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Tonight, a meeting will be held at Ferryhill Town Hall, County Durham, with a motion of no confidence in the local Councillor Richard Smith. Cllr Smith, who has served in the army for eight and a half years, and is a pastor at the Emmanuel Christian Fellowship since 2003, had been elected Mayor of Ferryhill in May this year.

Andrea Williams, Chief Executive of Christian Concern, responds to the government’s proposal to ban therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction.

Core Issues Trust provides a space for individuals to safely explore their sexual attraction fluidity issues. Clients have different goals, and as with any therapeutic process, outcomes vary. Some clients, seeking viable and meaningful relationships with the opposite sex, find the capacity for that.

Delegates at the Global Anglican Future Conference in Jerusalem (attended by 1,950 representatives) have agreed to a ‘letter to the Churches’ – which courageously calls on the Anglican communion, particularly the Archbishop of Canterbury as its leader, to reaffirm the clear teaching of the Bible in line with historical Anglican orthodoxy.

The Supreme Court has today rejected the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's appeal over the legality of the abortion law in Northern Ireland. However, a narrow majority of judges said that the current law breaches article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which expresses the right of an individual to have their private and family life respected.