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10 foolproof ways to alienate visitors to your church
10 foolproof ways to alienate visitors to your church

Need fewer people in the pews? Follow this invaluable advice from Martin Saunders.

Boko Haram \'incorporating itself into ISIS\' with latest beheading video
Boko Haram 'incorporating itself into ISIS' with latest beheading video

A video released by Boko Haram purporting to show two beheadings shows that it is "incorporating itself into the Islamic State", an organisation that monitors terrorist groups has warned.

Former Mars Hill church sells for $9 million
Former Mars Hill church sells for $9 million

The flagship Ballard church has been sold to another church at a $4.2 million profit.

Reflection: Busy and stressed? You\'d best read this!
Reflection: Busy and stressed? You'd best read this!

David Baker on the importance of Sabbath.

Delhi gang rape documentary has been banned in India
Delhi gang rape documentary has been banned in India

A film about the notorious 2012 gang rape could cause "fear and tension", police say.

Jews and Catholics pan film that defends Holocaust record of Pope Pius XII
Jews and Catholics pan film that defends Holocaust record of Pope Pius XII

A film about the wartime Pope is a "blundering soap opera", critics say.

Thousands file past Boris Nemtsov\'s coffin as shooting reveals Kremlin faultlines
Thousands file past Boris Nemtsov's coffin as shooting reveals Kremlin faultlines

The murder of the prominent opposition figure has galvanised opposition figures.

Why did charities fund campaign group that supported Mohammed Emwazi?
Why did charities fund campaign group that supported Mohammed Emwazi?

Politicians want to know why Cage received funding from major British charities.

Have archaeologists discovered Jesus\' childhood home?
Have archaeologists discovered Jesus' childhood home?

Leading British archaeologist Dr Ken Dark believes he may have found the house that Jesus grew up in.

Teenage girl killed by crowd after being suspected of suicide bombing
Teenage girl killed by crowd after being suspected of suicide bombing

A teenage Nigerian girl was killed by a crowd after she was suspected of being a suicide bomber.

Cameroonians call for death of Boko Haram leader
Cameroonians call for death of Boko Haram leader

Protesters marched in Cameroon's capital on Saturday and called for the death of the leader of Boko Haram, the radical Islamist group that is terrorising parts of the country.

Netanyahu speech: \'Iran will always be an enemy of America\'
Netanyahu speech: 'Iran will always be an enemy of America'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned US President Barack Obama on Tuesday against accepting a nuclear deal with Iran that would be a "countdown to a potential nuclear nightmare" by a country that "will always be an enemy of America".

US Secretary of State remains optimistic for ceasefire deal in Ukraine
US Secretary of State remains optimistic for ceasefire deal in Ukraine

US Secretary of State John Kerry remains optimistic of the outcome of peace negotiations in Eastern Ukraine despite accusing rebel forces of a "piecemeal" approach to the ceasefire agreement.

Jessa Duggar and husband Ben Seewald put plans to adopt on hold
Jessa Duggar and husband Ben Seewald put plans to adopt on hold

Newlyweds Jessa and Ben Seewald may not be adopting as quickly as they expected, according to a recent post on the Duggar family blog.

\'Duck Dynasty\' star backs up Alabama Supreme Court chief justice
'Duck Dynasty' star backs up Alabama Supreme Court chief justice

The star of popular reality TV show Duck Dynasty has voiced support for Chief Justice Roy Moore of the State of Alabama.

Ana Marie Cox on \'coming out\' as a Christian
Ana Marie Cox on 'coming out' as a Christian

The leading US blogger and political pundit has "come out" publicly as a Christian, saying: "I try, every day, to give my will and my life over to God."