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Iran admits it threatened to harm top UN official if he leaks secret nuke side deals
Iran admits it threatened to harm top UN official if he leaks secret nuke side deals

The charge by some members of the US Congress that the US-backed Iran deal is flawed has been bolstered by the revelation that the Islamic Republic made a threat to a top official of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from disclosing secret deals to the US.

Billy Graham\'s grandson Tullian Tchividjian deposed from ministry
Billy Graham's grandson Tullian Tchividjian deposed from ministry

Billy Graham's grandson has been deposed from ministry by his Florida mega church after both he and his wife admitted to extra-marital affairs.

Can ISIS chief still be forgiven for all his atrocities, including rape of Kayla Mueller?
Can ISIS chief still be forgiven for all his atrocities, including rape of Kayla Mueller?

Forgiveness is a tool used to relieve suffering, so would it be right to forgive people who have done extremely atrocious acts, such as the mass murder and rape of innocents?

Gay pride inside the White House: Obama hires first openly transgender staff member
Gay pride inside the White House: Obama hires first openly transgender staff member

In support of the LGBT community, the White House has hired its first openly transgender staff member.

Christian vloggers Sam and Nia accused of faking pregnancy and miscarriage say haters are \'blessing\'
Christian vloggers Sam and Nia accused of faking pregnancy and miscarriage say haters are 'blessing'

For weeks, controversies about planned parenthood, marriage and sexuality have dominated debate around family life in the United States.

Iranian Christian converts beaten and detained by police
Iranian Christian converts beaten and detained by police

Christian converts were beaten and arrested when the Iranian police raided their house church in the city of Karaj last month.

Ted Cruz says Body of Christ needs to lead America, urges evangelicals to vote in 2016
Ted Cruz says Body of Christ needs to lead America, urges evangelicals to vote in 2016

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz believes that it is high time for the Body of Christ to lead America so as to save the country from the moral decline it is steadily going under.

Franklin Graham warns: No forgiveness in hell for those guilty of breaking God\'s laws
Franklin Graham warns: No forgiveness in hell for those guilty of breaking God's laws

Reverend Franklin Graham is using Oscar Pistorius' murder trial as a reminder about the grave consequences of sin, and even though people might get lucky and have second chances in this lifetime, the same cannot be said when people face God in eternity.

Calais crisis: UK and France set to agree strategy today
Calais crisis: UK and France set to agree strategy today

A strategy to tackle the migrant crisis in Calais is set to be agreed by the UK and France today.

Philadelphia archdiocese cancels LGBT program ahead of pope visit
Philadelphia archdiocese cancels LGBT program ahead of pope visit

The Philadelphia Archdiocese has ordered a local parish hosting events for gay and transgender Catholics during Pope Francis' US tour next month to cancel the program, organizers said on Tuesday.

More educated people in China embracing Christianity to find true meaning of life
More educated people in China embracing Christianity to find true meaning of life

Two academics believe that more Chinese intellectuals are becoming Christians because Christianity fits in very well with modern scientific technology.

Islamic State militants behead 82-year-old archaeologist in Palmyra
Islamic State militants behead 82-year-old archaeologist in Palmyra

Islamic State (IS) militants beheaded an antiquities scholar in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra and hung his body on a column in a main square of the historic site, Syria's antiquities chief said on Tuesday.

Chaplains provide spiritual care online for  Christians with serious health problems
Chaplains provide spiritual care online for Christians with serious health problems

Reliable chaplains of diverse affiliations work for websites offering free counseling through Skype or by phone.

\'Only God can take life\': Bishops welcome US court ruling against assisted suicide
'Only God can take life': Bishops welcome US court ruling against assisted suicide

Standing firm on their belief that only God has the power over life and death, Catholic bishops from New Mexico welcomed a Court of Appeals ruling striking down a decision of a lower court which considered assisted suicide as a constitutional right.

Pastor Saeed Abedini abused by jail guards, fellow inmates in Iran, says rights agency
Pastor Saeed Abedini abused by jail guards, fellow inmates in Iran, says rights agency

After the Obama Administration finalized its historic nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pastor Saeed Abedini, an imprisoned United States citizen in Iran has become other prisoners' main target of abuse, and he has become the sole target of prison guards' raids in prison.

Pro-gay movement out to destroy marriage and criminalise Christianity, says author
Pro-gay movement out to destroy marriage and criminalise Christianity, says author

The problem now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in the United States is that the institution of marriage will soon become moot and meaningless.