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Joyce Meyer on suffering: It's Satan who plants the question 'why?'
Internationally renowned speaker and author Joyce Meyer has addressed one of the trickiest subjects in Christian apologetics: why do we face suffering?

Physicist and atheist Lawrence Krauss: Arguments of religious apologists are 'incredibly weak'
Lawrence Krauss, who co-starred in The Unbelievers documentary with Richard Dawkins, is not convinced by the arguments of religious apologists

Christian Pakistani MP murdered by own bodyguard
Pakistani MP Handery Masih was shot and killed by his own bodyguard in an incident outside his home on Saturday

Amnesty International: 'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence'
Amnesty International has hit out at North Korea's treatment of people of faith following reports that an American tourist was detained in the closed communist country last month.

Canon Andrew White: 'Things have moved from terrible to desperate' in Iraq
The man affectionately known as the 'vicar of Baghdad' says his beloved Iraq is in "total chaos" as a result of the insurgency

Pope Francis and Archbishop Welby: Modern slavery is 'grave evil'
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Pope Francis have today met in Rome to recommit to combating modern slavery.

Ed Young's 90-day tithe challenge: God's blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund
The Texas pastor is promising a refund if members of his church don't experience God's blessings as a result of their tithing

Hillary Clinton: Bible was and is biggest influence on my thinking
Hillary Clinton has been more personal than ever lately with the release of her new memoir, Hard Choices.

Open Doors condemns 'savage' attack by militants on largely Christian town in Kenya
At least 48 people have died in Mpekitoni, northern Kenya, after gunmen opened fire during a five-hour raid last night.

Forced marriages outlawed in UK
The UK has today brought into effect a law which makes forced marriage a criminal offence.

Pope Francis: persecution against Christians is now greater than the early church
Pope Francis says there are more Christian martyrs today than in the first century after the birth of the church

How much do you trust God the Father?
This Father's Day, take the opportunity to spend some time with God - loving Father to all.

Islamist takeover may be 'death knell' for Iraq's Christians
The takeover by Islamist militants is leaving Christians in Iraq and Syria "even more endangered" as they face strict sharia law and brutal penalties if they refuse to comply

14 quotes about fatherhood that will melt your heart
Fathers say the nicest things....

Scottish police drop charges against Christian street preacher
A former LA deputy sheriff arrested while street preaching in Scotland has been told by police he will no longer face charges.

Conservatives would be more upset about family member marrying an atheist than a Democrat
Nearly three quarters of conservative people would be "unhappy" if an immediate family member were to marry someone who didn't believe in God.