Here are your most-read stories on Premier Woman Alive  over the past twelve months.

1. Who is Kemi Badenoch, is she a Christian, and would she be a good leader for the UK?’

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Kemi Badenoch joined six other initial contenders for leadership of the Conservative Party. Sharmila Meadows takes a look at the politician’s background and believes Badenoch would, ’challenge and expose the government robustly and with tenacity and courage.’

 

2. Miranda Hart’s marriage news has a message of hope for single Christian women who want the same

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With the launch of her memoir ‘I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You’, Miranda Hart reveals she got married in secret this summer. Jemimah Wright celebrates this announcement with some encouragement for others…

 

3. ‘I studied Church abuse and this is what I think about the Mike Pilavachi allegations’

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“When initially faced with allegations the instinct across denominations has often been to protect the leader first,” suggests Rachel Mataraki. She says that instead we must learn to bear witness to the suffering of those that come forward.

 

4. ‘Why I don’t do yoga’

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Yoga is seen as acceptable by many Christians, but Kate Orson says: ’claiming you can do yoga as a non-spiritual practice is a bit like thinking you can eat cake for the healthy proteins and vitamins while not absorbing the sugar.’

 

5. GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’ve just moved in with my Christian partner – are we living in sin?

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In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ the Woman Alive panel answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Here, we help a reader who wants to know if she is living in sin.

 

6. GREAT SEXPECTATIONS: I’m engaged to a pastor and we’re pregnant. Should we bring the wedding forward?

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In our fortnightly column ‘Great Sexpectations’ we answer your questions on sex, faith and intimacy. Here, Marcia Dixon helps a pregnant reader who wants to know if she should get married before the baby is born.

 

7. ‘I saw Taylor Swift live and as a Christian, this is what I thought’

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There has been much speculation in the Christian world on whether Taylor Swift’s tour has satanic influences. Belle Tindall went along to see if the fears are founded.

 

8. Sentenced to death for her faith

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Iranian born Marziyeh Amirizadeh was imprisoned in Tehran after encountering God in a dream and courageously telling others about the love of Jesus. But holding onto Matthew 10:19, Marziyeh speaks of a faith beyond fear

 

9. The rise of Raye - the singer and her Christian faith

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‘This is not a neat and tidy tale of finding faith,’ says Alex Noel of multiple Brit Award-winning singer Raye, and her seven year journey to become an independent artist.

 

10. ’Everyone is God’ is a new political party in the General Election 2024

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The first sex worker has entered UK politics and Sally Hope considers if they should be taken seriously.

 

11. My husband was told he had less than six months to live

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In April 2023, Bekah Legg’s comedian husband Steve Legg was given a terminal diagnosis following a battle with cancer. A year later, she shares how they continue to navigate the journey with both hope and humour

 

12. I once seriously considered becoming a lap dancer but God later revealed to me the sacredness of my sexuality

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Strip Club Chaplain Bobbi Kumari considers why, for many women, ‘the pull of the sex industry is more alluring and seductive than ever before.’