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Dolly Parton says hellfire and brimstone preaching impacted her music: \'I grew up knowing Jesus loved me\'
Dolly Parton says hellfire and brimstone preaching impacted her music: 'I grew up knowing Jesus loved me'

Country singer Dolly Parton, known for songs such as "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," started her musical career in her grandfather's church, where he served as a minister.

Chinese Christian arrested for printing church material
Chinese Christian arrested for printing church material

A Chinese Christian was arrested after he printed religious material for his house church.

Proverbs 31 Ministries head Lysa TerKeurst says cancer survival is a \'miracle\' from God
Proverbs 31 Ministries head Lysa TerKeurst says cancer survival is a 'miracle' from God

Christian author Lysa TerKeurst, who is also the founder of Proverbs 31 Ministries, is thanking God for saving her life, and she describes her cancer treatment as nothing short of a miracle.

Atheists want Texas town to remove \'God\'s Country\' sign but mayor standing firm
Atheists want Texas town to remove 'God's Country' sign but mayor standing firm

The atheist group Freedom From Religion Foundation (FRFF) is attacking Christian beliefs once again by protesting against two signs found in Hondo, Texas that say: "This Is God's Country - Please Don't Drive Through It Like Hell."

Evangelical leader Deborah Fikes thinks Donald Trump\'s policies are \'un-Christian\'
Evangelical leader Deborah Fikes thinks Donald Trump's policies are 'un-Christian'

Deborah Fikes, former executive advisor to the World Evangelical Alliance, is not a fan of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump so she is "praying" for "Sister Hillary [Clinton]" from the Democratic party to win this year's race for the White House.

Philippines: Catholic bishops challenge Duterte over death penalty
Philippines: Catholic bishops challenge Duterte over death penalty

The Catholic Church in the Phillipines will petition the new president against reintroducing the death penalty in the country, according to Fides.

Pope Francis to visit Armenian genocide memorial amid feud with Turkey
Pope Francis to visit Armenian genocide memorial amid feud with Turkey

Pope Francis told Armenians that he is travelling to their country as a "pilgrim" to learn from the country's wisdom and "strengthen our communion" with their Orthodox Church.

\'Hope will defeat fear\': LGBT and Muslim groups sign statement of unity after Orlando shooting
'Hope will defeat fear': LGBT and Muslim groups sign statement of unity after Orlando shooting

"In standing together, hand in hand, across every faith, we send a powerful message to those who seek to divide us using hatred and violence: love is stronger than hate and hope will defeat fear."

10 Bible verses on the glory of God in creation
10 Bible verses on the glory of God in creation

Many of us experience God through seeing his reflection in the beauty of nature.

Bangladesh: 2,000 Christians pray for peace in nation threatened by Islamists
Bangladesh: 2,000 Christians pray for peace in nation threatened by Islamists

Around 2,000 Bangladeshi Christians from various denominations gathered to pray for "humanity to wake up" to the growing threat of Islamic terrorism in the country.

Gun control protest: Democrats pray and sing Christian song at sit-in demanding vote
Gun control protest: Democrats pray and sing Christian song at sit-in demanding vote

Democrats prayed and sang Christian civil rights anthem "We Shall Overcome" while staging a sit-in on the floor of the US House of Representatives to demand action on gun control in America.

WATCH: Pope Francis invites refugees onto Vatican podium for weekly address
WATCH: Pope Francis invites refugees onto Vatican podium for weekly address

The Pontiff has been a champion of persuading Europe to accept more refugees and migrants fleeing from the Middle East and north Africa.

EU referendum: Britain goes to the polls after tight and bitter campaign
EU referendum: Britain goes to the polls after tight and bitter campaign

Britons were voting on Thursday to decide the future of their country and Europe in a referendum on European Union membership that has divided the nation and is being nervously watched by financial markets and politicians across the world.

Are you doing parenting right?
Are you doing parenting right?

Are we ever going to get parenting right? We can try our best, but we most likely will not.

5 common misconceptions of a Christian marriage
5 common misconceptions of a Christian marriage

Here are five misconceptions that many single Christians, and sadly some married Christians, have about marriage.

When God\'s in charge, things work a whole lot better
When God's in charge, things work a whole lot better

The Bible teaches us that it is only when Jesus Christ is in charge of every area in our life that things will go well for us.