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Joel Osteen's hecklers: 'his religion is a worship of self, and not of Christ'
Megachurch pastor Joel Osteen has "glorified himself and not God", one of the men arrested for heckling at his Lakewood Church has claimed.
Catholic priest wins reprieve - chapel will not be converted into Muslim prayer room
A Catholic priest has won a reprieve for a Catholic hospital chapel after he successfully fought a proposal to convert it into a Muslim prayer room.
Pope Francis: Islamic State atrocities are like Early Church persecution
Christians who suffer torture and murder by ISIS are like the first century Christians who were "besieged by persecution", according to the Pope.
Speaking in tongues saves life of grandma who was kidnapped and tied up in duct tape
A 60-year-old American grandmother recalled a harrowing incident that happened nearly four years ago when she managed to save herself from her armed kidnappers, finding peace and redemption through the power of prayer.
Derick Dillard shares '3 generations of Dillards' photo as family bids farewell
The Dillard family will be going on a new ministry outside of the United States this July, so the family has been busy visiting relatives and establishing their farewells.
Something new keeps surfer, new mother Bethany Hamilton busy: 'The Hobbit'
All Bethany Hamilton can think about is surfing, so much so that after she gave birth to her son Tobias, she confessed that she is longing to go back surfing again after a brief hiatus from her much-loved sport.
Carrie Underwood finds out her husband Mike Fisher is 'married to someone famous'
Christian country singer Carrie Underwood and her professional hockey player husband Mike Fisher has such a good marriage that they are not bothered over simple things such as who is more famous between the two of them, or who is more recognized by the media.
South Carolina church on fire 20 years after it was burned down by KKK
An African-American church in South Carolina that was burned down by the Ku Klux Klan 20 years ago was the scene of another blaze on Tuesday, officials and a newspaper said, though the cause was not immediately clear.
Islamic State threatens to topple Hamas in Gaza and 'uproot' Israel in video statement
Islamic State insurgents threatened on Tuesday to turn the Gaza Strip into another of their Middle East fiefdoms, accusing Hamas, the organisation that rules the Palestinian territory, of being insufficiently stringent about religious enforcement.
Greece defaults on â¬1.6 billion IMF repayment
Greece's last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund.
US Christian ministry to bring aid, audio Bibles to thousands of Mideast refugees
An American Christian ministry has launched a project that would provide audio Bibles for those displaced by the conflict caused by the terror campaign of the Islamic State, in a bid to not only attend to their physical needs but their spiritual needs as well.
Turkish plan to send troops to fight Kurds threatens to complicate campaign vs. ISIS
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning to send soldiers into Northern Syria not to stop the Islamic State from expanding what it claimed is its "caliphate," but to prevent Syrian Kurds from creating its own state in the area, despite concerns aired by his generals and likely criticism from NATO allies.
ISIS could smuggle fighters, weapons into US via Mexican tunnels, says ex-FBI agent
A former FBI agent has warned that tunnels used by drug dealers to smuggle drugs and cash into the US from Mexico could be used by the Islamic State to enter the country.
ISIS extends reach to Russia, challenging al-Qaeda as world's top jihadist movement
The Islamic State group has just expanded to Russia last week after a governorate was declared in the country's North Caucasus, opening a new front in the competition between ISIS and al-Qaida for the top post in the world's jihadist movement.
Americans should elect next president who will 'restore true marriage in law' â group
Calling the Supreme Court's decision legalising same-sex marriage as "illegitimate," a civil society group is now calling on Americans to elect a new leader who will "restore true marriage in the law.
Senator Rand Paul: US Constitution silent on question of marriage, so why change it?
The United States government should keep its hands off the religious convictions of others and should not redefine marriage, Republican presidential aspirant Rand Paul said.