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Christians in India unite to challenge growing intolerance
Prominent Christians in India have condemned the increasing intolerance in the country towards non-Hindus and "sinister attempts" to abolish positive discrimination policies that reserved jobs for those in lower castes.
Mulberry's Christmas advert replaces Jesus with £700 handbag in a nativity scene
Jesus has been replaced as the centre of the nativity scene by a £700 bag, according to Mulberry's Christmas advert.
Lost in translation: Six phrases that mean very different things in UK and US churches
Two countries divided by a common language. That's how Britain and the United States are often described, with their differing interpretations of potato chips, garbage, football and pants.
Could a church have found Shakespeare's skull? One vicar's foiled attempt to solve the mystery
A vicar's attempt to solve the mystery surrounding William Shakespeare's skull has been blocked by a senior church lawyer, The Telegraph reports.
Christian gallery forced to close for refusing to host same-sex marriage reopens as church
A Christian couple whose gallery was shut down after they refused to host a same-sex wedding, have now sold it to a church.
'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist frustrated that people focus more on Kara Zor-El's gender than on story about humanity
People have placed too much hype surrounding Kara Zor-El's gender in the new television series "Supergirl," and this is something that has gotten lead star Melissa Benoist quite frustrated because it shifts the focus away from the show's values.
Vatican arrests after documents leaked to media in 'serious betrayal of Pope's trust'
The Vatican's police force has arrested a priest and a laywoman who were members of a commission that Pope Francis set up to study Church reform on suspicion of leaking confidential documents to the media.
Justice Anthony Kennedy likens US Supreme Court to Hitler's judiciary on same-sex marriage decision
This is quite incredible but true: An Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court has compared the judiciary in today's America to that of Nazi Germany during the time of Adolf Hitler on how it decided on the same-sex marriage issue.
Church marriages for same-sex couples imminent in Norway
Norway's twelve bishops unanimously voted to allow gay couples to marry in church, voting for the creation of a special liturgy for the marriage of same sex couples on Friday.
Priest apologises for burning flags, resigns his position
A Church of Ireland priest who burned British Legion flags at the two churches in his parish has resigned from his position following an outcry.
Same sex marriage motion passed in Northern Ireland for the first time
A motion supporting same-sex marriage has been passed for the first time in Northern Ireland's assembly by 53 votes to 51.
Warning raised: 'Full-blown Muslim invasion' of Germany on the way as politicians bicker
As German politicians continued to bicker on how to deal with the huge refugee influx, American political activist Pamela Geller has issued a new warning that "Islam is coming to take over Germany."
Send in troops to defeat Islamic State says 'vicar of Baghdad' Andrew White
Canon Andrew White told Christian Today: "There is one way to overcome ISIS. It is not bombing from the sky. We need troops on the ground to bring about a change. They are so evil, so terrible. They have done terrible things to the Christian community."
Evidence points to terrorist bomb inside Russian plane that exploded in mid-air, killing all 224 onboard
Four pieces of evidence point to a bomb planted by terrorists, possibly Islamic State (ISIS) militants, as the culprit behind the downing of the Airbus A-321 Russian passenger jetliner over Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people onboard, aviation experts said as reported by the Daily Express.
Billy Graham: It is a sin to continually criticise your pastor
It is a sin to continually criticise your pastor, well-known evangelist Billy Graham said.
Publisher of atheist books hacked to death in Bangladesh
A publisher of secular books was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, according to police. In a separate attack hours earlier, two secular writers and a publisher were shot and stabbed at a publishing house in Dhaka.