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Hillsong album review: Open Heaven / River Wild
Pounding drums, wall-of-sound style guitars and layers of synthesisers wrap around the vocals, all backed up by the stadium full of voices

How much should you be earning before you start tithing?
Tithing is coming back into fashion. But how much should you be earning before you start giving? Harry Farley says that is the wrong question.

#ModiNotWelcome: Crowds gather to protest religious intolerance in India
Crowds demonstrated outside Downing Street today in protest at ongoing religious persecution in India.

Kentucky couple offer to adopt babies of women who want to get an abortion
After seeing the gruesome Planned Parenthood expose videos released by the Center for Medical Progress, a Kentucky couple has offered to adopt the babies of parents who are intent on getting an abortion.

Jessa Seewald in distress, rushed to hospital after 48-hour 'hard' labour leading to birth of her first child
The new family photos shared by Ben and Jessa Seewald taken with their beautiful baby boy might show the new mother smiling from ear to ear, but Jessa was admittedly far from smiling when she got into labor.

Bible verse on headband leads to teen runner's disqualification in U.S. school cross country race
When a high school cross country runner was disqualified recently from competing during a state championship meet, Georgia Congressman Douglas Collins suspects that it has something to do with the Bible verse embroidered on his headband.

Dunkin' Donuts releases festive Christmas 'Joy' cups in sharp contrast to Starbucks' plain red cups
A lot of people got very upset when Starbucks introduced their Christmas drinks this year because their new cup design, which is usually filled with snowflakes, ornaments, and other Christmas scenes carried none of the usual Christmas cheer and was instead as plain as it could be.

Migrant woman leaves sanctuary of Arizona church for first time in 15 months
An immigrant from Mexico who has been living in an Arizona Church to avoid deportation has left its sanctuary for the first time in 15 months, following an agreement with immigration officials, her attorney has said.

A body in our solar system is disintegrating: Mars tearing apart its closest moon Phobos
Phobos disintegrating: Mars tearing apart its closest moon

Scientist incorporates Christian values in discussing climate change to evangelicals
A Canadian scientist is incorporating Christian values when lecturing about climate change as part of her crusade to motivate evangelicals to help address the global phenomena.

U.S. company offers free high-tech rifles to anyone willing to fight ISIS, al-Qaeda militants in Mideast
A Texas-based TrackingPoint is giving away free cutting-edge rifles to any organization in the United States who can legally bring the device to the Middle East and fight against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

Pope Francis: Gadgets are ruining family life
Addiction to gadgets can ruin family life, Pope Francis has said at his weekly audience in St Peter's Square, comparing modern children to pensioners.

North Korea: 150 interfaith religious leaders gather in 'most oppressive country in the world'
A historic meeting of 150 religious leaders was held in North Korea this week, despite continued systematic persecution in the country.

'God is still good', says pastor whose pregnant wife was shot and died yesterday
The pregnant wife of the pastor of Resonate Church in Indianapolis has died after being shot in the head at her home by intruders, according to church officials.

Former abbot under investigation for embezzlement
The former head of the world famous Roman Catholic Benedictine abbey of Montecassino, which was destroyed in World War Two and rebuilt, is under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement.

Thousands protest Islamist beheadings in Afghanistan
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appealed for calm after angry protesters demanded justice for seven members of their community beheaded by Islamist militants.