David Fletcher
David Fletcher is Prayer Alert’s Editor.
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Shortly after the attacks in Brussels were carried out, a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment began hitting social media, with people using the hashtag #StopIslam. Hundreds of thousands of messages with that hashtag have…
A series of deadly explosions rocked Brussels on Tuesday, targeting the Belgian capital's main airport and metro system. Christians across Brussels have called for prayer. The coordinated attacks came as the city was…
Some clerics, including a Church of England bishop, have joined the call for a reappraisal of the disciple who betrayed Jesus, leading to his crucifixion. The Rt Rev Nick Baines, the Bishop of…
Comments made by Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister that he is a ‘very broad-minded Christian’ and a ‘practising Catholic’ have been slammed by a victim of the Troubles. Ann Travers, whose sister Mary…
Three policemen and a retired police officer were arrested in an inquiry into fraudulent activity at the Police Federation of England and Wales. Surrey Police are investigating the transfer of £1m to a…
The traditional Stations of the Cross are a series of fourteen images depicting the stages of Christ’s journey on Good Friday. This year Premier Christianity has created a unique photographic study of a…
In England we have ‘Jewniversities’. These ‘Jewnis’, for short, are universities with large percentages of Jewish students. Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham, Manchester, Oxford and Cambridge have 61% of UK’s Jewish students. Many say that…
The Prime Minister has mounted a fightback against Iain Duncan Smith’s comments and government voices. Tory MPs are pressurising the Chancellor to rewrite his Budget. Jeremy Corbyn is saying that the Chancellor should…
Thousands of prayer conferences and events will take place across the nations over the Easter weekend. The following is just one example, in South Africa. Maranatha Revival Group Ministries saw the birth of…
Thirteen percent of the world denies the existence of God. Atheism is the third largest ‘religion’ in the world. Regions that were once rooted in faith are now in disbelief, yet the beauty…
