biblical sexual ethics has been signed into law.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>CofE delays vote on standalone services for same-sex blessings</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Church of England has pushed back plans to allow specific services for same-sex blessings.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>US states strike out ‘one-man one-woman marriage’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Marriage is no longer to be defined as exclusively between one man and one woman, three US States have decided.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 08:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Justin Welby: &#039;Gay sex is not sinful&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/justin-welby-gay-sex-is-not-sinful/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Archbishop of Canterbury has shocked evangelicals in the Church of England by publicly abandoning the Church&#8217;s historic teaching on sexual ethics.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 15:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Texas judge rebuked over same-sex wedding stance free to pursue legal action</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian judge who was publicly rebuked for refusing to conduct same-sex weddings is free to pursue legal action, following a Texas Supreme Court Ruling.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>CofE green-lights standalone services for same-sex blessings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/cofe-green-lights-standalone-services-for-same-sex-blessings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Proposals to allow specific services for same-sex blessings have been backed by the Church of England.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>PM called to address hostility Christians face over ‘conversion therapy’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-called-to-address-hostility-christians-face-over-conversion-therapy/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Religious illiteracy on sexual ethics and gender is fuelling “unwarranted hostility” toward Bible-believing churches, the new Prime Minister has been told.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Methodist Church in Ireland maintains biblical position on marriage</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/methodist-church-in-ireland-maintains-biblical-position-on-marriage/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Methodist Church in Ireland (MCI) has reaffirmed its commitment to one man, one woman marriage.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>United Methodist Church loses one million members after allowing gay clergy</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/united-methodist-church-loses-one-million-members-after-allowing-gay-clergy/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The largest overseas group of United Methodists has left the church after its international body voted to allow practising homosexual men and women to become ministers.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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