Florence Taylor

• Happy Birthday Justin Bieber! 5 quotes from the pop star on his Christian faith

  Happy Birthday Justin Bieber! We celebrate the birth of the Canadian superstar with a list of five times he has spoken about his faith.

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  Chinese pastor who fought cross removal sentenced to 14 years in prison

  A Chinese pastor, who resisted cross removal, has been sentenced to 14 years in jail and his wife to 12 years, according to an official provincial newspaper.

• Local ISIS leader captured by Libyan forces

  A local ISIS leader in Libya has been captured, along with two of his aides, according to authorities based in Tripoli.

• Church of England minister criticised in Savile case regrets not reporting him

  A Canon in the Church of England criticised in the Jimmy Savile report released yesterday has said he is "really sorry" if his inaction caused further suffering.

• Handguns for toddlers: If Iowa passes this bill, this could be the reality

  A bill allowing children to handle handguns passed Iowa's House of Representatives on Tuesday.

• Christianity is extremist, according to almost half US non-religious adults

  Almost half of non-religious American adults consider Christianity to be extremist, according to a new study by the Barna Group.

• Anger over Chinese Christian lawyer's 'forced' TV 'confession'

  Chinese Christian human rights lawyer, Zhang Kai, was seen for the first time since his arrest in August 2015, appearing on a televised "confession" broadcast by a Chinese state-controlled channel.

• Antique 'Haunted Bible' selling on ebay for £120,000

  A man called Fred is selling a "haunted antique Bible", that he believes is possessed by spirits that pulled a woman down the stairs, on Ebay for £120,000.

• A Turkish town is building a huge statue of the Virgin Mary

  A town in Western Turkey is planning to build a huge statue of the Virgin Mary to rival the Statue of Liberty in grandeur.

• Textiles from time of King David discovered in Israel

  Three-thousand-year-old fabrics, leather and seeds dating back to the times of King David and Solomon have been discovered in Israel.

• Pope Francis: Prophet Isaiah was not a communist

  Although prophet Isaiah "wasn't a communist", wealth and power, when used for selfish gain can be instruments of death, said Pope Francis on Wednesday.

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  Grand Imam denounces American Christians who accept gay marriage

  The former Grand Mufti of Egypt has rejected the bishops of the Episcopal Church of the USA for endorsing gay marriage, calling it un-Biblical, according to the Anglican Ink.