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Betsy DeVos: Five Reasons Christians Love And Hate Trump's New Education Secretary

What exactly has inspired so much irritation and affection, both within and outside the evangelical community?

Migrants Labouring For Qatar\'s FIFA World Cup Are Becoming Christians
Migrants Labouring For Qatar's FIFA World Cup Are Becoming Christians

Migrant workers in Muslim Qatar preparing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are becoming Christians, according to Open Doors.

Fifty Shades – \'Much Darker Than Kinky Sex\' Say Protesters
Fifty Shades – 'Much Darker Than Kinky Sex' Say Protesters

Protesters are planning to descend on the Fifty Shades Darker film premiere in London tomorrow to object that the "Fifty Shades" brand perpetuates "damaging stereotypes" and normalises abuse.

Thousands Attend Catholic Ceremony In Japan Beatifying \'Samurai Of Christ\'
Thousands Attend Catholic Ceremony In Japan Beatifying 'Samurai Of Christ'

A Japanese Christian samurai who died in exile about 400 years ago after giving up his status to follow Jesus was beatified by the Catholic Church in an elaborate mass yesterday.

Stand Up For Christian Values And Issue That Religious Freedom Order, Franklin Graham Urges Trump
Stand Up For Christian Values And Issue That Religious Freedom Order, Franklin Graham Urges Trump

Franklin Graham is urging Donald Trump to issue a controversial executive order protecting religious freedom, despite liberals being "up in arms" at the prospect.

John Smyth QC Faces Fresh Allegations Over Abuse In Zimbabwe
John Smyth QC Faces Fresh Allegations Over Abuse In Zimbabwe

John Smyth QC, accused of abusing boys at Christian youth camps, continued his abuse after he fled to Zimbabwe, according to an ongoing investigation by Channel 4.

GAFCON Threatens Rebellion Less Than Two Weeks After Church Adopts Conservative Line On Marriage
GAFCON Threatens Rebellion Less Than Two Weeks After Church Adopts Conservative Line On Marriage

Arch-conservative Anglican leaders are threatening disruption against the Church of England, less than two weeks after bishops sided with them by refusing to change its teaching on marriage.

My Child Died In My Womb: This Is My Letter Of Thanks To The Doctor Who Told Me
My Child Died In My Womb: This Is My Letter Of Thanks To The Doctor Who Told Me

Yes, I had been told days before my daughter had died, but since then I had endlessly begged God to bring her back to life.

UK Christian \'Prayer Wall\' To Be Built Out Of A Million Bricks Representing A Million Answered Prayers
UK Christian 'Prayer Wall' To Be Built Out Of A Million Bricks Representing A Million Answered Prayers

A Christian 'prayer wall' is being designed as a major British landmark, built out of a million bricks - each representing a prayer said to have been answered by Jesus.

Parents Jailed For Church \'Counselling\' Session Where One Boy Died And Brother Was Badly Injured
Parents Jailed For Church 'Counselling' Session Where One Boy Died And Brother Was Badly Injured

Bruce and Deborah Leonard, the parents of an American teenager teenager who was beaten to death during a church counselling session, have been sentenced to prison.

John Piper: Why You Shouldn\'t Take Nude Selfies
John Piper: Why You Shouldn't Take Nude Selfies

John Piper has condemned the practice of taking 'nude selfies' in a recent episode of 'Ask Pastor John', comparing the practice to incest, and calling it 'a deformed sense of sexuality'.

Christians Expelled From China For Helping North Korean Defectors
Christians Expelled From China For Helping North Korean Defectors

More than 60 South Korean Christians are being expelled from China after they helped North Korean defectors.

Baptists Clash With Franklin Graham Over His Support For Trump Travel Ban
Baptists Clash With Franklin Graham Over His Support For Trump Travel Ban

Baptists in Puerto Rico have withdrawn support for a major rally led by Franklin Graham in San Juan this weekend, over the evangelist's endorsement of the anti-immigration policies of Donald Trump.

Friendships, Family Relationships Are Casualties Of Divisive US Election
Friendships, Family Relationships Are Casualties Of Divisive US Election

Burning passions over Donald Trump's presidency are taking a personal toll on both sides of the political divide.

Why A Healthy Marriage Needs More Than Romance And Physical Intimacy
Why A Healthy Marriage Needs More Than Romance And Physical Intimacy

What is there to keep marriages together if not romance or intimacy?

5 Tips For Staying Positive When It Feels Like The World\'s Falling Down Around You
5 Tips For Staying Positive When It Feels Like The World's Falling Down Around You

Here are five tips to keep a positive outlook even though it seems like the world is falling down around you.