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When a videogame sends people to church more than the actual church does

Could it be that we Christians failed to represent Christ, whom we so loudly and proudly declare?

Christian convert endures Egypt torture, including being fed to savage dogs â but God intervenes and tames the beasts

Just like the biblical character Daniel in the lions' den, an Egyptian Muslim who converted to Christianity found himself at the mercy of ferocious attack dogs that were unleashed by his jailers to torture and kill him.

Hamas 'terrorist' turned Israeli spy now preaches the gospel after embracing Jesus

He used to be a Palestinian activist hurling stones at Israeli soldiers and dodging Israeli bullets. He then made a startling turnaround when he became a spy for the Israelis after witnessing Hamas leaders torture fellow Palestinians.

Archbishop of York urges synod as sexuality talks begin: 'Help anyone who has been hurt'

The Church of England's ruling body was urged to "help anyone who has been hurt" as it entered fraught talks over human sexuality.

Plans to register Sunday schools under government counter-extremism strategy dropped

The British government will drop plans to require out-of-school groups involving children to register with the local council following a personal intervention by the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Times reports.

Malaysia: Gunmen kidnap three Indonesians

Gunmen kidnapped three Indonesian members of a tugboat crew off Malaysia's eastern state of Sabah, police said on Sunday, the latest in a string of abductions in a region noted for kidnappings by Islamist militants.

Child labour doubles in Iraq, UNICEF warns

More than half a million Iraqi children are estimated to be at work rather than at school, UNICEF has warned.

Protests over police shootings continue, arrests made

Protests against the shootings of two black men by police officers shut down main arteries in a number of US cities on Saturday, leading to numerous arrests, scuffles and injuries in confrontations between police and demonstrators.

Chaplains express religious liberty concern over Pentagon's repeal of transgender ban in military

A group of military chaplains has expressed strong concern about religious liberty issues after the U.S. Department of Defense announced that it has lifted the ban on transgenders to serve in the military.

Ancient mosaic depicting Noah's Ark, Red Sea parting discovered in ruins

Archaeologists have discovered two panels of a mosaic floor of a Roman-era synagogue that depict Noah's Ark and the parting of the Red Sea during the exodus from Egypt at a synagogue in Huqoq, Israel.

Attorney for U.S. Army Reserve officer accused of threatening mosque urges court to delay case hearing

An attorney for an Army Reserve officer who is facing charges of making death threats and leaving a bacon outside a mosque in Raeford, North Carolina, has requested a court on Wednesday to give them more time to investigate the accusations, saying the accused has a distinguished military record.

Lawyers for Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof challenge federal trial, seek dropping of death penalty

Lawyers for Dylann Roof, the suspect in the shooting and killing of nine people inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June last year, are challenging the federal hate crimes law which their client has been accused of breaking even as they seek to convince prosecutors not to pursue the death penalty.

Ex-religious brother pleads guilty to stealing U.S. church money, agrees to return $220,000 he stole