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Joaquin Phoenix being eyed for role of Jesus Christ in \'Mary Magdalene\' film
Joaquin Phoenix being eyed for role of Jesus Christ in 'Mary Magdalene' film

Award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix is reportedly being eyed to play the role of Jesus Christ in Garth Davis' movie "Mary Magdalene," which will star Rooney Mara as the title character.

Physical disabilities not a punishment from God, says Billy Graham
Physical disabilities not a punishment from God, says Billy Graham

American evangelist Billy Graham does not fully understand why God allows people to suffer physical disabilities, but it's wrong to assume that He did that to punish people.

Why Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver will now bring a gun to the bathroom
Why Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver will now bring a gun to the bathroom

Liberty Counsel President Anita Staver no longer feels safe using public restrooms, and this is why she is going to be fully armed every time she visits the bathroom.

Not in a relationship and happy!  Why singledom doesn\'t have to be single-doom
Not in a relationship and happy! Why singledom doesn't have to be single-doom

There are many wonderful things about being single in both a practical and spiritual sense. Here are three spiritual benefits of being a single Christian:

Five simple ways to improve your spiritual fitness
Five simple ways to improve your spiritual fitness

The journey to spiritual fitness is a marathon, not a sprint. Here are five ways that you can improve your spiritual fitness.

What does climate change have to do with loving God and loving our neighbour?
What does climate change have to do with loving God and loving our neighbour?

Regardless of where you stand on climate change, we could all benefit from taking better care of our environment

Is it cheating if... 11 Bible verses explaining God\'s definition of adultery
Is it cheating if... 11 Bible verses explaining God's definition of adultery

When most people think about adultery their minds turn to acts of physical intimacy but can unfaithfulness extend beyond this? Here's what the Bible has to say about it

4 reasons comparing ourselves to others is bad for our faith
4 reasons comparing ourselves to others is bad for our faith

The solution to measuring our success and self-worth according to our Facebook newsfeed doesn't lie in the death of social media but in trusting in God's plan

Fired ESPN analyst Curt Schilling on bathroom row: Perverts, not transgenders, are the problem
Fired ESPN analyst Curt Schilling on bathroom row: Perverts, not transgenders, are the problem

Sports analyst Curt Schilling was fired by ESPN after he posted a sarcastic photo showing his support for North Carolina's controversial House Bill 2, which bans cities from enacting ordinances that would allow people to use whatever public bathroom they prefer.

Labour MP resigns over anti-Semitic Facebook post
Labour MP resigns over anti-Semitic Facebook post

A Labour MP has stepped down as a ministerial aide to John McDonnell over anti-Semitic comments she posted on Facebook.

Worshipper, worker and Christian convert: 3 things Christians can learn from Lydia in the Bible
Worshipper, worker and Christian convert: 3 things Christians can learn from Lydia in the Bible

Lydia – a worshipper of God and a tradeswoman – is often cited as the first European convert to Christianity. Her story is recorded in Acts 16.

Councils join Christian MP as pressure mounts on government over gambling regulation
Councils join Christian MP as pressure mounts on government over gambling regulation

Pressure was heaped on the government over betting regulations on Tuesday after local councils joined Christian MP Jim Shannon to call for a clamp down on the "crack-cocaine of gambling".

CofE issues Christian prayer for EU referendum
CofE issues Christian prayer for EU referendum

The Church of England has released a prayer for the EU referendum campaign that urges working for peace with "all the peoples of Europe".

Gogglebox vicar says TV is better than sermons at getting people talking about God
Gogglebox vicar says TV is better than sermons at getting people talking about God

TV vicar Kate Bottley has suggested that her appearances on Gogglebox might be more effective at evangelisation than the traditional Sunday sermon.

Christian church website hacked by militant Islamist cyber terrorists
Christian church website hacked by militant Islamist cyber terrorists

Islamist terrorists have hacked a Christian church website with the statement: "We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses and enslave your women by the permission of Allah, the Exalted."

\'Justice must follow\' Hillsborough ruling, says Bishop of Liverpool
'Justice must follow' Hillsborough ruling, says Bishop of Liverpool

"Justice must follow" the Hillsborough jury's verdict the Bishop of Liverpool has said after the court ruled the 96 who died in a stadium crush in 1989 were unlawfully killed.