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U.S. court blocks state law banning abortion of foetuses with Down syndrome
U.S. court blocks state law banning abortion of foetuses with Down syndrome

A U.S. District Court in Indiana has issued a preliminary injunction to stop the enforcement of a new state law that prohibits women from getting abortion because of the foetus's sex, race, colour, national origin, ancestry, or disability such as Down syndrome.

Atheists display anti-God billboard in Mississippi, the most religious state in America
Atheists display anti-God billboard in Mississippi, the most religious state in America

Atheists will put up an anti-God billboard in Mississippi, which a study showed as the most religious U.S. state.

Terror bomb blast kills four in Saudi holy city of Medina
Terror bomb blast kills four in Saudi holy city of Medina

A suicide bomber has targeted Islam's second holiest site in Saudi Arabia, murdering four people and wounding five others.

Court to decide on whether vacant Catholic Church property needs to be taxed as what atheist group demands
Court to decide on whether vacant Catholic Church property needs to be taxed as what atheist group demands

An atheist organisation has filed a brief in court supporting a city's decision to tax a vacant Catholic Church property in Madison, Wisconsin.

Tory MPs begin voting on next PM with Theresa May in the lead - but will she win?
Tory MPs begin voting on next PM with Theresa May in the lead - but will she win?

The first round of voting among Conservative MPs begins to determine who succeeds David Cameron as the next prime minister following the Brexit referendum on 23 June.

Stephen Crabb: Gay cure allegations \'entirely fabricated\'
Stephen Crabb: Gay cure allegations 'entirely fabricated'

Stephen Crabb has defended his record on gay marriage and his links with the Christian charity CARE.

Court upholds decision not to accredit evangelical Christian law school for its alleged anti-LGBT policy
Court upholds decision not to accredit evangelical Christian law school for its alleged anti-LGBT policy

A top court in Ontario, Canada, has upheld a decision of a law society not to give accreditation to an evangelical Christian law school over the latter's alleged anti-LGBT policy barring students from engaging in sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and a woman.

City council seeks to thwart Satanist\'s invocation with silent prayer plan
City council seeks to thwart Satanist's invocation with silent prayer plan

The Pensacola City Council in Florida will have a special meeting to decide whether to end its tradition of having invocations to stop a planned prayer on July 14 by a member of the Satanic Temple West Florida.

Effective parenting is impossible without God\'s grace
Effective parenting is impossible without God's grace

When we realise how much better our kids are in God's hands than our own, we just might give ourselves a whole lot more grace and lesser pressure to fit ourselves in the mould of the "ideal Christian parent."

12 ways on how you can become a blessing to people in your workplace
12 ways on how you can become a blessing to people in your workplace

Sometimes it can feel like your office is void of the blessing and presence of God, but you can be a light in your office.

How pride destroys marriage and why humility matters
How pride destroys marriage and why humility matters

Humility in marriage is important. Just as Jesus Christ showed the utmost humility and selflessness when He expressed His love for the church, we too as spouses should grow in the area of humility and selflessness.

Iraq\'s minorities \'on verge of disappearance\' say rights groups
Iraq's minorities 'on verge of disappearance' say rights groups

Iraq's Christian population, which before 2003 numbered as many as 1.4 million, is now under 250,000, according to a report by MRG and other rights organisations.

5 ways leaders can get spectators involved in church and other projects
5 ways leaders can get spectators involved in church and other projects

People can and will get more involved in a project if given the right motivation. It falls on you as a leader to compel them into action. Here are five ways that you can get more spectators involved.

God wants you to be fruitful, not busy
God wants you to be fruitful, not busy

Being busy puts you in a spot where you are overwhelmed and often to the point of exhaustion and anxiety. That's not God's plan for you.

7 scriptures that point to God\'s sanctification process in us
7 scriptures that point to God's sanctification process in us

Here are seven scriptures that teach us about God's process of sanctifying us and progressively changing us from glory to glory.

Jesus-centred marriage: 3 things husbands can learn from Adam and Eve\'s differences
Jesus-centred marriage: 3 things husbands can learn from Adam and Eve's differences

There are some things that husbands can learn from the first couple that God brought together.