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ISIS losing battle online: Extremist group's social media followers, tweets declining
A new report from the George Washington University Program on Extremism revealed that the number of pro-ISIS accounts on Twitter and their followers are already declining.

Iranian commander boasts that Americans won't know Iran's missile power until it's already too late for them
Iranian officials have made recent proclamations indicating that it will continue its missile program, supposedly to defend itself from external threats, including the US itself.

Islam pushing world towards End Times as it welcomes the Antichrist (Mahdi), says Christian scholar Michael Youssef
Islam is pushing the world towards the end times where Muslims believe their messiah the Mahdi will appear, popular Christian Pastor, biblical scholar and author Michael Youssef writes in his new book.

Can Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio still catch up with Donald Trump on Super Tuesday?
If Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are to ever hope of making the Republican presidential race at least a close contest with front-runner Donald Trump, they will need all the prayers and support of their Christian supporters to score much needed victories in the upcoming "Super Tuesday 1" or the "SEC Primary" this March 1.

9 Bible verses on money, riches and spiritual wealth
As Christians, we know that becoming a follower of Jesus doesn't mean that we are free of all problems and pain, but that we are never alone when experiencing these things. Financial difficulties can sometimes increase the problems and the feelings of pain that we experience but financial wealth does not always eliminate them.

How 'Miracles from Heaven' helped restore Jennifer Garner's Christian faith
Jennifer Garner has been speaking out about the impact that her latest faith-based film 'Miracles from Heaven' has had on her own Christian faith. Garner rarely speaks publicly about her faith but with faith, and Christianity in particular, being such a central part of her latest body of work, it was inevitable that she'd be questioned about her own.

Sunday trading showdown set for House of Commons
A showdown is set to occur in the House of Commons over Sunday trading in early March after a committee of MPs passed the government's last-minute amendment to the Enterprise Bill.

Johnny Depp and Richard Dawkins: Is atheism really more rational than Christian faith?
This week Depp, along with the likes of Richard Dawkins, was announced as one of the speakers at this year's rally. Dawkins along with Lawrence Krauss are typical of the event's speakers â they're well-known scientific and educationalist figures who say they're 'free thinkers' or 'rationalists.'

Three Coptic Christian teenagers face jail time for 'contempt of Islam'
Three Coptic Christian teenagers were today sentenced to five years in jail after being charged with insulting Islam, according to AFP.

Indian Christians protest book which claims Jesus was a Hindu
Indian Christians in Maharashtra state have protested against a book by one of the founders of the right-wing Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) claiming Jesus was a Hindu.

Antique 'Haunted Bible' selling on ebay for £120,000
A man called Fred is selling a "haunted antique Bible", that he believes is possessed by spirits that pulled a woman down the stairs, on Ebay for £120,000.

Calais Jungle demolition to go ahead: 'It's as if the government wants people to disappear'
Campaigners today condemned the verdict that French authorities can legally demolish a large part of the so-called 'Jungle' camp outside Calais, where thousands of refugees are currently living in the hope of making it across the Channel to a new life in the UK.

A Turkish town is building a huge statue of the Virgin Mary
A town in Western Turkey is planning to build a huge statue of the Virgin Mary to rival the Statue of Liberty in grandeur.

Sunday trading and Sabbath: why it's time to resist the endless commodification of our lives
If we allow extended Sunday trading, we sell another part of our collective soul. We place another part of our common life on the altar of mammon.

Textiles from time of King David discovered in Israel
Three-thousand-year-old fabrics, leather and seeds dating back to the times of King David and Solomon have been discovered in Israel.

If you want to grow in Christ, be ready to change
Every Christian desires to grow in Christ and His ways, but not everyone experiences growth or at least at the rate they would like it to happen.