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What a Facebook status can teach us about Islamophobia
What a Facebook status can teach us about Islamophobia

Last week a school vice-principal almost lost his job over a Facebook status commenting on the dangers of white "Christian" men with easy access to guns, referring to them as terrorists. In the same week, Donald Trump has called for all Muslims to be barred from entering the US, and yet remains way ahead in the GOP polls.

Petition to ban Donald Trump from UK passes 100,000
Petition to ban Donald Trump from UK passes 100,000

A petition calling for Donald Trump to be barred from the UK has passed 100,000 signatories meaning it must be considered for debate in Parliament.

Donald Trump: He\'s not the Messiah, he\'s a very naughty boy
Donald Trump: He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy

The latest row over his plans to stop all Muslims entering the US is only the latest in a string of what in other candidates would mean instant electoral extinction.

Orthodox Rabbis say Christianity is part of God\'s divine plan
Orthodox Rabbis say Christianity is part of God's divine plan

A group of Orthodox rabbis have released a statement saying Christianity was not an accident but in fact part of God's divine plan.

Christian persecution under ISIS is genocide, campaigners say
Christian persecution under ISIS is genocide, campaigners say

The brutal persecution of Christians in the Middle East must be acknowledged as genocide, the European Syriac Union said today, on the first ever international day to commemorate the victims of genocide.

25 Assyrian Christians released by ISIS
25 Assyrian Christians released by ISIS

Over two dozen Christians kidnapped by Islamic State, including two children, have been freed,Christian Today has been told.

Tony Abbott: Islam needs a religious reformation

A "religious revolution" is needed inside Islam, the former Prime Minister of Australia has said as he called for an Islamic reformation.

Church smashes world record for largest ever gospel choir
Church smashes world record for largest ever gospel choir

The world record for the largest gospel choir has been smashed by a church in the Philippines.

New 21st century home for Lambeth\'s ancient treasures
New 21st century home for Lambeth's ancient treasures

Lambeth Palace's first new building for 180 years will host the Church's historic library amid fears its current home could not preserve the collection to modern standards, according to the Telegraph.

Missionary hero returns to DRC to defend men accused of shooting her
Missionary hero returns to DRC to defend men accused of shooting her

A missionary shot by bandits has received a heroine's welcome as she returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

India: Women from threatened Christian orphanage issue cry for help
India: Women from threatened Christian orphanage issue cry for help

The orphanage is set to be taken over by local authorities.

Three Iranian Christians released from prison
Three Iranian Christians released from prison

Three Iranian Christians have been released from prison after being arrested during a prayer meeting in Iran, reports say.

Terror of Ramadi citizens in besieged city: \'We will be scapegoats\'
Terror of Ramadi citizens in besieged city: 'We will be scapegoats'

Thousands of civilians are effectively being held hostage inside the city.

Cameron joins chorus of outrage over Donald Trump\'s call to ban Muslims from US
Cameron joins chorus of outrage over Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from US

A spokeswoman for the British Prime Minister called his comments "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong".

Parliament blocks move to let 16-year-olds vote in European referendum
Parliament blocks move to let 16-year-olds vote in European referendum

The move might have boosted the campaign to stay in the 28-member bloc.

Anti-Christian group \'insults\' U.S. Air Force cadets by demanding end to their public prayers in football games
Anti-Christian group 'insults' U.S. Air Force cadets by demanding end to their public prayers in football games

The Air Force Academy football team has now been prohibited from letting their players kneel down in prayer in public because it is reportedly a "putrid" example of "Christian supremacy."