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Obama axes funding for 'abstinence-only' sex education
Barack Obama has cut all funding for sex education programmes which teach it is best to wait until marriage.
Pride and the pastor: How to cope with compliments and avoid spiritual attack
There's one thing your lecturers never tell you at theological college.
The 13.8 billion year Bible: Scientists create eternal data storage
Scientists at Southampton University have recorded a Bible on a revolutionary new storage device capable of surviving for billions of years.
Turkey removes 'religion' category from ID cards
Turkey has ditched the requirement for citizens to name their religion on identity cards as part of the country's bid to join the European Union.
Conservative Christian couple speak about life with a transgender son
A conservative Christian family in California have decided to raise their child as a boy, even though he was born a girl.
Egypt orders closure of centre that fights against torture
As well as assisting people who have been victims of torture, the centre also serves women who have been victims of domestic violence and advocates for human rights.
Pope Francis suggests Donald Trump 'is not a Christian'
Pope Francis has called into question Donald Trump's faith, saying "a person who thinks only of building walls... rather than building bridges, is not a Christian".
We must get used to being offended. Without free speech democracy crumbles
Offence has become the metric by which some university students define whether a view should be heard or not. This doubtless comes from good intentions but no one has the right to live without being shocked. No one has the right to spend their life without being offended.
Ted Cruz overtakes Donald Trump for the lead in latest national poll on Republican presidential race
For the very first time, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has overtaken business mogul Donald Trump in a national poll released on Wednesday.
Risen movie: You'll be glad you watched this
Peter Meadows reviews 'Risen' â an epic movie that traces the days following Jesus' crucifixion.
Ofsted condemns London Jewish schools for 'narrow' view of women
An Orthodox Jewish School in London has been criticised for providing books in which "images of females had either been erased or radically changed".
Obama's fearless forecast: Trump will not win the White House â because presidency isn't like 'hosting a talk show'
U.S. President Barack Obama believes that Donald Trump will not succeed in taking over the White House, saying he has confidence that the American people will not entrust America's nuclear launch codes to the billionaire reality TV show star.
President Obama will not attend Justice Scalia's funeral on Saturday and may play golf instead
The White House has confirmed that President Barack Obama will not be attending the funeral of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 79, this Saturday at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
World War 3 knocking on Mideast door as Saudi Arabia, Turkey and their allies gird for Syria invasion
World War III could explode at any moment in the Middle East as military forces from Iran and Syria, backed up by Russia, as well as those from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and many of their allies, backed up by the United States, are gearing for a colossal battle.
Already the hungriest country in the world, Burundi faces 'total implosion'
Burundi is on the brink of a "major crisis", Unicef has warned, as political strife continues to dominate the country.
Pakistani Christian couple claim they were tortured into confessing blasphemy
A disabled Pakistani Christian was forced into a confession of blasphemy because he could not bear to watch his wife being tortured, he says.