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Hundreds of Islamic clerics sign declaration against killing in the name of religion
Over 500 Islamic clerics in Pakistan have signed a declaration against killing and violence in the name of Islam.

Congo polling data backs up Catholic Church claims of fraud
The data backed up allegations by the country's powerful Catholic Church, which deployed thousands of monitors at polling stations and said Martin Fayulu was the clear winner.

Methodists go for growth with new outreach appointments
According to the Church, the new team is part of its 'response to God and to the cultural and demographic shifts within society'.

The art of the ordinary: How to let God help us make the best of the life we have
The risk is that people constantly chase the next thing, never settling to invest, never learning to be content with what they've been given.

Counting bricks: a lesson in accountability from a bankrupt church
Just a glimmer of accountability, a chance to support not through blind compliance but by making sure the bricks stack up.

The 'version of you' myth: Why leaders can't afford to fake it to make it
'Fake it to make it' is the worst career advice anyone could ever receive, not because they won't make it, but because of what happens when they do.

Bible class targeted in China clampdown, Christians interrogated
Chinese authorities have once again targeted the Early Rain Covenant Church with a police raid on a Bible class.

Eco-friendly locomotive will be 'rolling ambassador' for German Protestant festival
A special locomotive bearing the motto of the 2019 Kirchentag will travel the length and breadth of the country as a 'rolling ambassador' for the event.

Israelis to scour Danube for Holocaust remains with Hungary's help
An Israeli recovery team will search Hungary's Danube river for remains of Holocaust victims.

Pastor steps down over 'Bruce Jenner is still a man' church sign
The pastor of a church in northern California has resigned after posting a controversial sign saying that transgender reality star Caitlyn Jenner was still a man.

Bishop refusing to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies says he will appeal disciplinary action
Bishop Michael Curry, who last year wed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, has partially restricted the ministry of Bishop William Love over his refusal to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies.

Most millennials support restrictions on abortion as NY Governor Cuomo pushes for greater liberalisation
New research into the views of millennials on abortion has found that most oppose the termination of pregnancies without any legal restrictions.

Chris Pratt says he's 'proud to live boldly in faith' with fiancée Katherine Schwarzenegger
Chris Pratt has announced his engagement to Katherine Schwarzenegger after seven months of dating and attending church together.

How can an Anglican priest deny the physical resurrection of Christ?
'It's important for Christians to be set free from the idea that the resurrection was an extraordinary physical event, which restored to life Jesus' original earthly body.'

Arab Christians furious at 'McJesus' artwork depicting crucified Ronald McDonald
Hundreds of Arab Christians have clashed with police in the Israeli town of Haifa over a 'blasphemous' piece in the town's Museum of Art.
Tim Farron on the Brexit debate: It's time to call a halt to physical and verbal intimidation
We need to get past the discourse of insults and triumphalism, and to humanise rather than demonise our opponents.