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Is it OK to be a married Christian man and be close friends with another woman â and vice versa?

Marriage is a sacred thing, one that requires both the man and the woman to forsake all others. Yet, there are many Christians who can't seem to understand that when they marry, they cannot take their friends with them into the relationship â it's only between the husband and the wife.

Should Christians wait until marriage to share their first kiss?

The decision to follow Christ always begins with self-denial, even in the area of romance and love relationships. This includes saving your first kiss until marriage.

Health workers told they should speak to dying patients about faith to enhance end of life care

Healthcare workers should not only attend to the physical concerns of dying patients but also their spiritual needs.

Gay couple already got their marriage licence but still want more punishment for jailed Christian clerk Kim Davis

For a gay couple in Kentucky, getting a Christian county official in jail is not enough punishment for refusing to issue them their marriage licenceâeven if they eventually received such licence.

Iran arrests newly baptised Christian mother and her son for their faith, seizes Bibles in crackdown

Iranian government agents have arrested two newly baptised Christiansâa mother and her sonâseizing their Bibles and other Christian books.

Boost for conservative Anglicans as South Carolina join ACNA

Conservative Anglicans in America received a major boost last week when South Carolina voted to join a breakaway traditionalist grouping.

Many Asian Christian women working as maids in Mideast suffer abuse, treated like slaves by their Arab 'owners'

Many Asian Christian women are being treated as slaves as they work as nannies and housemaids in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Arabian Peninsula.

Part gig, part worship: Irish church gathers for Elvis Presley tribute

A church in Ireland recently gathered for a tribute to a different King than Jesus â the rock and roll legend Elvis Presley.

First ever Anglican Evensong service takes place at St Peter's Basilica in Rome

Anglican Choral Evensong was celebrated in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican for the first time yesterday afternoon.

Young Americans less likely to divorce, older Americans at least twice as likely to split

The divorce rate in the US has doubled for couples aged over 50, and tripled for those over 65, according to new research.

Trump envoy to meet Palestinian President as US tries to kickstart peace talks

Donald Trump's Middle East envoy will meet with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow, after spending five hours with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday.

Don't expect married priests from Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols declares

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said that the Catholic Church's 'strong, firm' tradition of priestly celibacy is unlikely to change despite Pope Francis's recent comment that the Church should reflect on married priests.

7 ways to cultivate great worship in and out of church

'Worship is so much more than singing songs in church - it's a lifestyle.' This phrase has been so well-used it has become a clichÃ©. Yet our experience tells us that most churches struggle to connect what they do on Sunday morning with the way people live out their faith, Monday to Saturday. Here are 7 ways you can make it work.

Workers can be banned from wearing any religious symbol, top EU court rules