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Is new PM Narendra Modi really bad news for India?

Despite fears that the India's BJP Party will cause trouble for the country's religious minorities, the head of a Christian mission agency has welcomed new Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to eradicating violence against women.

Sex Workers and Evangelicals â a World Cup match to trump them all

How American Evangelicals and Brazilian sex workers ended up on the same team...

Private education is 'un-Christian' says Alan Bennett

Playwright Alan Bennett has hit out against public schools, claiming that to allow some young people a privileged education, while others make do without, is "not Christian"

7 reasons to be confident ahead of England's World Cup clash with Uruguay (Clue: one of them is God)

Iraq crisis: Muslims will suffer just as much as Christians

Following the horrifying scenes coming out of Iraq, we must be careful not to only focus on the plights of Christians, writes Jeremy Moodey.

Spanish model Olalla Oliveros quits entertainment industry to become a nun: 'The Lord is never wrong'

Model and actress Olalla Oliveros has left the entertainment industry and joined the semi-cloistered Order of Saint Michael in Spain, after testifying that she wanted to devote her life to Jesus.

Pastor and Bible college students attacked as 100s take part in violent raid in Vietnam

A pastor and a number of Bible college students have been attacked in Vietnam in a worrying development for Christians in the region.

Gay marriage ban questioned by Colorado judge

Colorado defended its 2006 voter-approved gay marriage ban in court Monday, and faced opposition from the judge hearing the case.

Jill Duggar wedding date nears: A look into the gift registry for '19 Kids and Counting' star and Derick Duggar

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard will be married on June 21, but it is not too late to buy a gift off their Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, or Amazon registries.

2014 BMI Christian Music Awards honors songwriters, publishers

The 2014 Christian Music Awards were held Tuesday in Nashville at one of Broadcast Music, Inc.'s (BMI) corporate offices.

As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis: 'Maybe one in 10 Christian bands we toured with were actually Christian bands'

The lead singer serving a six-year prison sentence for trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife admits the band worried about record sales if they admitted they were no longer Christian

Why rich countries must prepare to pay for climate change

International agency Christian Aid has warned that well-off nations will need to open up their "climate cheque books" to fund resolutions that will see carbon emissions reduced around the world.

'Jesus wouldn't meet SBC's approval' â Rev Erin Wathen

Progressive Christian blogger and pastor Rev Erin Wathen has lashed out at the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) decision to denounce transgender people, suggesting that Jesus himself wouldn't meet their standards of "biblical manhood".

World Cup 2014 USA Clint Dempsey: 'My faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future'

He was in the thick of the action in the USA's victorious opener against Ghana, but when he's not on the pitch scoring goals in the opening seconds and breaking his nose for the cause, Clint Dempsey is a man of God studying the Bible and praying for the road ahead.

Father of the Bride sequel to have gay plot? Steve Martin says he hasn't seen script

American journalist Nikki Finke got tongues wagging on Sunday when she reported that a third Father of the Bride instalment was in the works nearly a quarter of a century after the original landed on the big screen.

Never lose the wonder

Sometimes we're too busy talking about God rather than listening to him, writes Claire Musters