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Oprah Winfrey seeks to inspire viewers on powers of faith in new 'Belief' series
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey encountered a lot of setbacks when she was trying to build her OWN Network back in 2011, especially considering discerning audience preferences and good ratings and profits. This prompted her to assess what it is that audiences really want to see on television, and the answer, after much reflection, is her new miniseries called "Belief."
Breaking world records: 428.2 million scriptures given out â including 34 million Bibles â last year
Bible distribution around the world reached its peak in 2014 with over 34 million Bibles sold and given out, showing a six percent increase from the numbers from 2013.
Fidelity in marriage frees couples, not traps them, says Pope Francis
Some people are afraid to get married because they fear that fidelity will make them feel trapped, but Roman Catholic pontiff Pope Francis is saying that contrary to popular belief, fidelity in marriage actually gives couples personal freedom.
More than half of American population opposes stricter gun control laws, poll shows
About half of Americans oppose stricter gun control laws, according to a new poll.
Radar scientists to use Halloween asteroid to test new NASA imaging capability
The Halloween asteroid's safe fly-by over the Earth will be an opportune time for radar scientists to test new capabilities to get images of space objects.
California city tries to silence church with hefty fines over noise produced by choir
The city of Oakland in California is aiming to silence a church by imposing a $500-a-day fine following a complaint by a neighbor over noise by church choir's practice at night.
Bishop Angaelos: Christians at risk of being left out by Syrian refugee schemes
Syrian Christians fleeing Islamic State are at risk of not having equal access to the Government's refugee scheme, the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK said this evening.
Is the Church of England too left-wing?
Nick Baines, bishop of Leeds, has defended the Church of England as not being anti-Conservative. But is the Church of England actually institutionally left-wing?
Poll: Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in head-to-head battle for US presidency, 38%-36%
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump can beat his Democratic counterpart, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a head-to-head battle for the United States' presidency, a new survey revealed.
Donald Trump may shut down US mosques as part of anti-ISIS plan if elected president
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he is open to the idea of closing down some suspicious mosques in the United States if he is elected as president, as part of his planned campaign against the jihadist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
IRS to recognise same-sex marriages in all US states for tax purposes
The US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will recognize same-sex marriages recognized by any state, possession or territory of the United States for tax purposes.
20,000 ISIS fighters slain since July, but new recruits keep coming â US official
At least 20, 000 ISIL fighters have been killed by allied airstrikes since July, according a senior military officer.
Christian quarterback penalised for raising finger to thank God after big play in NY
More and more Christians are finding it difficult to express their faith in God in the United Statesâeven in the field of sports.
Huge 'invading army' of able-bodied Muslim men claiming to be refugees marching through Europe
A massive "army" of able-bodied Muslim men disguised as refugees is continuing to flood into Europe and the governments in the continent appear unwilling to consider the danger such an invasion poses on their own people, an American activist warned.
Germany rebuffs Israeli PM Netanyahu for blaming Palestinian, not Hitler, for killing of 6 million Jews
Even Germany was shocked when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that the Holocaust, the mass slaughter of 6 million Jews during World War II, was instigated not by German Führer Adolf Hitler but by a Palestinian religious leader named Haj Amin al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem at that time who was a Nazi sympathiser.
The most influential religion in the West (clue: it's not Christianity)
In its most extreme forms it's repressive, demeans human dignity and leads to horrendous consequences.