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$Black Jesus comedy slammed by Christian leaders who say it shouldn\'t be allowed to air$
Black Jesus comedy slammed by Christian leaders who say it shouldn't be allowed to air

Just a few days after the Adult Swim network released the trailer for their new live comedy Black Jesus, Christian leaders are calling for the plug to be pulled on the show before it airs.
$Aliens can\'t be saved, says creationist Ken Ham$
Aliens can't be saved, says creationist Ken Ham

Aliens would be affected by sin but the salvation through Christ that the inhabitants of planet Earth benefit from would not apply to them, according to Ken Ham.
Durham celebrates 20 years of women priests, looks forward to women bishops

Celebration of women's ministry a sea of colour
$Iraq\'s Christians told to convert or leave as church leader fears for future$
Iraq's Christians told to convert or leave as church leader fears for future

So many Christians have left Iraq that the country's many historic sites of Christian interest will be little more than tourist attractions, says one church leader.
MH17: Call for prayers following Malaysia Airlines tragedy

An Amsterdam church leader is asking for prayers after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine.
Assisted dying is not assertion of human freedom, says Archbishop

The Archbishop of York spoke out against assisted dying in the House of Lords on Friday.
Ridley Scott to follow up Exodus with another Bible-related film on King David

His next big blockbuster hasn't even hit the big screen yet but Ridley Scott is already planning another to follow Exodus: Gods and Kings.
$Baroness Butler-Sloss didn\'t reveal abuse claim against bishop because she \'cared about the Church\', Times claims$
Baroness Butler-Sloss didn't reveal abuse claim against bishop because she 'cared about the Church', Times claims

The Times newspaper reports the former judge heading up an inquiry into abuse at Westminster concealed child abuse claims against Bishop Peter Ball.
$Italian mayor wants to ban gay couples from kissing in public because it is \'morally harmful\'$
Italian mayor wants to ban gay couples from kissing in public because it is 'morally harmful'

The mayor of the Italian municipality says "no thanks" to homosexuals kissing in public
$School says censorship of Christian references in graduation speech was \'necessary\'$
School says censorship of Christian references in graduation speech was 'necessary'

Brooks Hamby made headlines last month when he defied his school's ban on references to Christianity in his graduation speech.
$Edith Cavell to feature on Royal Mint\'s new Â£5 coin$
Edith Cavell to feature on Royal Mint's new Â£5 coin

The Royal Mint's new Â£5 coin commemorating the First World War will feature British nurse and Christian Edith Cavell.
$Iraq\'s Christians are in their \'darkest hour\' as they face choice of converting or leaving$
Iraq's Christians are in their 'darkest hour' as they face choice of converting or leaving

Christians in Iraq are continuing to leave their homes in large numbers following the ISIS takeover but those unable to leave are facing brutality and hardship under the militants, Barnabas Fund is warning.