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Found 8 resource(s) in 'Looking at your Church', for January 2025.
Looking at Church
Persecution of Christians worldwide – new World Watch List coming Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 – 18th to 25th January Love Matters: new resources developed for dioceses, schools and youth groups New report unites faith and education leaders to transform England’s education system Assisted dying – a slippery slope? Donald Trump and God... (1676 words)Persecution of Christians worldwide – new World Watch List coming
On 15th January Open Doors publishes its well-known World Watch List for 2025, naming the countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian. More than 365 million Christians worldwide face persecution and discrimination for their faith – that’s a staggering one in seven believers. The Open Doors website shares the following data from... (300 words)Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2025 – 18th to 25th January
It is now 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea. Not many people know that. Anyway – so what? Because the Council of Nicaea, in 325, was the very first ecumenical council that the Christian Church ever held. A serious heresy had crept into the Eastern Church: Arianism, which taught that Jesus Christ was... (306 words)Love Matters: new resources developed
– for dioceses, schools and youth groups The Archbishops’ Commission on Families and Households has developed resources for use locally in parishes, deaneries and dioceses. It has also collaborated with schools to produce resources for children and young people. Two videos and lesson plans for children and young people are now available to help them... (95 words)New report unites faith and education leaders
– to transform England’s education system The National Society for Education (Church of England) has partnered with the Catholic Education Service (CES), and Confederation of School Trusts (CST) to launch the Flourishing Together report, a long-term vision aimed at transforming the educational landscape of England. The report outlines ten transformative shifts essential for creating an inclusive,... (80 words)Assisted dying – a slippery slope?
The Archbishop of Canterbury believes that legalising assisted dying could become a “slippery slope”. Writing in the Daily Mail before the recent vote in Parliament, the Archbishop said: “I think this approach is both dangerous and sets us in a direction which is even more dangerous, and in every other place where it’s been done, has... (164 words)Donald Trump and God
On 20th January 2025 Donald Trump is due to be installed as the 47th American President. For such a position, having survived two assassin attempts, Trump says he has a divine mandate: “God saved me for a reason; that reason was to save our country and restore America to its greatness. … We are going to fulfil... (344 words)Reading the Bible in church
‘He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which had been found in the temple of the Lord.’ 2 Kings 23:2 A friend was unexpectedly asked to read at a service as someone was unwell. He was caught just as he came in the church! Most of us like... (273 words)
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