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Angels that smoke, curse and tell drug jokes? 'Touched by an Angel' creator reveals CBS plan
Had the CBS network gotten its way, the well-loved faith-based series "Touched By An Angel" would have featured angels that smoked, cursed, and told drug jokes. But creator Martha Williamson firmly stood her ground, saying that she wanted her angels to be wholesome and inspiring.
Franklin Graham urges Christians worldwide: Stop doing business with companies that promote 'moral decay'
Franklin Graham is encouraging Christians from all over the world to stop doing business with companies that promote "moral decay."
Tomorrowland: The future is not what it used to be
How do we avoid both naive optimism and cynical pessimism? asks Krish Kandiah.
Duggar Interview: Jill and Jessa say they forgive Josh for molestation
Two of the daughters in TLC's reality show "19 Kids and Counting," told Fox News on Friday that they had forgiven their brother Josh Duggar for molesting them in the past.
ISIS is using chlorine as a weapon, Australia's Foreign Minister says
Islamic State militants have used chlorine as a weapon and are recruiting highly trained technicians in a serious bid to develop chemical weapons, Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warned.
UN report cites alleged Israel crimes against children in Gaza
UN agencies in Israel and the Palestinian territories reported an alarming number of child victims in last year's war in the Gaza Strip but were split on whether Israel should be put on a list of violators of children's rights, a UN document shows.
Pope to urge reconciliation in Bosnia 20 years after war
Pope Francis arrived in Sarajevo on Saturday bringing a call for lasting reconciliation 20 years after the Bosnian war.
Feds tell employers: Allow your gay workers to use bathroom of their choice
The US federal government has issued a controversial new guideline advising employers to allow their transgender employees access to bathrooms that match the gender with which they identify themselves.
Pope Francis prays for persecuted Christians who can't express faith openly
Christians who were persecuted and who cannot openly express their faith were remembered during the Corpus Christi procession in Rome on Thursday, where Pope Francis asked thousands of attendees to pray in solidarity with them.
Pope didn't approve plan to allow divorced Catholics to receive holy Communion, says German cardinal
German Cardinal Walter Kasper, who single-handedly caused the Church's teaching on Communion, marriage, and divorce, has denied that Pope Francis did not approve his proposal of allowing divorced-and-civilly-remarried Catholics to receive holy Communion after a period of repentance.
Brutal killing of pregnant teen sparks nationwide protests in Argentina
The death of a 14-year-old pregnant schoolgirl and the discovery of her body in the house of her boyfriend's family in northeast Argentina has ignited nationwide protest against femicide.
Charity group grants poor families $1,000 cash aid with no strings attached
A start-up that gives poor people money worth a year's income via mobile banking is on the forefront of a revolution in global aid, handing $1,000 to selected families in Kenya and Uganda with no strings attached.
ISIS can arm itself with nuclear weapons bought from Pakistan, India claims
India has supported claims by the Islamic State that it can purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan within the year.
Gates couple vows to spend $776 million in worldwide drive against hunger
Melinda Gates on Thursday declared that her and her husband's foundation is set to double their existing commitments to fighting hunger over the next six years from the current $776 million, in their bid to change the continuing lack of funds on malnutrition.
Artificial human legs coming soon? Scientists build first lab-grown rat limb
Scientists have come a step closer to building artificial limbs for human beings after they successful grew a tiny rat's forelimb at a laboratory in the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Private emails, trade secrets vulnerable to expanded NSA Internet spying
The US government has the power to gather a vast amount of information from American citizens, including those from private emails, after the National Security Agency (NSA) expanded its Internet surveillance efforts in 2012, without public notice or consultations.