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Christians offer church hall for Muslim prayer space after fire destroys Mosque
Christians offer church hall for Muslim prayer space after fire destroys Mosque

Christians have allowed Muslims to pray in a church hall after their mosque was destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Australia.

Most people who stop going to Church retain their Christian faith, researchers say
Most people who stop going to Church retain their Christian faith, researchers say

The story told is one of continual Church decline, with secularisation and other faiths on the rise against the retreating tide of Christianity. But latest research in Britain shows the future might be brighter than many fear or imagine.

UK and China among most generous nationalities towards refugees
UK and China among most generous nationalities towards refugees

Most people want to accept refugees into their country and many would even take them into their own homes.

#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl\'s viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest
#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl's viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest

An anti-Islam protest in Belgium has backfired after a Muslim girl posed in front of the group to take selfies.

Vindicated: The Christian teacher fired because she wouldn\'t leave her husband
Vindicated: The Christian teacher fired because she wouldn't leave her husband

Teacher Sarah Pendleton's husband Matthew, head teacher at another local school, was found to have made indecent images of children.

Evangelicalism after Trump: Will the new Southern Baptist president detoxify the brand?
Evangelicalism after Trump: Will the new Southern Baptist president detoxify the brand?

The USA's giant Southern Baptist Convention is set to elect a new president next month.

Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians
Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians

Muslims in Israel are more devout than any other religious group in the country, according to data from the Pew Research Centre.

God is love: Understanding the 3 different words for Love in the New Testament
God is love: Understanding the 3 different words for Love in the New Testament

Love. Even from a cursory reading of the Bible, or a nominal understanding of Christianity, it is clear that love is integral to the Christian faith. But what does this actually mean?

5 ideas for your church to engage with the amazing summer of sport in 2016
5 ideas for your church to engage with the amazing summer of sport in 2016

Harry Farley looks ahead to this summer's sport and gives how you can evangelise using the amazing events coming up.

Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: \'Forgive them\'
Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: 'Forgive them'

A Christian girl cried "forgive them" as she died in her mother's arms after ISIS fighters torched their home.

God\'s great work: NASA verifies 1,284 new planets, its largest collection ever
God's great work: NASA verifies 1,284 new planets, its largest collection ever

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced that it was able to very 1,284 new planets in outer space -- the largest collection of planets it ever revealed to date.

Life after death: Humans can remain conscious even after heart stops beating, new study reveals
Life after death: Humans can remain conscious even after heart stops beating, new study reveals

Scientists from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom were able to confirm that human beings can indeed remain conscious even three minutes after the heart stops beating.

Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders\' protection
Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders' protection

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tabled a bill that would protect transgenders from discrimination.

Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis
Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis

Churches in Orlando, Florida are helping families from Venezuela who have fled their country due to political and economic crisis.

South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation
South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation

Lawmakers in South Carolina passed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits abortion after 19 weeks of pregnancy.

U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary
U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Eric Fanning as U.S. Army secretary, becoming the first openly gay head of any military service in the country.