News and Views 25th September 2026 

Silent Revival

• UK Evangelicals defying religious decline. A landmark study by the Evangelical Alliance UK has revealed that evangelicalism is completely defying the broader trend of religious decline in the United Kingdom. The ‘Understanding UK Evangelicals’ report estimates that 12.3 million people in the U.K. either hold to evangelical beliefs, identify with the label, or both. Evangelicals now account for approximately 64% of all practising Christians in the country. The data fundamentally challenges traditional assumptions about church attendance in the U.K. by highlighting three core trends:

1. Adults under the age of 35 are the demographic most likely to identify as evangelical and hold these theological beliefs.
2. Men make up an estimated 60% of the movement.
3. Roughly 30% of U.K. evangelicals come from ethnic minority backgrounds (especially ‘blacks’), compared to just 17% of the general U.K. adult population.

• The debate surrounding a ‘Quiet UK revival’ is reignited.  Meanwhile, a new survey by Ligonier Ministries UK offers similar reasons for optimism. It reveals that 28% of evangelicals questioned only began attending Sunday church services for the first time as adults within the last one to two years. These newcomers are disproportionately younger adults, with a particularly notable presence of men. The findings offer the clearest evidence yet that a renewed interest in Christianity – especially among younger men – is a tangible reality rather than wishful thinking. However, experts urge caution before labelling the trend a definitive nationwide revival.  
• Sweden's youth are turning to Jesus in record numbers. The scenario is equally promising elsewhere in Europe. Once among the world's most secular nations, Sweden is witnessing a striking spiritual shift among its young people. Swedish youth survey Ungdomsbarometern named Jesus "Influencer of the Year" for 2025, based on responses from over 17,000 young Swedes. Meanwhile, a SOM Institute study found that youth church attendance doubled from 17% to 34% between 2020 and 2024 — the highest rate in two decades — while belief in God among the same age group rose from 20% to 34%. The Church of Sweden also reported a historic surge in new members, with nearly 18,000 joining by November 2025, the most in decades. Analysts point to social media's person-driven culture as one factor drawing Gen Z toward Jesus as a figure of authority and meaning amid a "self-help landscape."

The Church of England

• Judge bans church’s baptism pool over water waste. An Anglican church in Nottinghamshire has been denied permission to use a portable full-body immersion baptistery font to fulfil what leaders described as a clear "pastoral need" for those seeking full immersion. However, Christopher Ockelton, chancellor of the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham, rejected the application, flatly declaring the practice a "needless waste of water" and insisting that parishes should instead "take a lead in the stewardship of natural resources". He added that full immersion had "no theological basis" in the Anglican church, ignoring centuries of Christian tradition modelled on Jesus’ own baptism in the Jordan River. The ‘Net Zero’ bureaucratic ruling has sparked outrage among believers. Read also here.
• Church of England hosts Islamic ‘Modest Fashion Week’. St John's Church in Hyde Park, London, has drawn intense criticism after hosting an event featuring a catwalk with women in hijabs and niqabs. Outraged Anglican priest Rev. Phil Harris publicly condemned the decision, stating his heart was "breaking" and accusing Church leadership of being "taken for fools" for transforming a Christian sanctuary into a platform for Islamic dress. Compounding the controversy, the event was co-sponsored by British Muslim Magazine, a publication that has previously promoted strict patriarchal views limiting women to homemaking roles.
•    The blunder follows closely on the heels of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, being forced to withdraw an award from a Muslim cleric after his past comments praising Osama bin Laden were brought to light – a highly disturbing action that has led to calls for Mullally’s resignation. New revelations suggest that the cleric in question has also been protecting a blasphemy “blackmail” gang in his home nation of Pakistan, adding further to Mullally's woes.
• Church of England Cathedral criticised for honouring Islamic Jihad terrorists. Leeds Minster has faced severe backlash from Jewish community leaders during Yom Kippur for hosting a textile exhibition which listed over 50,000 Gazan casualties (including at least 12 active Palestinian Islamic militants) since October 7, 2023, while completely excluding Jewish victims. Following intense pressure, Minster staff removed the specific terrorist-commemorating panels.

