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Church 'discrimination' case reaches US Supreme Court after town orders removal of religious signs
The US Supreme Court will today take up a new religious rights case when it considers whether a town in Arizona discriminated against a local church by forcing it to remove signs notifying the public of its worship services.

Golden Globe winners: Boyhood takes best drama heralding potential Oscar upset
Coming of age tale "Boyhood" won the coveted Golden Globe for best drama on Sunday

Pakistan: Return to school for Peshawar children brings fresh waves of grief for parents
Children streamed back to school across Pakistan today in an anxious start to a new term following last month's massacre of 134 students at an army-run school in the volatile northwestern city of Peshawar.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson denies being anti-Christian
Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of Frederick P Rose's Hayden Planetarium, got much attention when he sent a Christmas tweet that was misinterpreted as anti-Christian.

Church-appropriate dance moves video gets over a million views
The 5-minute spoof film is the idea of Grand Rapids writer and actor Evan Koons

Woman accused of abandoning dog at railway station with suitcase of belongings says she has done no wrong
The person who left a dog at a railway station in Scotland with a suitcase of his belongings claims she did nothing wrong as it was the result of a sale gone bad.

Statue of praying soldier to be removed from North Carolina city
The city council of King in North Carolina finally gave up their legal battle to keep a veteran's memorial statue after a four-year dispute triggered by an atheist's complaint.

Atheist explains why he sells 'I met God, she's black' T-shirts
Dylan Chenfeld, a self-proclaimed Jewish atheist, created something of a ruckus when he started selling controversial t-shirts with the slogan "I met God, She's Black."

Time capsule from 1966 found in Florida church altar
A time capsule from 1966 was discovered Wednesday in the marble altar of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in Florida.

Irish priest reveals he is gay during Mass
A priest surprised his congregation when came out to his flock during Mass

10-year-old suicide bomber kills 19 in Maiduguri
A bomb strapped to a girl suspected to be about 10 years of age detonated in Maiduguri market Saturday, killing at least 19 people and injuring several others.

Westboro Baptist targets Vicky Beeching in anti-gay protest
Protesters picket the Gay Christian Network conference in Portland, Oregon.

World leaders join hundreds of thousands in Paris solidarity march
The Place de la Republique was thronged with people paying tribute to victims of the killings at Charlie Hebdo and the Jewish supermarket.

Matthew Ashimolowo: I know who'll win Nigerian election
The senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre claims God has told him the results.

Pope Francis Asia visit: helicopter rescue planned if he is mobbed by crowds
Up to 6 million people are expected at a papal mass in the Philippines.

Lebanon: Tripoli cafe hit by double suicide bomb
Seven people have died in an Alawite area of the city.