James Macintyre
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Christian printer refuses to print business cards for 'gobsmacked' transgender woman
A Christian printer refused to produce business cards for a transgender 'diversity consultant' who was left 'gobsmacked' by the decision, according to reports.
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Hillary Clinton at Cheltenham: Powerful advocate of liberal democracy or a woman in denial?
The former Secretary of State told the Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday: 'I'm not going anywhere, except right into the middle of the debate about our future.'
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US pulls out of UNESCO, citing 'anti-Israel' bias
The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural and educational organisation UNESCO, accusing it of 'anti-Israel' bias.
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Released: After 5 years of captivity by Pakistani militant group, Canadian-American family set free
An American woman and her family have been freed after being held by a Pakistan-based militant group for five years.
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Prisoners use lunch with Pope Francis as a chance to escape
Two prisoners who were invited to meet Pope Francis for lunch on his visit to Bologna earlier this month took advantage of the occasion to escape, according to AFP which cited local media reports.
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Pakistan Christian boy, 14, 'beaten to death by police' in alleged revenge attack
A Christian boy was reportedly beaten to death by police in Pakistan on Monday in an apparent revenge attack after the boy was in a fight with a Muslim classmate who tried to bully him into renouncing Christianity.
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Pope Francis to meet Buddhist monks, military and Aung San Suu Kyi in visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh
Pope Francis will next month meet Myanmar's top Buddhist monks, its military generals and civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi when he visits that country and Bangladesh, both of which are caught up in a crisis over the Rohingya Muslim minority.
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Israel's ancient Solomon's Pools from time of Jesus to be restored
Three ancient pools that provided water to Jerusalem around the time of Jesus are to be restored under a $750,000 renovation funded by the US and announced yesterday, AFP reported.
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Australian Catholic Church facing 'biggest crisis' in its history, Brisbane Archbishop says
The Catholic Church in Australia has been 'shaken to the core' over the abuse scandal and is facing the biggest crisis in its history, the Archbishop of Brisbane has said.
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Prayer is more popular than Facebook and Twitter for people making hard decisions
More people use prayer than social media such as Facebook and Twitter when making a major or difficult decision, according to new research.
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By banning the Christian Union, Oxford University's Balliol College is too clever by half
A serious university college should of all places be one of free thought, with grownups being allowed to choose, as I did, whether or not to engage with the CU and any other body.
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USCIRF delegation visits imprisoned pastor Andrew Brunson, slams Turkey for 'fabricated' charges
A delegation from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has visited Andrew Brunson, the American missionary pastor detained by Turkey on charges of trying to overthrow the government.