Church

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  Supporters of Clinton are more likely to abandon evangelical label than Trump voters, study finds

  New research has found that Christians who voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are more likely to drop the evangelical label and their churches compared to those who voted for Donald Trump.

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  Major Australian church could become first denomination to adopt same-sex marriage

  A major Christian in Australia could become the first to adopt same-sex marriage.

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  Liberty's Jerry Falwell in spat over who has biggest Christian university

  Jerry Falwell Jnr, the controversial Trump-ally and president of Liberty University, is trying to claim his school is still the 'largest Christian university' despite a drop in enrolment.

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  Pressure mounts on Paige Patterson after more Southern Baptists call for him to go

  Pressure is continuing to mount on Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson after another leading figure in the denomination called on him to retire.

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  Leading German Cardinal hits out at crosses on public buildings

  The leading Catholic cardinal in Germany has condemned a decision to hang crosses on all public buildings in the state of Bavaria.

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  Athanasius against the world: How the church clashed on the nature of Christ

  Today marks the feast day of a Church father titanic in influence but perhaps unknown to many Christians today. Saint Athanasius of Alexandria faced down heresy and controversy in the earliest years of the church – decisively shaping orthodoxy as we know it today.

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  Christian groups in Nigeria hold protests over government's failure to stop killings

  Christian groups in Nigeria held protests on Sunday to call out the federal government over its failure to put a stop to the violence committed by militants across the country.

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  Pastor forgives vandals who spray-painted apology on the church's walls

  Vandals ruined the walls and the lower floor of the Woodside Community Church in Indiana but they did not steal valuable items.

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  Indian Dalit pastor found dead after filing complaint about stolen money

  A pastor in India was found dead in the south-eastern state of Andhra Pradesh several days after he filed a complaint about an amount of money he believed was stolen from his bank account.

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  'Beyonce Mass' at San Francisco church attracts over 900 parishioners

  Over 900 people turned up at the Grace Cathedral Church in San Francisco on Wednesday for the "Beyonce Mass," which reportedly featured some scriptural readings blended with music by the pop star.

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  What did the real Jesus look like? And what did he wear?

  Everyone knows how to recognise Jesus. He is portrayed in art, film and literature in much the same way.

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  Southern Baptist leader Paige Patterson fights back after critics savage his advice to abused women

  Senior Southern Baptist Paige Patterson is under fire for seeming to condone the abuse of women after an audio recording from 2000 resurfaced.

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  Pentecostal church's bank account frozen by Charity Commission amid 'serious regulatory concern'

  The Charity Commission has frozen a bank account controlled by a south London church, the Croydon Tabernacle, after launching a statutory inquiry and finding 'cause for serious regulatory concern'.

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  Cardinal George Pell to be tried on sexual assault charges

  Cardinal George Pell is to be tried on historical sexual assault charges, a court has ruled.

• German Catholic bishops head to Vatican to discuss Protestant spouses taking communion

  German Catholic bishops will discuss controversial plans to allow Protestants married to Catholics to take communion.