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Franklin Graham slams NFL for its threat to drop Atlanta Super Bowl bid over religious exemptions bill
The National Football League (NFL) is upset with Georgia's proposed religious exemptions bill, which would protect business owners from being falsely accused of discrimination if it decides to turn down services that violates the owners' religious beliefs regarding marriage. In fact, the sports organisation has even threatened Atlanta's Super Bowl bid because of it.

NBA criticises new North Carolina law nixing pro-LGBT ordinance in Charlotte, threatens action
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is not pleased with North Carolina after it passed a bill that prohibits any locality from passing ordinances giving special anti-discrimination protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens, and even issued a veiled threat to take the 2017 All-Star Game elsewhere if the state does not do something about the bill.

'I asked God to kill me': Yazidi girl recalls horrific ordeal as an ISIS captive for more than a year
A young Yazidi woman revealed that she repeatedly begged God to kill her to end her suffering at the hands of the loathsome Islamic State (ISIS) militants who raped, tortured and enslaved her for 16 months.

Mother Angelica, America's most famous nun and founder of world's largest Catholic TV network, dies on Easter at age of 92
While Christendom celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, America's most famous nunâand may be the most well-known nun in the world next only to Mother Teresaâpassed away at the age of 92.

Only in the Philippines: Good Friday crucifixions see Filipinos mixing Christianity with crass commercialism
Nowhere is the Passion of Christ most dramatically relived annually than in the Philippinesâa Catholic country that combines Christianity and commercialism like no other country does.

Former Muslim turned Christian scholar: Christians must be equipped to provide young Muslims with alternatives to violent jihad
"Muslims must depart from the literal reading of the Koran in order to create a jihad-free Islamic world," says one Muslim turned Christian scholar.

'Excellence, involvement, and relevance': In defence of flashy churches
Brenden Bell thinks big production churches have their place too and the judging should stop

Are we ready for life after death?
'If heaven is for real it would change my life' a teenager recently told me. He asked, 'How do you know heaven and hell are real? If I saw evidence that heaven is real then I'd change my life'.

Paul McGuinness on effective mission: do with rather than do for
With the amount of challenges plaguing the world, it comes naturally for Christians to want to share their ministry and engage in mission work to make a difference. There are those who have spent their whole lives serving while there are those who are embarking on their first foray into the life of a missionary.

CJ Mahaney on why pastors need more than patience
It's one thing to be patience, but it's another thing to be "completely patient," which is the requirement of every pastor in fulfilling their vocation in often challenging circumstances.

Trevin Wax: we cheat Easter if we don't give it the same amount of attention as Christmas
The managing editor of LifeWay's Gospel Project wants Christians to think about the meaning of Easter long after the event

Malaysian man finally allowed to embrace Christianity after 33 year court battle
It took 33 years but a Malaysian man was finally granted permission by the country's High Court to renounce Islam and embrace Christianity.

Jana Duggar still searching for Mr. Right but won't get married to the first guy who comes along
Will Jana Duggar finally find love of her own? This is the question foremost on everyone's mind after the premiere of the Duggars' new show "Jill and Jessa: Counting On" which focuses on the married Duggar girls as they rear their new families.

'We're holding on by our fingernails': Syriac priest on the exodus of Christians in the Middle East
Father Dale Johnson sees his work with refugees as a vital part of the Church's mandate to help the persecuted and vulnerable.

How Christians should parent generation z
Sarah Abell shares seven tips on helping our children to use technology positively and safely.
Watch the amazing moment six Christian converts get baptised in the Amazon
Young Christians from a river community in the Amazon have been baptised and are now training to be pastors thanks to UK charity BMS World Mission.