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Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Has Soared In The US
Anti-Muslim Hate Crime Has Soared In The US

Hate crimes against Muslims in the United States have soared by nearly 70 per cent, according to new figures from the FBI.

Yazidis Persecuted By ISIS Now Abandoned By UK Asylum Scheme
Yazidis Persecuted By ISIS Now Abandoned By UK Asylum Scheme

Persecuted Yazidis who have suffered terrible treatment at the hands of ISIS are denied refuge in the UK if they happen to fall the wrong side of the Iraqi-Syrian border, MPs were told today.

Hundreds Of Trafficked Children Go Missing in Britain Each Year
Hundreds Of Trafficked Children Go Missing in Britain Each Year

Hundreds of trafficked children have gone missing from UK care homes with more disappearing at "an alarmingly high rate", according to two charities.

Christian BBC Presenter Dan Walker On His Faith And Why He Won\'t Work Sundays
Christian BBC Presenter Dan Walker On His Faith And Why He Won't Work Sundays

Christian broadcaster Dan Walker has confessed he has been offered top jobs that would involve working on Sundays, but turned them down.

\'They Beat My Husband As We Pleaded For Them To Stop\': New Film Highlights Persecution Of Christians Around The World
'They Beat My Husband As We Pleaded For Them To Stop': New Film Highlights Persecution Of Christians Around The World

Christian persecution around the world is the focus of a new documentary short film called Under Caesar's Sword.

Faith Is A Force For Good, Says UK Top Politician Sajid Javid
Faith Is A Force For Good, Says UK Top Politician Sajid Javid

Faith is a "force for good" and parents should not be afraid of raising their children as Christian, Britain's Secretary of State for Communities said last night.

Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?
Why Have Tensions Increased Between Christians And Muslims In Nigeria?

Christians are now more likely to say the government is "run for the benefit of only a few groups of people", as opposed to all Nigerians, than they were when former President Goodluck Jonathan, a Christian, was in power.

Iraqi Christians May Not Return To Shattered Villages Till Next Summer
Iraqi Christians May Not Return To Shattered Villages Till Next Summer

Christians in the shattered villages around Mosul may be unable to return to their homes to live until next summer, according to Open Doors partners in the region.

Christianity Is Rising Again In Finland
Christianity Is Rising Again In Finland

A new survey finds that after years of steady decline, in common with many other countries in the West, Christian belief in Finland is once more increasing.

America Has A Duty To Welcome Refugees, Bishops Tell Trump

Donald Trump must welcome and protect refugees and immigrants as the next President of the United States, the country's Catholic bishops said on Monday.

Prestigious Seminary Leaders Condemn \'Hateful Words And Actions\' Of Evangelicals During Presidential Campaign
Prestigious Seminary Leaders Condemn 'Hateful Words And Actions' Of Evangelicals During Presidential Campaign

The heads of one of the most prestigious theological colleges in the US have restated its commitment to evangelicalism following the presidential election which many believe saw the term fatally compromised.

Evangelical School Gives Away Priceless Manuscript In Amazing Gesture
Evangelical School Gives Away Priceless Manuscript In Amazing Gesture

An ancient New Testament manuscript will be handed to a Greek Orthodox archbishop on Tuesday in a gesture that hopes to spark a worldwide return of artefacts to original owners.

Two Texas Baptist Churches Face Expulsion Over Pro-Gay Stance
Two Texas Baptist Churches Face Expulsion Over Pro-Gay Stance

Wilshire Baptist in Dallas and First Baptist in Austin could be expelled from their governing body, the Baptist General Convention of Texas, over their welcoming position towards gay people.

US Forces May Have Committed War Crimes Say Prosecutors
US Forces May Have Committed War Crimes Say Prosecutors

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said there were preliminary grounds to believe US forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan and at secret detention facilities elsewhere in 2003 and 2004.

Real Leaders Sacrifice Before They Benefit
Real Leaders Sacrifice Before They Benefit

Leadership roles can be rewarding, but unless leaders look first to serving before receiving various rewards they will miss the point.

4 Questions to Ask When Managing Finances
4 Questions to Ask When Managing Finances

One of the best ways to gauge our view of money to see whether we have a right perspective of it is to ask the right questions. Here are four questions to ask to measure our heart as we manage our finances.