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Rex Tillerson Grilled Over Question Of Christians In Middle East
Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state 'endangered' Christians in the Middle East and threatened their lands, according to a top Democrat.

Church Schools 'Homophobic' If They Oppose Gay Marriage, Government's Integration Chief Warns
Church schools cannot be "anti-gay marriage" the government's integration chief has warned.

Denzel Washington Gives Casey Affleck The Thumbs Up When He Tells Hollywood A-Listers God Is Love
Casey Affleck was honoured during the 2017 Golden Globe Awards after he took home the trophy for Best Actor in a Motion Picture for his work in "Manchester By the Sea."

Controversy Over Cathedral Koran Reading Deepens With Denial That Jesus Is Son of God
A Koran reading given at a Scottish Episcopal cathedral explicitly declared Jesus was not the Son of God.

No Home For 'Homeless Jesus' Statue In Westminster
A statue of 'homeless Jesus' which has been at the centre of a long campaign to find a home in London has been rejected again.

Chinese Megachurch Pastor Arrested As Crackdown On Christians Continues
A Chinese megapastor has been arrested on charges of embezzling funds, according to persecution watchdog China Aid.

Millennials Believe Britain Is No Longer A Christian Country â But They Still Think Religion Matters
Britain is no longer Christian, say millennials in a survey carried out by pollsters ComRes and published tomorrow to mark the launch of the new Faith Research Centre later this month.

Victims Of Human Trafficking Abandoned By Government, MPs Told
Victims of human trafficking are abandoned by the government and left at risk of repeated abuse, MPs were told on Wednesday.

New Study Shows Power Of Christianity To Arouse Passionate Emotion
Debates about religion on social networks such as Facebook bring out passionate emotions in users, an academic study shows.

'God Works All Things Together For Good': Nigerian Pastor Whose Church Was Burned Down By Boko Haram
Five years ago in November 2011, Rev Aminu Sule was in his village in Dematuru, Yobe State, in Northern Nigeria when Islamist militants from Boko Haram attacked the community.

'Yes We Did': Tearful Obama Rejects Discrimination Against Muslims, Highlights Faith In Last Speech
Outgoing President Barack Obama was brought to tears last night as he gave his farewell speech, where he spoke about the profound importance of faith, family, and hope.

Did Aylan Kurdi's Tragic Death Change Anything? New Study Says 'Yes' - But Not For Long
The photograph of the body of the three-year-old Syrian boy washed up on a Greek beach shocked the world in September 2015. But did it make a difference?

'I Still Feel Like I Had To Do it': Dylann Roof Gets Death Penalty For Charleston Church Massacre
Dylann Roof has been sentenced to death by a jury in South Carolina, for the massacre of nine people at a Charleston church.

Trump Slams Reports About Russia Allegations
"Unsubstantiated" reports about President-elect Donald Trump are contained in a two-page memo appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election.

North Korea Heads Surge In Christian Persecution Worldwide, Dramatic Rise In India
Christian persecution is rising rapidly across Asia, with a dramatic increase in India and surrounding countries, according to Open Doors.

Man Who Got Fired for Attending Son's Birth Swamped With Job Offers
Lamar Austin, 30, felt two things at the same time when his son Caiman was born this Jan. 1. The first feeling was joy - after all, he and his wife have been looking forward for months to meeting their baby boy. But the other feeling was worry.