We’re seeing young people swap knives for Jesus. But ending youth violence will take the whole Church
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Karen Saunders2024-02-29T15:23:00
As Idris Elba joins the celebrities campaigning for an end to serious youth violence, Karen Saunders says knife crime is not just an urban issue. It’s growing fastest in rural areas and is a problem that the whole Church should care about
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