Christianity

Article thumbnail: Rear view of African American grandmother sitting on bench with little girl during ministration in church
Charlene White

I was raised in British-Caribbean churches – and I want the same for my kids

Whether they decide to continue that faith in their later years is up to them, but having some sort of grounding to make their minds up is important

Michael Coren

Don't believe in God? A religious Christmas is still life-affirming

Lifestyle

I was an Evangelical Christian – now I’m a sex coach

Article thumbnail: GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 04: A man representing the Winter King holds a flaming sword as he takes part in a ceremony as they celebrate Samhain at the Glastonbury Dragons Samhain Wild Hunt 2017 in Glastonbury on November 4, 2017 in Somerset, England. To celebrate Samhain, the Glastonbury Dragons, alongside Gwythyr Ap Greidal, the Summer King and the Winter King, Gwyn Ap Nudd, were paraded through the town to the lower slopes of Glastonbury Tor where the event was marked with ritual theatre, dancing and a fire to honour the dead. The Celtic festival of Samhain, which was later adopted by Christians and became Halloween, is a very important date in the Pagan calendar as it marks the division of the year between the lighter half (summer) and the darker half (winter). Pagans believe at Samhain, the division between this world and the otherworld was at its thinnest, allowing spirits to pass through. Many of the traditions of this ancient Celtic feast of the dead were later incorporated into the Christian calendar and Irish immigrants to America in the 19th century carried their customs, such as the wearing of costumes and masks to ward of harmful spirits and the harvest tradition of carving pumpkins, which have now blended into modern day Hallowee. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Rebecca Reid

Christianity is no longer in - but I'm craving the routine and community the church gave me

Katie Edwards

Death of Christian Britain? It’s good that people are turning away from church

Article thumbnail: HARAR, ETHIOPIA - MAY 04: Hand of a harari woman with henna pattern, Harari Region, Harar, Ethiopia on May 4, 2023 in Harar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: HARAR, ETHIOPIA - MAY 04: Hand of a harari woman with henna pattern, Harari Region, Harar, Ethiopia on May 4, 2023 in Harar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 06: Brooke Ligertwood aka Brooke Fraser of Hillsong Worshipp erforms at Smoothie King Center on November 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 06: Brooke Ligertwood aka Brooke Fraser of Hillsong Worshipp erforms at Smoothie King Center on November 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Youssef Mikhaiel and Sarah Bradley met through a Christian dating app. They do not live together due to their Christian beliefs and say this means their relationship is not properly recognised by Home Office rules. They are fighting to get Youssef to stay in the UK as he has a rare condition for which there is no treatment in his home country of Egypt (Photo: supplied)
Article thumbnail: Youssef Mikhaiel and Sarah Bradley met through a Christian dating app. They do not live together due to their Christian beliefs and say this means their relationship is not properly recognised by Home Office rules. They are fighting to get Youssef to stay in the UK as he has a rare condition for which there is no treatment in his home country of Egypt (Photo: supplied)
Article thumbnail: Utah and the Davis School District, the state’s second largest with 74,000 students, has voted to remove the Bible from many bookshelves in elementary and middle schools. (Photo: Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)
Article thumbnail: Utah and the Davis School District, the state’s second largest with 74,000 students, has voted to remove the Bible from many bookshelves in elementary and middle schools. (Photo: Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)