Society and Politics

• Major investigation reveals LG smart TVs are ‘spying’ on owners. A massive, 3-month investigation by tech outlets has exposed that smart TVs made by South Korean tech giant LG function as aggressive surveillance tools, actively scanning users' local home networks to map out secondary devices like smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets. These TVs are capable of logging microphone audio and capturing transcripts of ambient conversations – even when the TV is set to standby or disconnected from the internet. When an internet connection is severed, the TV simply caches the recorded data locally and dumps it into the cloud to feed LG Ad Solutions the moment network access is restored, allowing the company to build invasive targeted advertising profiles.
• LG has strongly denied the spying allegations, claiming that the sets only record audio when explicit voice commands or wake-words are used. However, investigators have discovered otherwise. This jaw-dropping overreach serves as a stark reminder of Big Tech’s relentless intrusion into the sanctity and privacy of the family home. Read the full investigative breakdown here. Read also.

Antisemitism

• Unmasking the secret Soviet origins of modern anti-Zionism. A revealing Telegraph investigation (first exposed by Honest Reporting back in May) has laid bare how the Soviet Union’s KGB systematically manufactured the weaponised talking points used against the Jewish state today. Following the Six-Day War in 1967, Soviet strategists realised they could not defeat Israel militarily, so they launched a massive propaganda campaign to isolate the democratic nation globally. The Kremlin deliberately inverted reality, fabricating the narrative that Zionism was a form of racism, fascism, and imperialism. By flooding international organisations and Western academic circles with these calculated falsehoods, the Soviets successfully hijacked the language of social justice to demonise Israel. Understanding this background is critical to combating the deceptive spiritual and political forces currently arrayed against God’s covenant people.
• Green Party emerges as a distinct threat to British Jews. The Green Party has effectively banned a Jewish-Palestinian peace group and an anti-Semitism charity from its upcoming autumn conference, while permitting far-left and radical anti-Israel groups to host major sessions. Observers warn that the party is positioning itself as a primary political vehicle for extreme anti-Zionist rhetoric in the UK.
• Investigation exposes malignant institutional antisemitism inside the NHS. A shocking new documentary by the Campaign Against Antisemitism has exposed systemic harassment and safety threats directed at Jewish medical staff and vulnerable patients. Data from the official NHS Staff Survey confirms this institutional breakdown, identifying Jewish practitioners as the only religious group in the entire health service experiencing a documented rise in colleague-led discrimination.

World Events

• Christian grandmother euthanised 'against her will' in Canada. The deeply harrowing case of an 83-year-old Christian grandmother being euthanised in Canada has sparked international outrage and exposed the catastrophic failures of state-sanctioned suicide. Diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer, Brigitte’s deep Christian faith led her to explicitly reject the procedure. However, while her primary caregiver was away, doctors won her over to being euthanised by using vague, comforting euphemisms like "giving medicine to feel at peace" rather than explicitly speaking of death. Because she was severely hearing-impaired and spoke English as a second language, she did not comprehend what was happening.
• The harsh realities of state-sponsored euthanasia. When her granddaughter finally clarified the truth 48 hours before the procedure, Brigitte broke down into inconsolable tears, and insisted, "I've made a mistake." Despite her explicit, tearful distress, the facility pushed forward with the process based on signed paperwork that the family was never permitted to see. Her final moments were chaotic and traumatic. Brigitte passed away within ten minutes with her hands tightly clasped in prayer. Her family is now demanding a full investigation into the legality of her death.

Islam

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali sounds alarm over media's Islamism denial. Renowned author and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has published a fierce critique accusing mainstream European publications of creating a dangerous "false framing" regarding the threat of radical Islam. Responding to a widely read piece by The Economist that claimed Islam poses no serious danger to Europe, Hirsi Ali warned that downplaying institutional Islamism blinds Western nations to a deep-seated threat. Hirsi Ali has herself been targeted by Islamic terrorists who threatened to murder her.  
• Security experts note that non-violent covert entryism by networks like the Muslim Brotherhood - whereby members of one group join a larger group or political party to expand their influence and recruit members - is actively targeting public spaces, women's rights, and liberal Muslims. In response, policymakers in London and Paris held intensive, quiet discussions this past week to coordinate a unified European strategy to monitor funding sources and dismantle political Islam's digital recruitment networks. Indeed, cultural analysts have warned of a growing institutional crisis in the UK driven by the unchecked advance of Islamist activism. Worryingly, this quiet erosion of democratic norms and push for parallel legal structures is routinely downplayed by mainstream media outlets.