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Shoppers threaten to boycott New York mall for removing Christmas traditions
Shoppers threaten to boycott New York mall for removing Christmas traditions

Shoppers who used to frequent the Staten Island Mall located in the New York City borough have threatened to stop patronizing the mall after it moved its annual Christmas tree displayed to an outside location.

Upcoming reality TV show \'Preachers of Atlanta\' shows gospel singer handing out cigarettes, condoms on the streets
Upcoming reality TV show 'Preachers of Atlanta' shows gospel singer handing out cigarettes, condoms on the streets

The controversial preacher reality show called "Preachers of L.A.," which is shown in the Oxygen network is pushing the envelope on television by shocasing a gospel singer who hands out cigarettes and condoms on the streets.

Obama warned: Your order taking back military vehicles, weapons from police units will put officers\' lives at risk
Obama warned: Your order taking back military vehicles, weapons from police units will put officers' lives at risk

Military vehicles and equipment are being reclaimed from local police forces in the US under the Obama administration's post-Ferguson order and sheriffs and lawmakers are not happy, saying these could put officers in danger.

Black church in California undergoes \'miraculous growth\' after it absorbed smaller white church
Black church in California undergoes 'miraculous growth' after it absorbed smaller white church

When a black megachurch absorbed a smaller white church last year, it experienced "miraculous" growth and incredible financial gains.

Pastor defends \'Jesus is God, Allah is Satan\' sign on Mississippi church marquee, saying message came from God
Pastor defends 'Jesus is God, Allah is Satan' sign on Mississippi church marquee, saying message came from God

A church in Gulfport, Mississippi has gotten attention from the Muslim communit after it posted the words "Jesus is God, Allah is Satan" on its marquee.

Pastor Carl Lentz weighs in on Starbucks cup controversy, says \'it\'s weird when Christians freak out about stuff like that\'
Pastor Carl Lentz weighs in on Starbucks cup controversy, says 'it's weird when Christians freak out about stuff like that'

Senior pastor of Hillsong Church New York Carl Lentz thinks a lot of Christians are making a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to the lack of Christmas designs in Starbucks' holiday cups this year.

Franklin Graham \'thankful for God\'s love that does not change even when circumstances around the world do\'
Franklin Graham 'thankful for God's love that does not change even when circumstances around the world do'

The world is changing at an alarming pace, but Reverend Franklin Graham is not worried nor is he fearful for what will happen next because he feels secure with God's love.

Indiana governor taken to court for refusal to allow Syrian refugees in his state
Indiana governor taken to court for refusal to allow Syrian refugees in his state

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been sued for ordering state agencies to suspend the resettlement program for Syrian refugees in the state.

Justice and gender-based violence: Why Christians are taking a stand against Jack the Ripper
Justice and gender-based violence: Why Christians are taking a stand against Jack the Ripper

The aim is to celebrate the true history of east London: a place where residents stand up against gender-based violence every day, as they have had to for centuries.

Dawkins denies comparing \'clock boy\' Ahmed Mohamed to ISIS child killer
Dawkins denies comparing 'clock boy' Ahmed Mohamed to ISIS child killer

Richard Dawkins has denied comparing Ahmed Mohamed, the Texan Muslim teenager who was arrested after his homemade clock was mistaken for a clock, and a child forced to behead people by ISIS.

ISIS claim responsibility for bus suicide bomb in Tunisia
ISIS claim responsibility for bus suicide bomb in Tunisia

Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a Tunisian presidential guard bus on Tuesday that killed at least 12 people.

\'Victory\' for Christian campaigners as Osborne announces tax credit U-turn
'Victory' for Christian campaigners as Osborne announces tax credit U-turn

Christian campaigners hailed a "victory" today when Chancellor George Osborne announced there would be no cuts to tax credits.

Islamic State releases 10 Assyrian Christian hostages
Islamic State releases 10 Assyrian Christian hostages

The hostages are part of a group orginally numbering around 230 captured in February in north-eastern Syria.

Key interfaith leader stabbed in Bangladesh
Key interfaith leader stabbed in Bangladesh

A leading member of a major inter-religious forum in Bangladesh has been critically wounded in a knife attack outside his house, according to police.

Churches launch call to prayer to reverse negative views of Jesus and Christianity
Churches launch call to prayer to reverse negative views of Jesus and Christianity

The New Year Prayer day, on Sunday 3 January 2016, comes after new research showed that when Christians talk to friends about Jesus, in eight out of ten cases they put them off.

Pastor collapses and dies after passionate Sunday sermon
Pastor collapses and dies after passionate Sunday sermon

Pastor Eddie Crain from NorthPointe Community Church in Fresno, California shocked the congregation on Sunday after he suddenly collapsed after delivering a sermon and then died of a "cardiac event."