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Evangelical megachurch pastor says God has given Trump the authority to take out North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un

The pastor of the 12,000-member First Baptist Dallas said the book of Romans was very clear about how 'evil doers' should be dealt with and that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un was such a case.

Breastfeeding mom vents anger on Facebook after being asked to leave Elevation Church during service

Amanda Zilliken said she was breastfeeding with a cover on when a volunteer directed her to the bathroom.

Billy Graham's daughter warns total solar eclipse on August 21 may be start of God's judgment coming down on America

It's the first time since 1918 that a total solar eclipse will span the entire United States and Billy Graham's daughter

Should Christians drink alcohol?

The person who consumes alcohol walks a very fine line between freedom and sin, responsibility and carelessness, liberty and abuse

Joseph D'Souza: Why the global South is the new heart of Christianity

'I think very strongly that the Church of the global South now has the leadership, the theology and the practical experience of the past colonial era to speak into Western Christianity.'

Pope Francis has the highest Twitter following of all world leaders â but could Trump overtake?

Pope Francis currently has the highest Twitter following of all the world's leaders, though Donald Trump could soon overtake him.

Twitter didn't delete these hate tweets â so a German-Israeli artist has stencilled them outside its HQ

A Jewish German-Israeli artist who has accused Twitter of failing to delete hate speech tweets has taken matters into his own hands - by stencilling the offending messages on the road in front of the company's Hamburg headquarters.

American Association of Christian Counsellors denies being politicised as petition hits out at its support for Trump

A petition has been launched to call for the depoliticisation of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), challenging the 'unconscionable' support for Donald Trump from the group's president Tim Clinton.

Pope's letter to gay couple was not an endorsement of their marriage, says Vatican

A congratulatory letter sent by Pope Francis to a same-sex couple about the baptism of their children was a standard set letter sent to all who write to the pope, a Vatican source has clarified.

Bishop ramps up pressure on Government to publish gambling review

The Church of England is ramping up pressure on the government to press on and publish its review of high-speed gambling machines, known as the 'crack cocaine' of betting.

Canadian Pastor Lim is 'released' from prison in North Korea, state news agency says

A Canadian pastor imprisoned in North Korea since 2015 has been released on humanitarian grounds because of his ill health, according to the country's state news agency.

A Catholic and a Protestant separately predict apocalyptic judgment on America. But are they interpreting events to suit their agendas?

Just weeks after a Vatican-approved article hit out at the 'ecumenism of hate' in the US between ultra-conservative Catholics and evangelical Protestants, leading figures from those two Christian strands have formed an unlikely alliance in using imagery signalling the end times.

Evangelical bishop warns split may be necessary as he spearheads resistance to liberalising CofE