James Macintyre

Leading Evangelical Calls For Civil Disobedience Against California Abortion Law

The evangelical leader Dr. James Dobson has called for civil disobedience against a law in California which requires pregnancy centres to inform women about abortion services that are publicly funded.
$Nigerian President To \'Redouble\' Rescue Efforts For Missing Chibok Schoolgirls$
Nigerian President To 'Redouble' Rescue Efforts For Missing Chibok Schoolgirls

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari today told the 21 girls released by Islamist militants last week that he will "redouble" efforts to bring home about 200 still missing after the kidnapping in Chibok in 2014.
Jesus Christ Superstar Cancelled In Russia

A scheduled performance of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar has been cancelled in one of Russia's largest cities following protests by a group of conservative Orthodox Christians.
Glenn Beck - Evangelical Divisions Over Trump Are More Damaging Than 1980s Televangelist Scandal

Glenn Beck, the conservative talk-show host and Mormon commentator has agreed with the Christian ethicist Russell Moore that evangelical support for Donald Trump will be more damaging to the credibility of evangelicals than the televangelist scandals of the 1980s.
$Not Lovin\' It: Cardinals Protest Over Proposed McDonald\'s At The Vatican$
Not Lovin' It: Cardinals Protest Over Proposed McDonald's At The Vatican

The decision by the Vatican to rent out one of its properties to McDonald's has caused consternation among "princes of the Church" - especially those living in the building - with one reportedly writing to Pope Francis in protest at the world famous golden arches imposing themselves a stone's throw from St. Peter's Square.
$Museum Backs Down Over Controversial Exhibit Which Allowed Visitors To \'Kick\' Virgin Mary$
Museum Backs Down Over Controversial Exhibit Which Allowed Visitors To 'Kick' Virgin Mary

The new National Museum in Estonia has backed down over a controversial display that allowed visitors to kick an exhibit which then showed an image of the Virgin Mary shattering, with the word 'Reformation' appearing.
Archbishop Of Canterbury Welcomes Russian Orthodox Patriarch To Lambeth Palace

The Archbishop of Canterbury today met for the first time with His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, amid what Lambeth Palace acknowledged were "tensions" between Russia and the UK.
Indian Pastor Beaten By Mob Of Hindu Extremists Saved By Treatment From Christian Charity

A pastor in India who was beaten almost to death by a mob of Hindu extremists has received life-saving treatment from the anti-persecution charity International Christian Concern (ICC).
Freed At Last: Iranian Pastor Released From Prison After Six Years

The Iranian pastor held in prison for six years for Christian activities that Iran brands crimes against the state, has been released, according to charity and advocacy groups.
$Sorry Secularists, But Yes, The UN Can Be Led By A \'Fervent Catholic\'$
Sorry Secularists, But Yes, The UN Can Be Led By A 'Fervent Catholic'

It may be unfashionable to say it, but the Catholic Church as well as the wider Church often are and can be progressive forces in international relations.
What Lies Behind The Release Of The Nigerian Schoolgirls Held By Boko Haram?

There is no way of knowing exactly why there appears to be something of a breakthrough in the release of some of the 220-270 Chibok schoolgirls, most of them Christian, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in April 2014. But divisions within the terrorist organisations offer a clue.
$Car Bomb Explodes Near Syria\'s Holiest Shi\'ite Mosque$
Car Bomb Explodes Near Syria's Holiest Shi'ite Mosque

A car bomb exploded on Monday in a southern district of Damascus which is home to Syria's holiest Shi'ite Muslim shrine, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.