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Bethany Hamilton features in newly released Dolphin Tale 2 trailer [WATCH]

The Christian surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack and overcame the odds to pursue her dreams features in the Dolphin Tale sequel set for release this autumn.
Iraqi Christians appeal for prayer amid militant takeover

Christians are being urged to pray amid the chaos of a violent extremist takeover in Iraq.
$From homelessness to hope in Swindon: \'The person I was is completely different now\'$
From homelessness to hope in Swindon: 'The person I was is completely different now'

A Swindon man who saw his life fall apart after losing his job three years ago is smiling again after being helped back into work by The Salvation Army.
Boko Haram threat has not stopped Bible translation work in Nigeria

The northern regions of Nigeria are on high alert as Boko Haram continues its reign of terror but the risk to life has not stopped Bible translation work in the region.
$Former Rwandan street children form gospel band to sing of Jesus\' love$
Former Rwandan street children form gospel band to sing of Jesus' love

Vital "David" Hitimana, Pacifique Niyitanga and D'Amour Habinshuti once lived on a garbage dump where the aim of every day was survival.
Lawsuit filed against $3m strip club next to convent

A lawsuit has been filed against a $3m strip club that opened across the back fence from a convent.
550 Christian girls kidnapped and forced to convert in Egypt since 2011

Hundreds of Coptic Christian schoolgirls in Egypt have been kidnapped and forced to convert to the Muslim faith of their abductors in recent years.
Poll reveals concerns about taxpayer funding of faith schools

A new poll has revealed that more than half of voters have concerns about faith schools.
$Physicist and atheist Lawrence Krauss: Arguments of religious apologists are \'incredibly weak\'$
Physicist and atheist Lawrence Krauss: Arguments of religious apologists are 'incredibly weak'

Lawrence Krauss, who co-starred in The Unbelievers documentary with Richard Dawkins, is not convinced by the arguments of religious apologists
$Amnesty International: \'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence\'$
Amnesty International: 'Leaving a Bible in a hotel room should never be a criminal offence'

Amnesty International has hit out at North Korea's treatment of people of faith following reports that an American tourist was detained in the closed communist country last month.
$Canon Andrew White: \'Things have moved from terrible to desperate\' in Iraq$
Canon Andrew White: 'Things have moved from terrible to desperate' in Iraq

The man affectionately known as the 'vicar of Baghdad' says his beloved Iraq is in "total chaos" as a result of the insurgency
$Ed Young\'s 90-day tithe challenge: God\'s blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund$
Ed Young's 90-day tithe challenge: God's blessings guaranteed or a 100% refund

The Texas pastor is promising a refund if members of his church don't experience God's blessings as a result of their tithing