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Youth pastors are too often \'crushed\', says Christian awards programme
Youth pastors are too often 'crushed', says Christian awards programme

A Christian-run awards programme says that those called to minister to youth are often left feeling undervalued to the point of being "crushed".

\'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers\', church tells Londoners
'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners

A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area

How to avoid being the next fallen leader
How to avoid being the next fallen leader

The news comes with depressing regularity – another shiny, charismatic, high-profile Christian leader has gone and had an affair.

Jesus and the Samaritan woman: How holy truth-telling changes lives
Jesus and the Samaritan woman: How holy truth-telling changes lives

John 4: 1-26 contains a wonderful story of an encounter with Jesus.

Why you can\'t just love Jesus but hate the Church
Why you can't just love Jesus but hate the Church

It's a familiar phrase, and one that most of us have uttered in some form or other: "I like Jesus; the problem is the Church."

To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change
To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change

To genuinely want to see the end of slavery means an up-ending of the current inequalities that have brought them about in the first place and a willingness to see and live differently.

Up-close and personal with Mars: Space enthusiasts to get best view of Red Planet on May 30
Up-close and personal with Mars: Space enthusiasts to get best view of Red Planet on May 30

Mars will be at its closest to the Earth in 11 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced, giving space enthusiasts to have a great view of the fourth planet in the solar system.

World\'s largest Muslim organisation admits extremism problem springs from Islamic teachings
World's largest Muslim organisation admits extremism problem springs from Islamic teachings

The largest Muslim organization in the world recently admitted that bad elements of Islam are indeed part of the extremism problem.

Are scientists trying to create monsters by making embryos that are part human, part animal?
Are scientists trying to create monsters by making embryos that are part human, part animal?

A small group of researchers are attempting to develop embryos that are part human, part animal, prompting some members of the scientific community to raise concerns of the possible negative implications of the experiments.

Scientists trying to resurrect extinct woolly mammoth through \'de-extinction\' process
Scientists trying to resurrect extinct woolly mammoth through 'de-extinction' process

Several scientists are experimenting on steps to resurrect the woolly mammoth, in a process called "de-extinction" that has long been thought to be theoretically possible.

Vatican denies keeping 3rd Fatima secret, says Benedict XVI\'s findings on Marian apparitions were published in full
Vatican denies keeping 3rd Fatima secret, says Benedict XVI's findings on Marian apparitions were published in full

To erase any doubt on its transparency, the Vatican has issued a statement confirming that the complete document on the "Third Secret of Fatima" was published in 2000 during the time of Pope John Paul II.

U.S. election news: Donald Trump catches up with Hillary Clinton in latest poll after trailing for months
U.S. election news: Donald Trump catches up with Hillary Clinton in latest poll after trailing for months

In an apparent indication that he is gaining more new supporters, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is now neck-and-neck with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the latest survey after trailing her for months.

Church serves free pizzas to students, but school cafeteria workers aren\'t pleased — here\'s why
Church serves free pizzas to students, but school cafeteria workers aren't pleased — here's why

A church in Seattle, Washington was accused of "proselytising with pepperoni," as Fox News put it, by serving free pizza slices to students of three high schools in the city.

\'The Young Messiah\' now available for home viewing: A film \'unlike any Jesus movie you\'ve ever seen\'
'The Young Messiah' now available for home viewing: A film 'unlike any Jesus movie you've ever seen'

The faith-based film "The Young Messiah," which is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, will be available for purchase on digital HD on May 24, and on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 14.

Social media campaign presses Disney to give Elsa a girlfriend in \'Frozen 2,\' but not all fans agree
Social media campaign presses Disney to give Elsa a girlfriend in 'Frozen 2,' but not all fans agree

There has been a social media frenzy demanding that Disney provide Elsa from "Frozen" with a girlfriend in its sequel. It all started with a tweet made by 17-year-old activist Alexis Isabel (@lexi4prez), who said, "I hope Disney makes Elsa a lesbian princess. Imagine how iconic that would be." She then added the hashtag #GiveElsaAGirlfriend.

Duck Dynasty\'s Sadie Robertson says it\'s difficult to \'keep up with people\'s opinions,\' urges people to be true to themselves
Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson says it's difficult to 'keep up with people's opinions,' urges people to be true to themselves

Just like every other teenager in America, "Duck Dynasty" star and "Live Original" teenager Sadie Robertson has experienced the pitfalls of peer pressure.