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Jamaica seeks partnership with church leaders to develop policy on faith-based tourism
Jamaica seeks partnership with church leaders to develop policy on faith-based tourism

The Ministry of Tourism in Jamaica is looking to partner with church groups to boost faith-based tourism.

Don\'t doubt: Bible verses for when you\'re unsure about your faith
Don't doubt: Bible verses for when you're unsure about your faith

While faith helps us maintain security but doubts can unsteady us from the strong foundations that is laid by our belief. Here are some Bible verses which stress the dangers of doubts and the importance of addressing them.

U.S. missionary out to rescue women trapped in Thailand\'s sex industry by sharing with them God\'s love
U.S. missionary out to rescue women trapped in Thailand's sex industry by sharing with them God's love

An American missionary has discovered the driving force behind the world's sex trafficking industry—the quest for love.

Missionary shares love of Christ to people living in \'centre of witchcraft\' — Rio\'s crime-infested slums
Missionary shares love of Christ to people living in 'centre of witchcraft' — Rio's crime-infested slums

While athletes from all over the world compete for ephemeral glory in the ongoing Rio Olympics, a woman missionary is doing something even more glorious and definitely more long lasting—sharing the love of Christ to the people living in the drug and crime-infested slums of the Brazilian capital.

Gospel singer Israel Houghton surprises girlfriend Adrienne Bailon with Paris proposal

Gospel singer Israel Houghton has proposed to his girlfriend, Adrienne Bailon, co-host of TV talk show The Real, during a romantic getaway in Paris, France.

Jesus touches hearts of India\'s unreached people, freeing them from demons and healing the sick
Jesus touches hearts of India's unreached people, freeing them from demons and healing the sick

No place on earth is too remote or too forbidding not to be reached by the miraculous power of the gospel and the Holy Spirit.

Martin Luther King\'s Bible to be sold after family legal dispute ends
Martin Luther King's Bible to be sold after family legal dispute ends

A long-running family dispute over the ownership of a Bible which Martin Luther King Jr travelled with was ended yesterday when a judge signed an order releasing it to his son.

British extremists should be free to join ISIS in Syria, says Christian MP
British extremists should be free to join ISIS in Syria, says Christian MP

British extremists should be allowed to join ISIS in Syria because if they are killed it would boost the security of the UK.

Humanist weddings outstrip Church of Scotland weddings for the first time
Humanist weddings outstrip Church of Scotland weddings for the first time

The number of Church of Scotland marriages has been steadily decreasing over the past decade.

Church of England offers prayers for anxious A-Level students awaiting results
Church of England offers prayers for anxious A-Level students awaiting results

The Church of England has attempted to comfort thousands of anxious A-Level students with a prayer for those awaiting exam grades.

Nigeria: Mother of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl pleads for prisoner swap with Boko Haram militants
Nigeria: Mother of kidnapped Chibok schoolgirl pleads for prisoner swap with Boko Haram militants

The mother of one of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls being held by the Boko Haram terrorist group yesterday pleaded for Nigeria's president to free militants in exchange for the release of the 218 girls.

Trump promises to combat \'the hateful ideology of radical Islam\' with extreme vetting policy
Trump promises to combat 'the hateful ideology of radical Islam' with extreme vetting policy

Donald Trump has called for "extreme vetting" of immigrants and pledged to make dramatic changes to US immigration policy if he wins the presidential race in November.

Shaunae Miller on winning 400m gold in Rio: \'I could not have done it without God\'
Shaunae Miller on winning 400m gold in Rio: 'I could not have done it without God'

Shaunae Miller praised God after diving over the line to win the women's 400m gold by 0.07 seconds.

France: Charlie Hebdo receives threat of \'imminent\' attack after provocative cover depicting half-naked Muslims
France: Charlie Hebdo receives threat of 'imminent' attack after provocative cover depicting half-naked Muslims

The satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has reportedly received death threats warning of an "imminent" attack after it published a controversial cover depicting a Muslim man and woman running down a beach half naked.

Why are Kenyan churches and mosques being painted yellow?
Why are Kenyan churches and mosques being painted yellow?

Churches and mosques in Nairobi are being painted a vibrant shade of yellow to demonstrate a "shared humanity" and highlight that there is more that unites people of different faiths than divides them.

Christian persecution intensifies in DRC as 36 tied up and hacked to death
Christian persecution intensifies in DRC as 36 tied up and hacked to death

Another jihadist organisation is feared to be gaining strength after persecution of Christians intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).