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#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl\'s viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest
#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl's viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest

An anti-Islam protest in Belgium has backfired after a Muslim girl posed in front of the group to take selfies.

Vindicated: The Christian teacher fired because she wouldn\'t leave her husband
Vindicated: The Christian teacher fired because she wouldn't leave her husband

Teacher Sarah Pendleton's husband Matthew, head teacher at another local school, was found to have made indecent images of children.

Evangelicalism after Trump: Will the new Southern Baptist president detoxify the brand?
Evangelicalism after Trump: Will the new Southern Baptist president detoxify the brand?

The USA's giant Southern Baptist Convention is set to elect a new president next month.

Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians
Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians

Muslims in Israel are more devout than any other religious group in the country, according to data from the Pew Research Centre.

God is love: Understanding the 3 different words for Love in the New Testament
God is love: Understanding the 3 different words for Love in the New Testament

Love. Even from a cursory reading of the Bible, or a nominal understanding of Christianity, it is clear that love is integral to the Christian faith. But what does this actually mean?

5 ideas for your church to engage with the amazing summer of sport in 2016
5 ideas for your church to engage with the amazing summer of sport in 2016

Harry Farley looks ahead to this summer's sport and gives how you can evangelise using the amazing events coming up.

Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: \'Forgive them\'
Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: 'Forgive them'

A Christian girl cried "forgive them" as she died in her mother's arms after ISIS fighters torched their home.

God\'s great work: NASA verifies 1,284 new planets, its largest collection ever
God's great work: NASA verifies 1,284 new planets, its largest collection ever

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced that it was able to very 1,284 new planets in outer space -- the largest collection of planets it ever revealed to date.

Life after death: Humans can remain conscious even after heart stops beating, new study reveals
Life after death: Humans can remain conscious even after heart stops beating, new study reveals

Scientists from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom were able to confirm that human beings can indeed remain conscious even three minutes after the heart stops beating.

Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders\' protection
Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders' protection

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tabled a bill that would protect transgenders from discrimination.

Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis
Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis

Churches in Orlando, Florida are helping families from Venezuela who have fled their country due to political and economic crisis.

South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation
South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation

Lawmakers in South Carolina passed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits abortion after 19 weeks of pregnancy.

U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary
U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Eric Fanning as U.S. Army secretary, becoming the first openly gay head of any military service in the country.

EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed, says French president
EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed, says French president

Later Tweets by EgyptAir said the plane, which was travelling at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,280 metres), disappeared at 02:45 am.

Tim Tebow urges student athletes: \'Be bigger than sports,\' use skills to give honour to God
Tim Tebow urges student athletes: 'Be bigger than sports,' use skills to give honour to God

Former NFL star Tim Tebow attended the Greenville News' Upstate Sports Awards program on Monday night at the TD Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina and encouraged the student athletes there to get invested in things other than just sports.

3 common habits that prevent us from drawing closer to God
3 common habits that prevent us from drawing closer to God

Without identifying the habits that are standing in our way, we can't work to break them. So take a look at our list of bad spiritual habits and see if you can see yourself somewhere in them!