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Thousands of Christians who fled ISIS are facing a long term future in refugee camps
Thousands of Christians who fled ISIS are facing a long term future in refugee camps

Christians forced to flee Islamic State last year are still living in refugee camps and are losing hope of ever returning home, one Syriac Catholic has reported from Irbil.

US-China human rights dialogue is \'useless, toothless show\' says China Aid president
US-China human rights dialogue is 'useless, toothless show' says China Aid president

The president of human rights organisation China Aid will tell a US Congressional hearing tomorrow that the Government should be much tougher on China over religious persecution.

Drone or toy? US government probes viral  video of gun-firing unmanned aircraft
Drone or toy? US government probes viral video of gun-firing unmanned aircraft

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will launch a probe on a viral YouTube video showing a handgun mounted on a multirotor firing shots even without a human being pulling the trigger.

Stephen Hawking warns that full artificial intelligence could spell end of mankind
Stephen Hawking warns that full artificial intelligence could spell end of mankind

Theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking is warning people that technology and artificial intelligence can take away people's purpose in life and eventually bring about the end of mankind.

Josh and Anna Duggar reveal why they named their newborn Meredith Grace
Josh and Anna Duggar reveal why they named their newborn Meredith Grace

All of Josh and Anna Duggar's kids all have names that start with the letter "M," and their newest daughter Meredith Grace is no exception. In fact, the couple's fourth child has been named after a television personality - NBC Today's Meredith Viera.

Dying mother writes letters to 4-year-old daughter covering every event in her life
Dying mother writes letters to 4-year-old daughter covering every event in her life

Dealing with stage 4 breast cancer is bad enough, but Heather McManamy from Wisconsin believes that leaving her four-year-old daughter Brianna motherless for the rest of her life is much worse.

People should be pro-choice, take a stand against abortion, says Franklin Graham
People should be pro-choice, take a stand against abortion, says Franklin Graham

The clamour against abortion service provider Planned Parenthood is far from over, and Reverend Franklin Graham is strongly encouraging the government to start an investigation on the company and prosecute them for selling baby parts.

LGBT Catholics \'alienated\' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope
LGBT Catholics 'alienated' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope

A gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year.

Gun-store owner declares business a \'Muslim-free zone\'
Gun-store owner declares business a 'Muslim-free zone'

A Florida gun store owner has declared his business a "Muslim-free zone" – a decision he says is in response to last week's Chattanooga shooting.

Naive and out of touch? Leading evangelical bishop slates Pope\'s climate change encyclical
Naive and out of touch? Leading evangelical bishop slates Pope's climate change encyclical

A leading evangelical Church of England bishop and a Labour member of the House of Lords have criticised the Pope's encyclical on the environment as a "naive" document that hankers for a lost world.

Albert Einstein\'s atheist professor, and other Christian hoaxes
Albert Einstein's atheist professor, and other Christian hoaxes

Which type of Christian hoax are you most likely to fall for?

Voters say US Supreme Court too liberal, want justices voted off, serve limited term
Voters say US Supreme Court too liberal, want justices voted off, serve limited term

The US Supreme Court has been branded as "too liberal" while President Barack Obama's approval rating is up, according to the latest Fox News poll.

After criticism, President Obama orders US  flags lowered to honour Tennessee victims
After criticism, President Obama orders US flags lowered to honour Tennessee victims

US President Barack Obama has ordered all flags at the White House and all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations and vessels to be flown at half-staff to honor and pay "respect to the victims of senseless acts of violence perpetrated on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee."

\'Sweet moments outweigh the tough\' in having a newborn, says Bethany Hamilton
'Sweet moments outweigh the tough' in having a newborn, says Bethany Hamilton

First-time parents Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks sure had a lot to learn when their son Tobias came into the world, but the learning experience has been quite a pleasurable experience for the athletic Christian couple.

Tony Blair tells Labour: \'Don\'t move to the Left\'
Tony Blair tells Labour: 'Don't move to the Left'

Tony Blair, the Labour Party's most successful election winner, told his party on Wednesday that it could not win power in Britain by lurching to the left.