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Planned Parenthood: How the Colorado shooting challenges the pro-life movement
Planned Parenthood: How the Colorado shooting challenges the pro-life movement

The Colorado shooting exposed the tensions between US pro-life movement and the democratically-expressed will of the American people, who want abortion to be legal.

Why Brad Pitt's an atheist and why the Church should pay attention
Why Brad Pitt's an atheist and why the Church should pay attention

In a Daily Telegraph interview last weekend Brad Pitt was candid about his lack of faith.

Pakistan: Christian brick kiln workers arrested and beaten by police
Pakistan: Christian brick kiln workers arrested and beaten by police

A group of Christians who were beaten and then illegally detained by police in Pakistan say they are victims of rising persecution in the country.

Church holds memorial for Colorado police officer killed at Planned Parenthood
Church holds memorial for Colorado police officer killed at Planned Parenthood

Garrett Swasey was remembered at Hope Chapel, the church where he was an elder, on Sunday in a service dedicated to commemorating his life.

Muslim clerics tell Christians converting to Islam to say the words, \'Jesus is the slave of Allah and Mohammed\'
Muslim clerics tell Christians converting to Islam to say the words, 'Jesus is the slave of Allah and Mohammed'

Islamic preachers seeking to convert African Christians to Islam are asking them to repeat the words, "Jesus is the slave of Allah and Mohammed," a video compilation released by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) appears to show, Christian News reported.

Sinjar: Mass graves discovered amid accusations of \'Yazidi genocide\'
Sinjar: Mass graves discovered amid accusations of 'Yazidi genocide'

Three more mass graves have been discovered in the Iraqi town of Sinjar containing between 80 to 100 bodies, officials said on Sunday.

Christians repent of their own sins as they agree to action on persecution
Christians repent of their own sins as they agree to action on persecution

In an unprecedented move, Christians representing every stream of global Christianity came together in Albania this month to consult on the persecution of Christians, whilst also acknowledging their own sins in this respect.

Pope Francis prays with Imam in CAR, says Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters
Pope Francis prays with Imam in CAR, says Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters

In the wake of violence between Christians and Muslims in the country, Pope Francis today prayed with an Imam during a visit to the Grand Mosque of Koudoukou in Bangui, Central African Republic.

Islam a religion of violence; Quran directly incites terror, killing people of other faiths, Danish study says
Islam a religion of violence; Quran directly incites terror, killing people of other faiths, Danish study says

Although Muslims and even some Christians call Islam a religion of peace, a new study by a Danish expert concluded that Islam, in fact, is a violent faith.

Christian college head: No, we won\'t issue \'trigger warnings\' before altar calls
Christian college head: No, we won't issue 'trigger warnings' before altar calls

A student at Oklahoma Wesleyan University last week complained because he felt "victimized" by a sermon on love.

Court challenged over decision not to prosecute gender-based abortions
Court challenged over decision not to prosecute gender-based abortions

The decision not to prosecute doctors offering gender-based abortions will be challenged this week.

Christian thinkers accuse politicians, media of failing to name Islam as the real enemy behind terror attacks
Christian thinkers accuse politicians, media of failing to name Islam as the real enemy behind terror attacks

Western politicians and the media have joined forces in deceiving the public on the real enemy behind terror attacks, respected Christian thinkers charged.

Libya: Coptic Christian brothers \'targeted and killed\' for their faith
Libya: Coptic Christian brothers 'targeted and killed' for their faith

Coptic Christians in Libya are afraid for their lives following the murder of two Egyptian brothers earlier this month.

Paedophile priests collaborated to hide abuse revealed in confessional
Paedophile priests collaborated to hide abuse revealed in confessional

A paedophile priest "had no hesitation" in warning a fellow paedophile priest of an altar boy's abuse complaint even though it meant breaking the seal of confession in the process, the Guardian reports.

Northern Ireland abortion law \'incompatible with human rights\', court rules
Northern Ireland abortion law 'incompatible with human rights', court rules

The ban against abortions in Northern Ireland is "incompatible with human rights," the Belfast high court ruled today in a landmark case.

ISIS sell Yazidi women for \'a packet of cigarettes\'
ISIS sell Yazidi women for 'a packet of cigarettes'

Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS are being sold for as little as $10, according to an activist who has interviewed a number of those who have fled captivity.