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Jessa Duggar is loving married life with 'best friend' Ben Seewald as she shares surprisingly intimate photo of them kissing

But the newlyweds clearly didn't intend for every kiss to be private, as Jessa has just shared a surprisingly intimate photo with all her Instagram followers of the pair enjoying a tender smooch.
$After the fall of Burkina Faso\'s president, church leaders are optimistic for peace$
After the fall of Burkina Faso's president, church leaders are optimistic for peace

Churches in Burkina Faso are working on peace and reconciliation in the nation weeks after President Blaise Compaore was ousted.
$Britain\'s Christians and atheists say they could be branded \'extremists\' under new government proposals$
Britain's Christians and atheists say they could be branded 'extremists' under new government proposals

Atheists and Christians are more likely to be sparring these days than seeing eye to eye, but new powers being proposed by the government are making both groups shudder.
Faith leaders at the forefront of driving back Ebola in West Africa

While most public gatherings remain shut, church doors are still open
Rick Warren joins the Vatican for conference on marriage and family life

Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren will be among the religious leaders from around the world taking part in a Vatican conference on marriage and the family this month.
$Kenyan Christians close to Somali border under attack; ask \'Will it ever end?\'$
Kenyan Christians close to Somali border under attack; ask 'Will it ever end?'

Christians in eastern Kenya are on high alert after a wave of attacks by Somali Muslims.
$Noah\'s Ark feature removed from children\'s playground after complaint from atheist grandparents$
Noah's Ark feature removed from children's playground after complaint from atheist grandparents

A Noah's ark display has been removed from a children's playground in Newark, Delaware, after atheist grandparents complained that they did not want their grandchildren to see Bible verses.
Another pastor resigns from Mars Hill

The lead pastor of Mars Hill's Bellevue campus announced on Sunday that he is stepping down.
$Massachusetts school re-names the \'Christmas vacation\' the \'holiday break\', despite objections from locals$
Massachusetts school re-names the 'Christmas vacation' the 'holiday break', despite objections from locals

The Marshfield school committee in Massachusetts is refusing to back down over its decision
$John Piper expresses \'sadness\' over Brittany Maynard\'s assisted suicide$
John Piper expresses 'sadness' over Brittany Maynard's assisted suicide

Evangelical pastor John Piper was among the Christians expressing sadness at the death of Brittany Maynard over the weekend.
$Stephen King: Believing in God \'makes things better\' and gives you a \'source of strength\'$
Stephen King: Believing in God 'makes things better' and gives you a 'source of strength'

He's made a career out of writing books designed to give readers a fright, but Stephen King says that while he believes in the existence of evil, he's not convinced it's an external force out to destroy us.
Jessa Duggar marries Ben Seewald but ditch the traditional kiss at the altar to have their first kiss in private

Jessa and Ben had been expected to have their first kiss as a couple at the altar on their wedding day but it turns out they made a decision guests weren't expecting: there would be no traditional kiss to conclude the exchange of vows - at least not in public anyway!