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Rachel Held Evans steps back from the blogosphere for some praying, yellin' and reflection
Popular blogger and bestselling author Rachel Held Evans has announced she is taking a step back from blogging to "pray and yell and listen and reflect" following an intense period of theological debate.

Richard Dawkins: I'm not aggressive about God...perhaps just angry
In his own eyes at least, "aggressive" would be too strong a term for his stinging attacks on faith.

Bible college to close due to lack of trainees
After 120 years of theological training, St Michael's Bible College in Cardiff is looking to close due to a lack of new trainees

The crisis of absent fathers: God can fill the hole in a child's heart
With so many young people growing up without their fathers, Dexter Howard is passionate about telling them they have a Heavenly Father who loves them as his own

Easter 2014: Church Twitter campaign asks what #EasterMeans, 'You can't keep a good God down'
Between now and Easter Day, the Church is asking people to finish the sentence #EasterMeans... with pictures, stories and messages.

North Dakota abortion law overturned by federal judge, who calls abortion ban "invalid and unconstitutional"
"The United States Supreme Court has spoken and has unequivocally said no state may deprive a woman of the choice to terminate her pregnancy at a point prior to viability," Hovland wrote.

National Prayer Day 2014: Events and prayer service to be held across the U.S.
The Day "stands as a call for us to humbly come before God, seeking His guidance for our leaders and His grace upon us as a people," the National Day of Prayer's Task Force website states.

David Cameron: Britain should be 'more confident about its status as Christian country'
The Prime Minister also said Christians should be "more evangelical" about their faith in the article for the Church Times

The Ultimate Warrior's wife Dana breaks her silence after husband's death: 'Heaven won and I lost'
The Ultimate Warrior's wife releases a statement to fans.

Jimmy Carter: Misunderstanding Scripture is a factor in 'horrible abuse' of women and girls
Former President Jimmy Carter calls for an accurate interpretation of religious scripture

Bill Nye vs Ken Ham: Science, creationism debate was to 'expose' Ken Ham as 'bad for humankind'
The February debate generated an enormous reaction online, receiving nearly 2.8 million YouTube views. Nye stated in an article that he did not anticipate such a response.

Canon Jeremy Pemberton should be disciplined over gay wedding
The Archbishop of Canterbury may be in difficult position but the Church of England cannot afford to stand by and ignore clergyman's gay wedding, say fellow Anglicans

Richard Dawkins' response to suggestions he may actually be converting people to Christ: 'Oh dear'
Everyone's favourite atheist, Richard Dawkins, has been the subject of conversation around the web today over the suggestion he may have inadvertently converted people to the faith.Â

Atheists attack Clemson University for having a chaplain and a Christian football coach
Clemson University under fire for having a chaplain and a Christian coach.

Heaven is for Real opens in US cinemas; Todd Burpo hopes film makes God speak to viewers' hearts
A movie about 4-year-old Colton Burpo's vision of Heaven opens in theatres across the US today.

Korean ship sinking update: Navigation error possible cause - 292 people still missing
Early reports indicate that a navigation error is the likely cause in a South Korea ferry's sinking. The tragedy has left four dead and 292 persons unaccounted for.