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Schools that give out condoms post higher teen fertility rates, study indicates
A new study shows that the distribution of condoms to public school students in the U.S. increases teen fertility by 10 percent.

Churches offer free funeral services for victims of Orlando mass shooting
Churches in Orlando, Florida are offering to host funeral services for the victims of the Pulse club mass shooting that left 50 people dead and dozens injured.

Christina Grimmie laid to rest; father says 'God's plan is better than my plan'
The father of Christina Grimmie, the "Voice" star who was tragically shot after a concert a week ago, spoke movingly of his continued trust in God at a public memorial for his daughter on Friday.

Atheists block Christian group from interacting with student athletes, saying act violates U.S. Constitution
An organization of atheists has blocked a Christian group from participating in athletic programs in Kentucky, saying the act violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion.

Do you want to be a great dad? Bestselling author Jefferson Bethke shows you how
Evangelical speaker and bestselling author Jefferson Bethke is baffled why Mother's Day gets more attention than Father's Day. He thinks that fathers "can do a lot better."

Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece believes Muhammad Ali went to Heaven despite his Muslim faith
Still mourning the death of Muhammad Ali, the niece of assassinated black leader Martin Luther King Jr. says she believes that the great boxer went to Heaven despite the fact that he converted to Islam when he was still a young man.

Fallujah: Iraqi PM declares victory over ISIS in city
Iraqi forces on Friday entered the centre of Fallujah, the Iraqi city longest held by Islamic State, nearly four weeks after the start of a US-backed offensive that cleared out the tens of thousands of residents still there.

Belgium: Police arrest 12 suspected of planning new attack
Twelve people suspected of planning new attacks were arrested across Belgium overnight after police carried out about 40 house searches in the country, the federal prosecutor's office said in a statement on Saturday.

Man charged with murder of Labour MP Jo Cox
Police said on Saturday they have charged a 52-year-old man with the murder of British MP Jo Cox following an attack that has brought campaigning for next week's referendum on European Union membership to a standstill.

Christians offer food to poor Muslims celebrating Ramadan in war-ravaged Aleppo in gesture of solidarity
In a gesture of compassion and solidarity, Christian residents struggling to survive in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo are providing food to even poorer Muslim families in their neighbourhood as they observe the Islamic month of Ramadan.

White evangelicals show only half-hearted support for Donald Trump as Hillary Clinton leads latest poll
Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has the support of white evangelical Christians, but it is far less than the support the group extended to previous GOP presidential candidates, a new survey showed.

Outpouring of prayers and kindness after death of Lane Graves as GoFundMe raises over $50k
Americans shared in the grief felt by a young couple from Nebraska who lost their two-year-old son Lane Graves to a seven-foot-long alligator which snatched and killed the boy while he was playing at the edge of the water at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday night.

What to do when everything around you goes wrong â like what happened to Job
The Lord Jesus Himself said that we must expect that troubles will come, but we shouldn't fear them nor succumb to them. Rather, we should take heart and worry not, because He has overcome the world.

What Christians can learn from the example set by Barnabas, apostle Paul's partner
Barnabas is perhaps one of the least-known characters in the Bible, yet we can learn a lot from this man who was described as "a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and strong in faith."

Patience: Here's how you can have this virtue, this fruit of the Holy Spirit, real fast
"I want patience, and I want it right now."

Bible verses to encourage you to be outspoken for Christ
It's our time to do what we were born again to do: to live for Him who died for us.