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'God's Love Is For Everybody': Gay Vicar Battles With Vandals To Keep LGBTI Flag Above Church
A campaigning vicar has hit out at the Church's "institutional homophobia" while outlining why he is determined to keep erecting LGBTI flags above his church despite them repeatedly being torn down by vandals.
Authors At InterVarsity Can Be Pro Gay Marriage But Not Staff
Controversy continued to surround InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA (IVCF) after it announced its authors would not be subject to the ban on staff who support gay marriage.
Angry Muslims Say Teen Christian Boy Must Die For 'Insulting Islam'
An angry mob of 80 Muslims has confronted a Christian boy, demanding he is hanged.
Man Suspected Of Killing Two Priests Caught In Mexico City
A man suspected of murdering two Mexican priests who were abducted last month has been caught in Mexico City, authorities in the country have said.
Anti-Islam Group PEGIDA Suffers Massive Fall In Protestors
The latest march in Germany by the anti-Islam protest group PEGIDA drew a fraction of the supporters who turned out for previous rallies.
Former Archbishop Of Canterbury To Welcome Child Refugees To Britain
Fourteen unaccompanied refugee children from the 'Jungle' camp in Calais will be greeted by religious leaders as they become among the first to arrive in the UK this morning under a Home Office scheme.
Boko Haram 'Ready To Release 83 More Chibok Schoolgirls', Government Says
Eighty three more of the Chibok girls kidnapped in April 2014 in north-east Nigeria by Boko Haram could be released imminently, according to a spokesman for the country's president.
Battle For Mosul Begins - But Will There Be Any Christians Left?
The battle for Mosul began early on Monday morning as coalition forces sought to recapture ISIS' last major stronghold in Iraq.
Babies Inside the Womb Start to Have Heartbeat at 16 Days, New Research Shows
The heart of an unborn child inside a mother's womb develops and beats as early as 16 days, a recent study from the United Kingdom concluded, supporting pro-life groups' argument that the embryo is not just a mere "blob of blood."
Syrian Rebels Seize Village Where ISIS Promised Apocalyptic Battle
Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had promised to fight a final, apocalyptic battle with the West.
Iraq 'Cannot Take Back Mosul From ISIS Alone' Says Turkey
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Iraq could not deal alone with driving Islamic State from the city of Mosul and that the presence of Turkish forces in a nearby military camp was an insurance against attacks on Turkey.
Looting Near UN Base In Haiti; Ban Promises More Aid
Haitians desperate for relief from hunger and sickness in the wake of Hurricane Matthew looted United Nations trucks on Saturday during a short visit to a hard-hit port town by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who promised more aid.
Third Of Brits Want Bible As Their 'Desert Island' Book
Stranded on a desert island, one in three Brits would want a Bible to hand, new research has found.
Christian Missionary Kidnapped In Niger
The American aid worker kidnapped by gunmen in Niger was a Christian missionary who had links to Youth With A Mission (YWAM), a spokesman has confirmed.
Over 1,000 Muslims in Mideast, Africa and Asia Await Baptism as They Are Set to Begin New Lives as Followers of Christ
More than a thousand Muslims are set to begin new lives as followers of Jesus Christ as they await their formal baptism in about a dozen Muslim-majority countries.
Atheist-Led Canadian Church Dispenses With Bible, Replaces Lord's Prayer With Secular Invocation
From Canada comes this shocking news: A Christian church is being led by an openly atheist minister who has mostly done away with the Bible and has replaced the Lord's Prayer with a nonsectarian affirmation.