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Church in Ireland bans gay couples from membership
The largest Protestant church in Ireland has adopted a new policy meaning anyone in a gay relationship cannot be a full member and children of same-sex couples cannot be baptised.
Women should work fewer hours than men to avoid burnout, study suggests
Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) have suggested that women should work fewer hours than men because they often have to take care of domestic duties.
Chip and Joanna Gaines pay $40K fine for violating safety regulations
Magnolia Homes, the company owned by reality TV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines, has been ordered to pay a fine of $40,000 for violating safety regulations during the filming of the HGTV show "Fixer Upper."
Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt says she hopes people reading her new memoir will 'see Jesus'
Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt says she is hoping that "people see Jesus" when they read her testimony in her new memoir "The Light Within Me."
Ethan Hawke's turn as a struggling priest in 'First Reformed' gets rave reviews from film critics
"First Reformed," a film about a Calvinist minister facing a crisis of faith, has been hailed by some film critics as a masterpiece for its unique take on issues like religion, capitalism and environmental activism.
Christian Marriage Needs to Put God's Joy Before Our Own
That day when wedding bells were ringing, birds were singing and you were exchanging vows, the happiest person was not the bride, not the groom, not even the gatecrasher waiting for the cake slicing. The person who experienced the most joy was God Himself.
Astronauts give pope personalised space suit, add white cape
Astronauts from the International Space Station gave Pope Francis his own blue jump suit on Friday but to distinguish him from ordinary planetary pilgrims like themselves they added a white cape.
Austria to shut down mosques, expel foreign-funded imams
Austria's right-wing government plans to shut seven mosques and could expel dozens of imams in what it said was 'just the beginning' of a push against radical Islam and foreign funding of religious groups that Turkey condemned as racist.
Story sharing: The bridge across the church generation gap?
We talk about the 'generation gap'. What are we doing to build a generation bridge? Are stories the answer?
The Passion of Ryan Gosling: Love and sacrifice in 'Drive'
All truth belongs to God, and if we look close enough, we can find him hiding in plain sight in any film.
Freed American pastor says he shared the Gospel with North Korean official before his release
Kim Hak Song, an American pastor released last month from North Korea after spending a year in prison, says he shared the book of Genesis with a regime official
Afghanistan announces Eid ceasefire with Taliban until June 20
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday announced for the first time an unconditional ceasefire with the Taliban, coinciding with the end of the Muslim fasting month, but excluding other militant groups, such as Islamic State.
Pastor killed by crocodile while baptizing believers in Ethiopia lake
The BBC reports that a pastor has been killed by a crocodile while conducting a mass baptism in a lake in southern Ethiopia
Freed grandmother Alice Johnson says Kim Kardashian's help was a miracle of God
"I know that only God could have touched Kim Kardashian's heart like that," said Johnson
Supreme Court challenges Northern Ireland abortion law â but shuts down bid to change it
Britain's Supreme Court said today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation was incompatible with human rights, but that the court did not have the powers to rule that the law be changed.
What's in a name? How descriptions of God are helping overcome fear in the Central African Republic
Berdine Van der Toren works with the Church Mission Society in the Central African Republic.