Former priest, Chris Brain, who led evangelical church movement, the #NineOClockService in Sheffield in the 1980s & 90s, denied sexually abusing members of his congregation. Today he pleaded not guilty to 1 charge of rape and 33 counts of indecent assault relating to 11 women.

One of the High Court’s most senior judges, Julian Flaux, has resigned from the men-only #GarrickClub amid mounting pressure on the judiciary to quit their memberships amid concerns about impartiality.
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🔴 The British Christian music star finally speaks out about the abuse he suffered at the hands of the disgraced preacher

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The Archbishop of Canterbury has used his #Easter sermon to condemn “the evil of people smugglers” in the wake of a row over the Clapham chemical attacker being granted asylum. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/3…

Workers with poor #mentalhealth cost the UK economy £110 billion a year, a report backed by NHS chiefs has found. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

Universities in England must do “everything they can” to ensure their relationships with foreign countries do not undermine freedom of speech, the Government’s free speech tsar has said. telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/2…

The Rector of Liverpool Crispin Pailing has quit the Church of England over “race, gender and sexuality discrimination”, saying he cannot continue to work ‘
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, has condemned the Church of England for advertising for a “deconstructing whiteness officer”. He said: ‘Look, this sounds a bit like W1A, can we please do these things in English?'
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Up to 25% of ChurchofEngland #parishes have no church wardens, new figures revealing volunteering crisis show. Marcus Walker: “The CoE loves putting paperwork on the backs of clergy & volunteers, & then acts surprised when people find other things to do.” telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/1…

New report by #AssistedDyingCoalition shows fewer UK residents travelling #Dignitas , with just 23 assisted deaths there in 2023, marking a 12-year low not seen since 2011 when the number was 22. Experts blame the falling numbers on the expense.
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