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Indonesia: One dead and three churches destroyed after religious clashes
Indonesia: One dead and three churches destroyed after religious clashes

Three churches were attacked and at least one person was killed in Aceh, Indonesia on Tuesday, as religious tensions rise.

Rick Warren: Grief is a gift from God
Rick Warren: Grief is a gift from God

Grief is a gift from God and can at times be the only appropriate response to a situation, according to Rick Warren.

Anti-Islam rally attracts thousands in the Netherlands
Anti-Islam rally attracts thousands in the Netherlands

Almost one year after their first rally in Dresden, a PEGIDA protest on Monday attracted a crowd of several thousand in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

\'Gift of Mercy\': New homeless shelter opens in Rome
'Gift of Mercy': New homeless shelter opens in Rome

A new shelter for homeless people has opened in Rome by the General House of the Society of Jesus in response to Pope Francis' appeal for more housing for those in need.

Tennessee gun store offers discount for Christians
Tennessee gun store offers discount for Christians

Frontier Firearms, a gun shop in Tennessee, has responded to the shooting in Oregon earlier this month by offering discounted firearms to Christians.

Pakistan: Christian family accused of blasphemy and attacked for drinking from mosque tap
Pakistan: Christian family accused of blasphemy and attacked for drinking from mosque tap

A Pakistani Christian man and his family were forced to flee their home after he was accused of blasphemy while collecting water.

Obama: Christianity can lead to an \'us-versus-them\' mentality
Obama: Christianity can lead to an 'us-versus-them' mentality

President Obama suggested that Christians who take their religion seriously can often adopt an "us versus them" mentality, in an interview with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Marilynne Robinson.

Matt Chandler: Did Jesus really go to hell?
Matt Chandler: Did Jesus really go to hell?

Matt Chandler, pastor of The Village Church in Texas, tackled the question of whether Jesus actually descended into hell at his death, in a sermon on the Apostles Creed, according to The Christian Post.

Vatican rejects prospective ambassador \'because he is gay\'
Vatican rejects prospective ambassador 'because he is gay'

The Vatican has rejected France's proposed ambassador to Vatican City allegedly because he is gay, despite him being Catholic and celibate.

India: Catholic charity stops all adoptions to avoid gay parents
India: Catholic charity stops all adoptions to avoid gay parents

Mother Teresa's charity, The Missionaries of Charity, has deregistered 13 orphanages from adoption services in India due to single and divorced people being allowed to adopt.

Syrian Priest kidnapped by ISIS has been set free
Syrian Priest kidnapped by ISIS has been set free

Syrian priest, Fr Jacques Mourad has been freed five months after he was kidnapped by ISIS near Homs.

Men under 50 have been banned from attending al-Aqsa mosque
Men under 50 have been banned from attending al-Aqsa mosque

Israel has reintroduced a ban on male worshipers under the age of 50 entering the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem for Friday prayers.

Madonna: The Pope would love my show
Madonna: The Pope would love my show

Madonna thinks the Pope would like her concerts, as they have a shared message of love.

@ChurchLive: Church of England partners with Twitter to broadcast services globally
@ChurchLive: Church of England partners with Twitter to broadcast services globally

The Church of England has partnered with Twitter UK in launching @ChurchLive to broadcast Sunday services globally.

The end of the world has been postponed...
The end of the world has been postponed...

As Wednesday became Thursday and the world remained intact, the leader of a Christian group who had predicted the destruction of the world "with fire" was forced to admit his prediction was "incorrect".

Ex-professor of Christian college says she was fired for being pregnant
Ex-professor of Christian college says she was fired for being pregnant

A former assistant professor at a Christian university has accused the school of firing her "for becoming pregnant of wedlock", according to allegations in a lawsuit.