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Christian MP to live off rice and beans in poverty campaign
A Christian MP will live off a handful of plain rice and beans each day next week to raise money for millions of the poorest people around the world.
In Afghanistan, more than 1 in 10 babies die at birth. Here's why â and how it can change
Afghanistan currently has the worst infant mortality rate in the world, with 112 babies dying in every 1,000 births.
Archbishops launch investigation into Philip North row after 'highly individualised' attacks
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have launched a probe into a Church scandal that forced a bishop to decline a promotion amid accusations of 'sexism' and 'highly individualised' attacks.
6 Scripture verses about the heart â and why they don't mean what you think
In the modern West, we know what the 'heart' symbol means. It's about feelings, that warm fuzzy glow of romance and affection.
Study shows 'religious' countries are worse at science. What does this really tell us?
The more heavily faith-fuelled a society is, the worse its citizens will perform in maths and science. On the surface this looks like a damning indictment of faith â another feather in the cap of the new atheists who will say, 'We told you so'.
Bishop steps down after speaking of campaign forcing him to quit
David Wilbourne, a strong supporter of gay cleric Jeffrey John, will step down on Easter Sunday.
#PrayForLondon is the latest #PrayFor hashtag to trend. Sadly, there have been many others
The #PrayFor hashtag has become a universal, compassionate response to terror events around the world. It reaches beyond any individual faith, even to atheists, in empowering individuals at times when fear and feelings of powerlessness can become almost overwhelming.
Fortune's 50 greatest leaders: Who is the one religious figure?
The annual list â on which the Pope has appeared every year since his election five years ago â includes widely-known figures like Melinda Gates and Angel Merkel, but also lower-profile people who have made their mark in their own sphere.
Prayer vigil in Westminster as thousands say defiantly: #WeAreNotAfraid
Around 5,000 people gathered for a prayer vigil in Trafalgar Square sending a resounding message: #WeAreNotAfraid.
5 truths to cling to in the midst of uncertainty
When it feels like the world is saturated by sadness and pain, how do we stand firm in the midst of it all? How can we be beacons of God's light even when we feel like we are being surrounded by darkness?
'The Shack', cosmic child abuse and 'Lies We Believe About God'
'Who originated the cross? If God did, then we worship a cosmic abuser, who in Divine Wisdom created a means to torture human beings in the most painful and abhorrent manner.'
Westminster terror attack: Injury toll climbs to 50 as police appeal for information
Police are appealing for information from anyone who knew the London terrorist Khalid Masood as the injury toll climbed to 50.
'Identity' by Colton Dixon: An ambitious, vibrant and hopeful anthem
Today sees the release of Identity, the latest album from Christian artist and 'American Idol' alumt Colton Dixon. It's a heartfelt, ambitious and anthemic effort, worthy of your attention.
Does religion make you stupid? Study says religious societies do worse at maths and science
A new study is claiming children raised in more religious societies perform worse in maths and science than than those where atheism or agnostism dominates.
Why Trump's deportation policies are making immigrants afraid to go to church
A report from Oklahoma claims that the Trump Administration's immigration policies are contributing to some immigrants being too afraid to go to church.
Hillsong has a 'no tolerance' policy on paedophiles, Brian Houston tells Royal Commission
Houston's own father Frank, a Pentecostal Assenblies of God pastor, who died in 2004, confessed in 1999 and 2000 to sexually abusing boys in New Zealand three decades earlier.