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Why Ted Cruz failed to win over American evangelicals
As the dust settles over his campaign, Cruz' advisers are asking themselves what went wrong.

Boxing star Amir Khan on his Muslim faith: 'We're all the same, we're all human'
Amir Khan has described how his Muslim faith fits into his intensive training regime in the build up to a fight.

Russell Moore: America is not a Christian country
America is not a Christian country, according to Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.

Chief Rabbi warns that Labour has 'severe' problem with antisemitism
Britain's Chief Rabbi has condemned the "poisonous invective" of politicians such as Ken Livingstone and warned that Labour has a "severe" problem with antisemitism.

First Muslim Miss USA converts to Christianity
Rima Fakih gave her life to Christ last month in the run-up to her marriage in Lebanon next week to Wassim Sal Salibi, a wealthy music producer who is a Maronite Christian.

Cameron backs down over child refugees: UK will resettle unaccompanied children from Europe
The government has backed down on its refusal to allow unaccompanied child refugees into the UK.

Honest Mums' Club: Meet the Christian mother speaking out about postnatal depression
Hannah Oakland felt like she'd failed as a mother after giving birth to two children. She talks to Flo Taylor about her experiences, and how her church community helped her to get through it.

Why I'm not a Bible-believing Christian
'Bible-believing Christian' has become not a harmless marker of a generous evangelicalism, but a slogan that increasingly defines hard-edged, ultra-conservative positions.

Cameron and Corbyn clash over antisemitism and Islamophobia at PMQs
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over antisemitism and Islamophobia in a heated Prime Minister's Questions ahead of local elections on Thursday.

What Leicester City can teach the Church about leadership
Leicester City's triumph in the Premier League is being hailed as 'the most unlikely sporting triumph ever'. What does it have to say to the Church?

Cameron set for U-turn on child refugees in face of mass rebellion
David Cameron is set to water down his opposition to allowing unaccompanied child refugees in Europe to enter the UK.

Christian ministry to 'feed 5,000' atheists at Washington Reason Rally
Next month's 'Reason Rally' in Washington is expected to attract around 20,000 atheists, including actor Johnny Depp and other big-name speakers like Bill Nye and Lawrence Krauss.

Pegida founder guilty of inciting racial hatred after calling refugees 'filth'
Lutz Bachmann was fined â¬9,600 for referring to refugees as "filth", "cattle" and "scumbags" on his Facebook page in October 2015.

Jamaica: Widow of slain Christian missionary speaks of 'huge loss'
The bodies of Harold Nichols and Randy Hentzel were found bearing marks of violence in the Albion Mountain region.

Struggling with careless talk? 8 Bible verses that reveal why Christians should be encouragers
Claire musters on the importance of speaking words of life, and building up those around us.

Kidnapped priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil is still alive and could be freed 'imminently', says bishop
Uzhunnalil, from Bangalore in India, was kidnapped by ISIS gunmen who murdered 16 people at a nursing home in Aden on March 4.