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What should you do if your husband admits he's watching adult content?
A row broke out on Twitter yesterday over an email sent out by XXXChurch pastor Craig Gross.

Sex and gender: Is the US government trying to impose a new orthodoxy?
The ERLC has incidentally highlighted the clash between deeply-held principles and the profound personal needs of those affected by them.

Campaigners warn UN of 'extinction' of Christian communities in Middle East
The crisis in the Middle East is the "greatest humanitarian crisis since World War II", and the massacre of Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities demands international action, it was said at a UN meeting yesterday.

Christian pastor arrested and detained in China after legally defending churches
A Chinese pastor who has defended churches facing demolition has been arrested and detained along with his wife and son, campaigners say.

Prayers for gay and lesbian couples criticised by evangelicals
Evangelical Christian leaders have criticised as "a source of deep disquiet" new plans for prayers for gay and lesbian couples.

Christian pastor condemns gay comic book heroes
Steve Pauwels, pastor of Church of the King, Londonderry in New Hampshire said "sodomite supremacists" are even trying to turn Captxain America gay.

Campaigners hopeful that Britain will vote to take child refugees
Campaigners for child refugees believe Parliament could change its mind next month and allow unaccompanied children to be resettled in the UK.

Kick boxer among four arrested for planning Vatican terror attack
Four people suspected of planning a terrorist attack on the Vatican in Rome have been arrested by Italian police.

Not everything is beneficial: 7 Christian products which probably shouldn't exist
There's nothing new under the sun, according to the writer of Ecclesiastes. It's that kind of thinking that is probably responsible for the size and scope of the Christian product industry.

8 beautiful pictures of Orthodox Christians celebrating Holy Week in Jerusalem
This week, Orthodox Christians celebrate Holy Week, leading up to Easter on Sunday.

Christian students sue North Carolina State University for requiring permit for religious speech
An unprecedented ban in religious speech inside a public educational institution has prompted Grace Christian Life, a registered student group at university, to file a suit against school officials.

Spark of life: Light flashes like fireworks when egg and sperm meet, scientists reveal
Researchers from the Northwestern University in Chicago successfully captured on film the bright flashes of light whenever a sperm cell meets an egg.

Distinct Mormon names: Expression of individuality or sign of cultural similarity?
In an article on the Religion News website, Utah-based folklorist Jennifer Mannsfield discussed why Mormons choose to give out-of-the-ordinary names to their children.

Catherine of Siena: 10 quotes about the love of God
Catherine became a traveller, a diplomat and a Church reformer. Her letters are regarded as spiritual classics.

Justin Bieber says he was NOT comparing himself to God
Justin Bieber has said he was not comparing himself to God when he posted a picture of himself on Instagram asleep in bed with the caption: "And on the 7th day."

Manny Pacquiao stunned by Abu Sayyaf plot to kidnap him, says he's not afraid because God is with him
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao was shocked when outgoing Philippine president Benigno Aquino III announced that local terrorists were planning to kidnap him. However, the retired Christian athlete expressed confidence that there was no such plot because he is in good terms with his Muslim brothers.