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Compare and contrast two religious leaders. Which of these do you think most possesses the wisdom, courage, and conviction you’d hope for from the head of your faith?

Michael Nazir-Ali, the Pakistan-born former Bishop of Rochester, has weighed into the controversy around Islamic face veils to call for a near-total ban on the garments, supported by former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey.

A 79-year-old gay Anglican priest in the U.K. has defended his marriage to a 25-year-old male model from Romania, insisting he is not “a dirty old man” but just wants “to show people we are normal.”

While the Church of England plans to boost worship with African-American-style preachers after gushing praise for the royal wedding, polls show the prospect of hearing sermons like the one given by Rt Rev Michael Curry would actually make Britons less likely to attend.

Transgender people are being encouraged to join the clergy in new Church of England guidance on “honouring LGBT+ people”, aimed at fighting the church’s reputation as “homophobic”.

Northern Ireland is becoming less and less Protestant and is likely to have a Catholic majority within three years, according to a new analysis of demographic trends in the country.

Islam has been gaining on Christianity for years in Great Britain and is now only one percentage point behind Anglicanism among the share of the population aged 16 to 29.

The Church of England’s most senior clergyman has attacked Brexit and told Britons they must welcome mass immigration in an extraordinary political opinion piece.

Christians turning away from clergy preaching social justice and mass migration haven’t left the church – the church has left them, writes David Kurten.

The BBC has attacked Anglicans after a study revealed that nearly nine out of 10 want immigration levels “reduced”, claiming that Christianity demands support for open borders.

The Church of England has rejected a proposal for a new service to mark a congregant’s sex change – but has given the nod to using an existing ‘reaffirmation’ baptism service, instead.

The Bishop of Liverpool has attacked Christians who support President Donald J. Trump and “a system which builds walls instead of bridges.”

Scottish Episcopal Reverend Kelvin Holdsworth has come under heavy criticism after suggesting that Anglicans pray for Prince George to be “blessed one day with the love of a fine young gentleman” to make the Church of England more “inclusive”.

The Church of England has responded to criticism of the sexualisation of infant students wearing the Islamic headscarf by encouraging its schools to continue setting “culturally and religiously sensitive” uniform policies.

The Church of England has said schools should encourage young children to experiment with their “gender identity”, in its new guidance on bullying.

Tory MPs have urged the Church of England to “get on with” plans to drive up the percentage of ethnic minorities among its clergy members. During questions to the church’s representative in the Commons, Caroline Spelman, on Thursday, three politicians

A group of parents who withdrew their children from school assemblies, claiming concern over “extremist” content, have been accused of trying to “drive mainstream Christian teaching” out of a Church of England (CoE) primary school.

The Scottish Episcopal Church has responded to sanctions from the worldwide Anglican communion on its decision to perform gay marriages in church with the pro-LGBT maxim: “Love means love.”

A family in Britain has pulled their children out of a Church of England primary school, after their six-year-old son’s classmate was allowed to wear a dress to school and identify “as a girl some days and as a boy other days.”

For the first time, more than half of the Britons describe themselves as having “no religion”, with just 15 per cent of respondents considering themselves a member of the Church of England.

AFP — Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, six years after the predominantly Christian south gained independence from the north. The Anglican church in Sudan, a majority Muslim country,

More than 90 per cent of Christians in the UK believe their faith is being marginalized in British society, a survey has revealed.

The Church of England demanded that Britain slashes the fee to apply for citizenship, declaring the £1,282 charge to be “prohibitive” to low-paid migrants.

The General Synod of the Church of England has voted to ‘welcome transgender people’ by considering preparing a church service as a way to “mark a person’s gender transition”.

LONDON (AP) — The Church of England “colluded” with and helped to hide the long-term sexual abuse of young men by one of its former bishops, the head of the church said Thursday. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologized to

An official of the Church of England suggested that it may allow transgender Christians to be “re-christened” under their new names following a sex change.

The Church of England must step up security to protect staff and worshippers as they could be targeted as Britain faces a “severe” threat of terror from Islamist attackers, an expert in church security has said.

The decline of the Church of England may have been arrested by a rise in patriotism, according to a report by a professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.

The Church of England has called for parents to lose the right to withdraw their children from religious education classes – because some parents are apparently using it to pull their children out of lessons on Islam.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump is a “Good Samaritan” who is “giving a voice to the silent”, a former Archbishop of Canterbury has said.

The Church of England is to appoint a new bishop to reach out to ethnic minorities amid claims it is too “quintessentially English”.

A bishop in the Church of England has been forced to decline a new appointment following an outcry from liberals opposed to his view on women priests.

The Church of England’s main legislative body has rejected a report saying marriage can only be between a man and a woman, plunging the church into a new crisis.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has suggested that Brexit and the election of Donald J. Trump as U.S. president are symptomatic of a rise in nationalist, fascist politics globally.

A report by the Church of England’s Bishops laying out the Church’s stance on gay marriage is likely to be vetoed by the Synod as both conservative and liberals oppose it – for conflicting reasons. The report, Marriage and Same

Muslims outnumber Christian pupils in more than 30 church schools nationwide, including one which proudly proclaims to have a “100 per cent Muslim population”.