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Pastor with 'unswerving faith in Jesus' mercilessly beaten to death by Maoist rebels in India
A Christian pastor was "mercilessly" beaten to death by Maoist rebels in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Fides News Agency reported.

ISIS reportedly executes pregnant mother, kidnaps her 4 children for trying to flee Iraqi village
No atrocity is too gory for Islamic State (ISIS) militants to turn away from. In one of their latest barbaric acts, the jihadis executed a pregnant woman and took away her four children, after they tried to flee their village in Iraq, the MailOnline reported.

Christianity in peril in Mideast as Christians feel abandoned, betrayed by West, says patriarch
Unless Christians are protected, Christianity will soon die in Syria, Iraq and even Lebanon. The warning came from Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan of the Syriac Catholic Church of Antioch.

Islamic persecution of Christians can't stop Iranians from finding faith in Jesus as more testimonies pour out
Imprisonment, beatings and even deathâthose things don't scare newly converted Christians in Iran anymore as their number continues to grow at an amazing rate.

What's stopping so many Christians from hearing God? This pastor explains
A lot of Christians want to trust God, but find themselves unable to because they can't hear His thoughts and instructions.

Billy Graham offers tips on how to distinguish cults from real Christian groups
There are so many cults nowadays that hide underneath the guise of Christian churches, and world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham is warning Christians not to fall for their traps.

Priest gives this reason for why people can't vote for Trump in the name of Christianity
Joel Weir, a priest in the Orthodox Church in American Diocese of the Midwest, does not have any beef with Christians who want to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. However, Weir hopes that people won't go voting for Trump in the name of Christianity.

Islamic State 'almost completely' ousted from Syria's Manbij city
US-backed forces trying to oust Islamic State militants from the Syrian city of Manbij took "almost complete control" of the city on Saturday,

Brazil casts aside crisis in rousing Rio Games opening
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.

Sad and lonely? Here are some truths that will help you find comfort in God
God will never leave you alone and abandoned

Have you been treated badly even though you've done nothing wrong? This Bible figure will encourage you
Despite the fact that Job did nothing wrong, bad things happened to him.

Feel like no one understands you? These words will encourage you
Jesus is here for you.

3 reasons for you to stay hopeful even in the midst of apparently hopeless situations
Take heart in the love of God for you, my friend.

3 things you should hold on to when life becomes unbearably hard
Hold on to the love of God for you.

After Perry Noble was fired from NewSpring Church, publisher decides to shelve his new book
After Pastor Perry Noble was fired from NewSpring Church because of his growing alcohol dependency, a Christian publishing house decided to shelve his new book entitled "11 1/2 Questions To Help You Date Without Regret" and release it at a better time.

Pastor advises men not to marry women who can't cook
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who is the head of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and one of the wealthiest pastors in Nigeria, sparked a social media furor after a video of him telling men what kind of woman they should marry made its way to Twitter.