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Muslims in Quebec denied cemetery despite Mosque shooting victims being sent abroad for burial
Muslims in Quebec denied cemetery despite Mosque shooting victims being sent abroad for burial

Muslims in Quebec City are protesting after being left without their own cemetery following a local referendum, despite an atrocity in January in which a gunman killed six members of a mosque, with five victims being sent abroad for their burial.

Alt-right popularity drives black Southern Baptist pastor to leave denomination: \'I\'ve had enough\'
Alt-right popularity drives black Southern Baptist pastor to leave denomination: 'I've had enough'

A black Southern Baptist has said he is leaving the denomination because be believes it is 'complicit' in the rise of the Trump-supporting 'alt-right' movement.

Muslims worshipping in Jerusalem streets after call for boycott of Temple Mount over metal detectors
Muslims worshipping in Jerusalem streets after call for boycott of Temple Mount over metal detectors

Islamic leaders have called on Muslims to boycott the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in protest after Israel installedmetal detectors at the site's entrance gates following a deadly attack there by Arabs last week.

The face of Christ? Turin Shroud does contain the blood of a torture victim, research suggests
The face of Christ? Turin Shroud does contain the blood of a torture victim, research suggests

New research suggests that the Shroud of Turin, the notorious relic believed by some to bear the face of Christ, does contain the blood of a victim of torture.

Netanyahu tells Christian evangelicals they are Israel\'s best friends in the world
Netanyahu tells Christian evangelicals they are Israel's best friends in the world

The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told the annual conference of Christians United for Israel(CUFI) that Christian evangelicals were Israel's best friends in the world.

Man shot dead on son\'s first birthday in India \'over inter-faith marriage\'
Man shot dead on son's first birthday in India 'over inter-faith marriage'

A man in India was shot dead on his way home with a cake for his son's first birthday yesterday, allegedly targeted over his inter-faith marriage.

Public trust \'undermined\' by failure to monitor foreign aid, says Christian Aid
Public trust 'undermined' by failure to monitor foreign aid, says Christian Aid

Failure to monitor the effectiveness of how Britain's foreign aid is spent risks undermining public trust, according to Christian Aid.

Mike Pence says God had a hand in creating State of Israel, pledges to move embassy to Jerusalem

Mike Pence said that God had a hand in creating the state of Israel, as he heaped praise on the Jewish state whileaddressing the evangelical group Christians United for Israel last night.

Survivor of ISIS massacre says Christians were told to renounce their faith but women refused
Survivor of ISIS massacre says Christians were told to renounce their faith but women refused

Brave Christian women refused ISIS orders to renounce their faith even thought it cost them their lives.

Should we still use \'The Message\' Bible?
Should we still use 'The Message' Bible?

In the aftermath of Eugene Peterson's controversial remarks about homosexuality, followed by his retraction, many have asked me if they should still use The Message.

ISIS brides say 'disgusting' jihadi husbands only care about 'women and sex'

"They say they want to jihad for the sake of Allah, but what they want is only about women and sex. It's disgusting," an Indonesian woman named Rahma said

Armed police stand guard at Keswick Convention
Armed police stand guard at Keswick Convention

The annual Keswick Convention has begun in the Lake District town – with armed police drafted in to keep the 15,000 Convention-goers safe.

3 Biblical reasons why Pope Francis is right to preach it to the moaners: \'Stop whining\'
3 Biblical reasons why Pope Francis is right to preach it to the moaners: 'Stop whining'

Pope Francis has put up a sign on his apartment door in Rome telling complainers it is time to stop whining. Here's why this makes us love this Pope even more

Chris Pratt\'s remarkable conversion story... and more of his quotes on faith
Chris Pratt's remarkable conversion story... and more of his quotes on faith

His meteoric rise from total unknown, to small-time TV actor, to big league A-lister is a modern rebuke to the idea that nice guys finish last.

3 conversations Christians can no longer ignore
3 conversations Christians can no longer ignore

Wh we as people of faith must be moved by compassion and step up to bridge the social divides that currently exist in our society

Parents furious that Charlie Gard\'s guardian heads charity that backs assisted dying
Parents furious that Charlie Gard's guardian heads charity that backs assisted dying

Charlie Gard's parents are reported to be angry that the lawyer appointed to speak on behalf of the terminally-ill baby in court heads a charity that backs assisted dying.