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Praying coach Joe Kennedy gets support from Kendrick brothers of \'War Room\'
Praying coach Joe Kennedy gets support from Kendrick brothers of 'War Room'

Combat veteran and football coach Joe Kennedy made the news when he was prohibited by the Bremerton school district from conducting prayers with his players after each game. But the Christian coach remains adamant that he has the right to pray, and committed to keep doing so at the risk of losing his job.

IRA still exists but in \'a much reduced form\' NI Secretary says
IRA still exists but in 'a much reduced form' NI Secretary says

The IRA's "army council" still exists, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland has said today.

Protests as Chinese President begins controversial state visit to the UK
Protests as Chinese President begins controversial state visit to the UK

The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, is beginning an extravagant state visit to the UK today.

Jessa Seewald gets royal treatment from her mother-in-law Guinn and friend Sierra as she nears childbirth
Jessa Seewald gets royal treatment from her mother-in-law Guinn and friend Sierra as she nears childbirth

Jessa Seewald is due to give birth to baby Quincy this November, and it seems like the anticipation is just too exciting for her mother-in-law and good friend Sierra since they have been making the expectant mother feel like a queen.

Iraqi priest tells how ISIS forced 100,000 Christians to flee from Mosul in just 24 hours
Iraqi priest tells how ISIS forced 100,000 Christians to flee from Mosul in just 24 hours

Jihadi fanatics forced 100,000 Christians to flee the Iraqi city of Mosul in one night in a genocidal campaign of ethnic cleansing; Father Douglas Bazi revealed how to Express.co.uk.

Will Graham shares 4 ways how people can show appreciation of their pastors
Will Graham shares 4 ways how people can show appreciation of their pastors

Billy Graham's grandson Will Graham, who is also the executive director of Christian training center The Cove is highlighting the importance of Pastor Appreciation Month this October by sharing four ways on how people can let their pastors know they care for them and appreciate everything they've done for them.

US evangelicals soften their line on death penalty
US evangelicals soften their line on death penalty

The National Association of Evangelicals' resolution backs away from its previous strong support for capital punishment.

\'Black Jesus\' Season 2 returns; Drug-taking, F-word spewing Jesus angers Christians - Advertiser withdraws support
'Black Jesus' Season 2 returns; Drug-taking, F-word spewing Jesus angers Christians - Advertiser withdraws support

Cable network Adult Swim has announced it is renewing controversial late night TV show "Black Jesus." The announcement has been met with backlash for the show's depiction of a so-called modern day Jesus, who wears a hood, smokes marijuana and loves to spew the F-word. At least one advertiser has withdrawn its commercials for the show in response to the outrage.

Shroud of Turin\'s DNA traced to India and plants found \'all over Earth,\' new study says
Shroud of Turin's DNA traced to India and plants found 'all over Earth,' new study says

The revered Shroud of Turin, which some Christians believe is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, may have come from India and transported to its current home in Turin, Italy, a group of Italian researchers said.

Pope Francis calls for \'revolution\' in Catholic Church with pope at the bottom of inverted pyramid Holy See
Pope Francis calls for 'revolution' in Catholic Church with pope at the bottom of inverted pyramid Holy See

Pope Francis could rewrite the Catholic doctrine and "alter Catholicism" itself as he continues to push through his plan to allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion even before they get an annulment, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat says.

Latin Patriarch: New Jerusalem wall \'disfigures the face of the Holy City\'
Latin Patriarch: New Jerusalem wall 'disfigures the face of the Holy City'

The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has criticised the construction of a dividing wall in Jerusalem, calling it a disfigurement to the Holy City.

Elderly Christian nurse saved from death as she cries out, \'Lord Jesus! Help me,\' driving away her Palestinian knife attacker
Elderly Christian nurse saved from death as she cries out, 'Lord Jesus! Help me,' driving away her Palestinian knife attacker

A 78-year-old Dutch nurse found herself face to face with a Palestinian terrorist who was stabbing her on the chest aboard an Israeli bus, and all she could do was to cry out in Dutch "Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus! Help me, help me!"

Demons keep out: \'Magic\' used at Tower of London to ward off evil
Demons keep out: 'Magic' used at Tower of London to ward off evil

Archaeologists working on London's iconic Tower of London have found dozens of marks aimed at warding off the forces of evil carved into the timbers of one of the buildings in the fortress.

Pakistan: Faith healer arrested for blasphemy
Pakistan: Faith healer arrested for blasphemy

A Christian faith healer has been arrested for blasphemy in Pakistan, according to officials.

Gospel for Asia board was \'kept in the dark\' about financial dealings, says former member
Gospel for Asia board was 'kept in the dark' about financial dealings, says former member

The admission comes after GFA was removed from membership by the ECFA after multiple breaches of its code of conduct.

\'Convert or die\': Islamic radicals follow Assyrian Christians in Sweden and pursue campaign of persecution
'Convert or die': Islamic radicals follow Assyrian Christians in Sweden and pursue campaign of persecution

Christians in multi-cultural Sweden are increasingly finding themselves in a situation similar to what the Jews in Nazi Germany faced just before and during World War II.