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Harry Potter and the Christian concern: seven things we no longer seem worried about
Harry Potter and the Christian concern: seven things we no longer seem worried about

Christians often panic about cultural phenomena, but the 'concern' seems to burn itself out, writes Martin Saunders

Meet the Christians who are fasting for Ramadan
Meet the Christians who are fasting for Ramadan

Many Christians have decided to take part in Ramadan this year, and are tweeting about their experience using the #Christians4Ramadan hashtag.

Britain\'s housing crisis: Why the Church needs to join in the fight
Britain's housing crisis: Why the Church needs to join in the fight

The success of Church campaigns to see a Living Wage and tackle payday lending could be undermined if we don't also help to tackle Britain's housing crisis, writes Canon Dr Angus Ritchie.

Oregon bakers fined $135,000 for refusing gay wedding cake \'will not relent\'
Oregon bakers fined $135,000 for refusing gay wedding cake 'will not relent'

The Christian owners of an Oregon bakery ordered to pay a $135,000 fine for refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple are requesting a stay of enforcement, meaning that they will not have to pay up unless their appeal fails.

Vincent Nichols plans to turn thousands of churches into \'missionary parishes\'
Vincent Nichols plans to turn thousands of churches into 'missionary parishes'

The most senior Catholic cleric in England and Wales has announced plans to turn thousands of churches in England and Wales into "missionary parishes".

Pat Robertson says ISIS beheadings could be \'the best thing that ever happened to the world\'
Pat Robertson says ISIS beheadings could be 'the best thing that ever happened to the world'

Brutal murders carried out by Islamic State could be "the best thing that ever happened to the world", televangelist Pat Robertson has claimed.

Mark Driscoll\'s return to high-profile ministry continues with string of public appearances
Mark Driscoll's return to high-profile ministry continues with string of public appearances

The return of controversial pastor Mark Driscoll to high-profile ministry is continuing with appearances at churches and conferences in the US and abroad.

Citing decreasing resources, US Army plans to lay off 60,000 soldiers, civilian workers
Citing decreasing resources, US Army plans to lay off 60,000 soldiers, civilian workers

Almost 60,000 soldiers and civilian personnel in the U.S. Army are expected to lose their jobs in the next two years as the Obama administration contemplates the next move it should take against militants from the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq.

Israel and Gaza: a year after the war and still most evangelical Christians don\'t get it
Israel and Gaza: a year after the war and still most evangelical Christians don't get it

Gaza has become a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions, yet many evangelicals seem strangely indifferent, writes Jeremy Moodey.

Two-thirds of Republicans oppose gay marriage ruling by Supreme Court—poll
Two-thirds of Republicans oppose gay marriage ruling by Supreme Court—poll

Less than two-thirds of the Republican Party actually thinks that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a wrong decision in allowing gay marriage in all 50 American states last week, an online poll revealed.

Donald Trump leads Republican race in North Carolina, 4 points ahead of Jeb Bush
Donald Trump leads Republican race in North Carolina, 4 points ahead of Jeb Bush

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump has been the "top choice" for the Republican nomination in North Carolina, the latest survey from a left-leaning polling body revealed on Wednesday.

Is Tobias Dirks the most well-behaved baby in the world? Bethany Hamilton gives clue
Is Tobias Dirks the most well-behaved baby in the world? Bethany Hamilton gives clue

Newborn baby Tobias Dirks just might be the most well-behaved baby in the world since new mom Bethany Hamilton has just proudly proclaimed that "parent life is a breeze!"

Ben Seewald: \'If sin is the pattern of our lives, then we really don\'t love God\'
Ben Seewald: 'If sin is the pattern of our lives, then we really don't love God'

Ben Seewald, the religious husband of Jessa Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" has just shared a devotional about sin on the Seewald Family Blog, which he hopes would bless those who read it.

Pregnant Jessa Seewald gets \'emotional\' over almost-empty Chick-Fil-A box
Pregnant Jessa Seewald gets 'emotional' over almost-empty Chick-Fil-A box

The hormones of Jessa Seewald from "19 Kids and Counting" are at an all time high now that she is experiencing pregnancy for the first time, and even the simplest things have gotten the pregnant Duggar girl pretty emotional.

Yielding to atheists, Alabama city removes Christian flag, citing high cost of litigation
Yielding to atheists, Alabama city removes Christian flag, citing high cost of litigation

The City of Glencoe in Alabama removed a Christian flag from a pole outside its police station after an aethist group sent a letter to complain.

South Carolina senator uses flag debate to denounce \'abomination\' of gay marriage
South Carolina senator uses flag debate to denounce 'abomination' of gay marriage

It took more than a week before South Carolina Senator Lee Bright could express his disappointment with Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) for finally allowing same-sex marriage in all 50 American states.