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What does God think about beauty? These 6 scriptures explain
Here are six scriptures to help us ponder the issue and get the value of beauty in context...
Former Queen's Chaplain Gavin Ashenden quits 'liberal' Church of England
A former Queen's chaplain has quit as a Church of England priest after a long-running objection to what he saw as the liberalising trend of the CofE.
These 7 turning points decided the history of the Church
Here we highlight seven of the most important dates and incidents in Church history which have made us what we are today, and which possibly point the way to the future...
New threat to Christians? Pakistan asks Facebook to help crack down on 'blasphemy' online
Pakistan has asked Facebook to help investigate 'blasphemous content' posted by Pakistanis.
Girl aged 6 tells school friends how Jesus saves after mum gives up crime and drugs for Christ
'My daughter, through going to church and Sunday school, it's given her a really solid foundation, the sort you can get only by knowing God and Jesus. She's actually turned into a little evangeliser herself. She's telling all the kids in her class how much Jesus loves them. It's just amazing.'
The Promise review: a film targeted by genocide-deniers is moving and timely
A huge humanitarian disaster. The world turns a blind eye. Despotic rulers ordering the killing of civilians. Perilous crossings of the Mediterranean Sea.
#StPatricksDay: was the Irish saint an accidental heretic?
St Patrick is famously associated with the shamrock, which he allegedly used to explain the doctrine of the Trinity. But was Patrick an accidental heretic?
UN blames South Sudan government for famine, says it is still buying arms
South Sudan's government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet President Salva Kiir is still boosting his forces using millions of dollars from oil sales, according to a confidential United Nations report.
Turkey in furious 'holy war' threat after EU headscarf ruling: 'This is a clash between cross and crescent'
Turkish President Erdogan has accused Europe of fuelling a 'clash' between Islam and Christianity after an EU court ruling allowed employers to ban headscarves and other religious symbols in the workplace.
Bar Mitzvah in Israel halted after boy found to be wearing 'Christian' prayer shawl
A bar mitzvah or 'coming of age' ceremony in Israel had to be halted after a rabbi spotted that the 13-year-old boy was wearing a prayer shawl with Christian inscriptions.
Arrest Snoop Dogg for Donald Trump clown video, says Christian pastor
A leading black pastor and TV talk show host, Rev Jesse Lee Peterson, is calling for the arrest of Snoop Dogg for a controversial video which shows the rapper shooting a clown-style mock-up of US President Donald Trump with a replica gun.
Was St Patrick married? This folklore researcher thinks so
New research suggests Ireland's beloved patron saint, St Patrick, actually had a wife.
Anglican Church in Australia 'deeply ashamed' about child abuse
The Anglican Church in Australia says it is 'deeply ashamed' about child abuse within its ranks. Between 1980 and 2015 there were 1,082 complaints of abuse, stretching across 22 of the 23 dioceses in the country.
More than 100 Christian leader oppose Trump's cuts to foreign aid
More than 100 Christian leaders are pleading with Congress to reject Donald Trump's cuts to foreign aid after a draft budget showed a 28 per cent spending reduction.
St Patrick was an 'undocumented migrant' says Irish archbishop
St Patrick was an 'undocumented migrant', the Archbishop of Armagh has said in a message for the saint's feast day, observed today around the world.
4 Bible truths to assure us that our self-worth is more than our body image
God looks at us and calls us "very good."