Update, 10/24/2022: UK Gets New Prime Minister LTRP Note: The following is posted for informational and research purposes. By Oliver JJ LaneBreibart News UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced she is resigning, having spent just 45 days in post and likely to have handed over power within 52 days. Speaking outside her official London … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Some further sad news regarding the Christian church in the U.K. This news is from the BBC today (June 30th): “World’s oldest Methodist church to allow gay marriage.” The article states: The world’s oldest Methodist building will now offer same-sex marriage after voting unanimously in favour. The New Room is a Chapel … [Read more…]
Provided by Christian News Network John Sherwood, a UK pastor, was arrested in North West London this past Friday, April 23, and detained overnight – all for speaking about what the Bible says about marriage. John, in his early 70s, is minister of a north London church, and was preaching with a colleague in the … [Read more…]
LTRP Note: The following news story is posted for informational and research purposes. By WND Staff The British government is proposing a complete ban on transgender medical procedures for children, and American lawmakers would be “wise” to follow that example, contends a leading family advocate. Peter Sprigg, senior fellow for policy studies for the Family … [Read more…]
Dear Lighthouse Trails: Much is spoken about apostasy in the Roman Catholic Church, but I would also draw your attention to the Methodist Church here in the UK. Below are some pics from the Gay Pride event in Chester the other week; you cannot see from the pictures but one carried a banner stating “This … [Read more…]
By Catherine Pepinster Religion News Service LONDON (RNS) — Greenbelt, the biggest Christian festival in the United Kingdom, will feature Muslim worship for the first time this year. The decision by organizers of the annual festival — which began more than 40 years ago as a gathering that drew about 1,500 young people — has … [Read more…]
By Tony Pearce Light for the Last Days Ministry, UK (Tony Pearce is the author of The Messiah Factor and many other vital books, articles, and booklets dealing with the times in which we live.) The next generation of children born in Britain ‘will not know what money is,’ Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, … [Read more…]
The following is the first of several talks given by Spiritual Research Network director Chris Lawson during his recent ministry trip to the UK. To see them all and also Roger Oakland’s talks at the same conference, click here.
LTRP Note: Lighthouse Trails is a research and news ministry, and therefore we post clips of news stories from various Christian and secular news sources. Unlike articles we post by our 30+ authors who are all committed discerning believers, the news stories come from a wide scope of sources, and we post these stories for … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network DURHAM, UK – A Christian school in the UK is being shut down and another under scrutiny after investigators quizzed random students and found them to have “discriminatory views” toward others. According to reports, last November, members of the Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) visited Durham Free School … [Read more…]
By Garrett Haley Christian News Network LONDON – In an attempt to crack down on religious ‘extremism,’ Britain’s Education Secretary has announced that any schools that teach creation will be stripped of government funding. Nicky Morgan, Education Secretary of Great Britain, delivered a statement to Parliament late last month, in which she condemned the spread … [Read more…]
By Garrett Haley Christian News Network BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A 75-year-old Irish preacher was subjected to a police probe after he condemned Islam in a sermon and was accused of ‘hate mongering.’ James McConnell, pastor of the Whitewell Metropolitan Church in North Belfast, Ireland, discussed the religion of Islam during an evening sermon on … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network LONDON – A childcare worker has been fired for ‘gross misconduct’ after she explained the biblical position on homosexuality to her co-worker. According to reports, Sarah Mbuyi, 30, was repeatedly asked about her beliefs over a period of several months at Newpark Childcare in Highbury after her lesbian co-worker … [Read more…]
To Lighthouse Trails: My wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis about a year ago, and she/we have been sent on various “coping with MS” courses. In every case, occult techniques have been encouraged, endorsed, and recommended by _____ staff nurses and others (who do them themselves!) – and outside occult “therapists” have been brought in as … [Read more…]
By Patrick Goodenough CNS News (CNSNews.com) – European pro-lifers celebrated a rare victory this week when the European Parliament voted not to advance a controversial draft report that would promote abortion as a human right and “regulate and monitor” conscientious objection. In a 351-319 vote Tuesday, the parliament in Strasbourg, France, sent the measure back … [Read more…]
By Heather Clark Christian News Network In an interview [see below] this week on British television, a Christian couple defended their decision to deny a room to two homosexual men—even though it ended up costing them their livelihood. As previously reported, Peter and Hazelmary Bull of Cornwall, England are selling their business, which also served as their … [Read more…]
By Trevor Grundy Religious News Service CANTERBURY, England (RNS) England and Wales became the 16th and 17th countries in the world to recognize gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth II gave “royal assent” to a same-sex marriage bill. Under the new law, gay men and women will be able to join together in civil ceremonies or … [Read more…]
By Garrett Haley Christian News Network LONDON – A senior judge in the U.K. has ruled that the owner of a bed and breakfast ‘directly discriminate[d]‘ against two homosexual men by not allowing them to spend the night together in a bedroom. For six years, Susanne Wilkinson has been the owner of the three-room Swiss … [Read more…]
Dear Friends in the Lord Jesus Christ: I have only recently subscribed to your newsletter. A breath of fresh air! Although raised Roman Catholic, I was saved by the grace of God at age 15, that was almost 40 years ago. I have been living in Europe for the last 25 years. Here we are … [Read more…]
By Bob Unruh WorldNetDaily Eunice and Owen Johns (Photo Christian Legal Centre) An attorney for a Christian couple who faced religious discrimination in their request to provide foster care says there’s no point in appealing a stunning decision that accused them of “infecting” children with their beliefs, because the nation’s legal system is skewed against … [Read more…]
