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Christian Olympic gold medalist Tobin Heath talks faith: \'You have to trust that God has a greater plan\'
Christian Olympic gold medalist Tobin Heath talks faith: 'You have to trust that God has a greater plan'

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup gold medalist Tobin Heath, 28, grew up in a Christian home, but the athlete admits that she merely piggy-backed on her family's faith until she went to college.

Why it\'s okay even if Christians are sexually repressed
Why it's okay even if Christians are sexually repressed

Christians abstain from sex before marriage in order to honour God, but this sexually-inclined culture thinks celibacy only equals to repression.

\'Gender Unicorn\' cartoon slammed for brainwashing children into accepting homosexuality
'Gender Unicorn' cartoon slammed for brainwashing children into accepting homosexuality

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina is promoting the "Gender Unicorn" as a teacher's assistant to help children come to terms with their sexuality.

Persecuted Christians in Iraq urge government to act against ISIS, two years after exodus

Two years after being forced from their homes by Islamic State, Christians in Iraq are urging their government to liberate the Nineveh Plain from militant control.

Iraqi Christian refugee prays for ISIS terrorists who killed her relative
Iraqi Christian refugee prays for ISIS terrorists who killed her relative

A Christian refugee from Iraq whose relative was violently murdered and mutilated by Islamic State has described how she prays for the terrorist organisation

How Christian wives can be happy in their marriages
How Christian wives can be happy in their marriages

What makes a happy marriage? Rhonda Stoppe, author of the book "If My Husband Would Change, I'd Be Happy & Other Myths Wives Believe," says many women mistakenly think they can be happy if they marry the "ideal" spouse.

Machete-wielding attacker in Belgium was \'soldier\' of Islamic State, terror group says
Machete-wielding attacker in Belgium was 'soldier' of Islamic State, terror group says

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a machete attack in Belgium on Saturday that seriously injured two female police officers.

Priest who converted from Islam: \'Clergy at risk of jihadi attacks\'
Priest who converted from Islam: 'Clergy at risk of jihadi attacks'

A UK priest who converted from Islam to Christianity has warned that more clergy could be at risk of being targeted by jihadists following the killing of Father Jacques Hamel in Rouen, France, by extremists last month.

Congressman Scott Schwab on son\'s water slide death: \'He believed in his savior, Jesus\'
Congressman Scott Schwab on son's water slide death: 'He believed in his savior, Jesus'

A US congressman and his wife have thanked well-wishers for their "outpouring of support and compassion" following the death of their young son in an amusement park accident.

Could the decline in Christianity be coming to a halt?
Could the decline in Christianity be coming to a halt?

The decline of Christianity in Britain could be coming to a halt, temporarily at least, according to new figures from this year's British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA)

Turkey: Millions rally in show of strength for Erdogan after coup attempt
Turkey: Millions rally in show of strength for Erdogan after coup attempt

The "Democracy and Martyrs' Rally" at the Yenikapi parade ground was a show of strength by Erdogan.

\'Hey ISIS, you suck!!!\' U.S. Muslim group launches billboard drive to show terror organisation does not represent Islam
'Hey ISIS, you suck!!!' U.S. Muslim group launches billboard drive to show terror organisation does not represent Islam

ISIS is not us. To project this message, a group of American Muslim professionals have launched a billboards campaign to shout out loud and clear that the terrorist organisation does not represent true Islam.

Atheist teacher who didn\'t trust Christians turns to Christ after prayers miraculously healed her mother
Atheist teacher who didn't trust Christians turns to Christ after prayers miraculously healed her mother

No mind is too rigid, no heart too hard to resist the transforming power of Christ.

Pakistan textbooks teach children to hate Christians, describing them as \'outsiders, unpatriotic and inferior\'
Pakistan textbooks teach children to hate Christians, describing them as 'outsiders, unpatriotic and inferior'

How could religious extremism be curtailed if it is actually being taught in schools? The question arises in Pakistan where a study has found out that Muslim schoolchildren are being taught to hate Christians and other minorities in their textbooks, according to AsiaNews.

Church seeks help for people being traded as slaves at sea
Church seeks help for people being traded as slaves at sea

One modern way that our fellow human beings are turned into slaves is through human trafficking, which often leads to slavery at sea. This transnational crime was the subject of a meeting organised in Rome by the United States Embassy to the Holy See, in cooperation with the U.S. Conference of Bishops.

Some 1,000 Christian millennials gather in Indonesia to stand up for Biblical truths
Some 1,000 Christian millennials gather in Indonesia to stand up for Biblical truths

Millennials are often thought to be always concerned with the inessential: parties, gadgets and other material things. Around 1,000 millennials however recently gathered in Indonesia to prove that they can also move for the things that are spiritual and essential.