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Iraqi army needs Kurds' help to retake Mosul, official says
The Iraqi army will need Kurdish fighters' help to retake Mosul, the largest city under the control of Islamic State, Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari said, with the planned offensive expected to be very challenging.

Republicans worry that other evangelicals may follow Franklin Graham in pulling out support for GOP
Now that Reverend Franklin Graham has left the Republican Party, there are several repercussions that must be confronted.

Having prayer difficulties? Christian dad discovers one prayer that always works
God always answers prayers, and He either answers with yes, no, or wait. Matt Chambers, a devoted Christian father who founded the non-government organisation Safeworld believes there is great power in prayer, and he always makes it a point to pray with his family.

Rick Warren shares how people can get a fresh start after engaging in premarital sex
God's laws concerning premarital sex have always been cut and dry. According to Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, God's standards never change and Christians should not be misled into thinking that today's culture have made it acceptable for people to engage in sex and live together prior to marriage.

'Super-gonorrhea': Sexually transmitted disease harder to treat now as some strains resist drugs â U.K. health expert
A British health expert has issued a warning about the rise of a more powerful strain of what is being described as "super-gonorrhea," which may render this disease incurable in the future.

Planned Parenthood booklet tells people with HIV they have the right not to tell their partner about it
Abortion provider Planned Parenthood is telling HIV-positive youths that they have the right not to tell their sexual partners about their disease.

Couple's request to undo divorce is rejected by New Hampshire Supreme Court
A New Hampshire couple's request to undo their 2014 divorce was rejected by the state Supreme Court.

New York congressman calls for mosque surveillance, saying it's 'where threat is coming from'
Republican New York Rep. Peter King is pushing for more surveillance of mosques in the United States, saying that Islamic terrorists visit them.

Mosque fire on Christmas Day was intentionalâHouston fire department
Authorities have declared that a Christmas Day fire that damaged a mosque in Houston, Texas, was intentional.

Natalie Grant asks for prayers as daughter's lung collapses from pneumonia
Natalie Grant has asked fans to pray for one of her young twin daughters after she suffered a partially collapsed lung and pneumonia.

Did Josh Duggar's family visit him in rehab during Christmas?
It was the first time reality star Josh Duggar missed Christmas celebrations in his hometown in Arkansas because he needed to seek treatment in the rehab facility Reformer Unanimous in Rockford, Illinois after his cheating scandal broke out.

Rochester row: Did new rail station drop an image of St John because it was 'too Christian'?
An image of St John was dropped at the design stage, leading to suggestions that it was not included because it would have offended multi-cultural values.

Yes, Britain is a Christian country, says Department for Education
The department issued guidance today following a recent Judicial Review of the religious studies GCSE.

Panic at North Carolina mall on Christmas Eve as gunfire erupts; one suspect shot dead by off-duty police officer
Terror filled a North Carolina mall on Christmas Eve when shots were fired between two groups with one suspect getting shot and killed by a responding off-duty policeman.

A year in film: the Christian themes in 2015's biggest movies â part two
If the first half of 2015 was full of great movies, the second half was arguably even better.

Obama administration's plan to deport thousands of Latinos may hurt his own party, particularly Clinton
The plan by the Obama administration to start deporting undocumented immigrants from Central America in January may create more problems for Democrats than Republicans and become a central issue of immigration in the presidential race.