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Radar scientists to use Halloween asteroid to test new NASA imaging capability
Radar scientists to use Halloween asteroid to test new NASA imaging capability

The Halloween asteroid's safe fly-by over the Earth will be an opportune time for radar scientists to test new capabilities to get images of space objects.

California city tries to silence church with  hefty fines over noise produced by choir
California city tries to silence church with hefty fines over noise produced by choir

The city of Oakland in California is aiming to silence a church by imposing a $500-a-day fine following a complaint by a neighbor over noise by church choir's practice at night.

Bishop Angaelos: Christians at risk of being left out by Syrian refugee schemes
Bishop Angaelos: Christians at risk of being left out by Syrian refugee schemes

Syrian Christians fleeing Islamic State are at risk of not having equal access to the Government's refugee scheme, the General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK said this evening.

Is the Church of England too left-wing?
Is the Church of England too left-wing?

Nick Baines, bishop of Leeds, has defended the Church of England as not being anti-Conservative. But is the Church of England actually institutionally left-wing?

Poll: Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in  head-to-head battle for US presidency, 38%-36%
Poll: Donald Trump beats Hillary Clinton in head-to-head battle for US presidency, 38%-36%

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump can beat his Democratic counterpart, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a head-to-head battle for the United States' presidency, a new survey revealed.

Donald Trump may shut down US mosques as part of anti-ISIS plan if elected president
Donald Trump may shut down US mosques as part of anti-ISIS plan if elected president

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said he is open to the idea of closing down some suspicious mosques in the United States if he is elected as president, as part of his planned campaign against the jihadist group, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

IRS to recognise same-sex marriages in all US states for tax purposes
IRS to recognise same-sex marriages in all US states for tax purposes

The US Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it will recognize same-sex marriages recognized by any state, possession or territory of the United States for tax purposes.

20,000 ISIS fighters slain since July, but  new recruits keep coming — US official
20,000 ISIS fighters slain since July, but new recruits keep coming — US official

At least 20, 000 ISIL fighters have been killed by allied airstrikes since July, according a senior military officer.

Christian quarterback penalised for raising finger to thank God after big play in NY
Christian quarterback penalised for raising finger to thank God after big play in NY

More and more Christians are finding it difficult to express their faith in God in the United States—even in the field of sports.

Huge \'invading army\' of able-bodied Muslim men claiming to be refugees marching through Europe
Huge 'invading army' of able-bodied Muslim men claiming to be refugees marching through Europe

A massive "army" of able-bodied Muslim men disguised as refugees is continuing to flood into Europe and the governments in the continent appear unwilling to consider the danger such an invasion poses on their own people, an American activist warned.

Germany rebuffs Israeli PM Netanyahu for blaming Palestinian, not Hitler, for killing of 6 million Jews
Germany rebuffs Israeli PM Netanyahu for blaming Palestinian, not Hitler, for killing of 6 million Jews

Even Germany was shocked when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday that the Holocaust, the mass slaughter of 6 million Jews during World War II, was instigated not by German Führer Adolf Hitler but by a Palestinian religious leader named Haj Amin al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem at that time who was a Nazi sympathiser.

The most influential religion in the West (clue: it\'s not Christianity)
The most influential religion in the West (clue: it's not Christianity)

In its most extreme forms it's repressive, demeans human dignity and leads to horrendous consequences.

The only album you need this Christmas...
The only album you need this Christmas...

If you only buy one Christmas album this year – make sure it's this one. It's sure to be the best one out there...

Joyce Meyer: Why do we often avoid prayer?
Joyce Meyer: Why do we often avoid prayer?

Joyce Meyer gave an insight into prayer, why it is important and the reasons we often avoid it in her daily devotional.

Muslims feel \'under siege\' in US - Ahmed Mohamed\'s move to Qatar inevitable
Muslims feel 'under siege' in US - Ahmed Mohamed's move to Qatar inevitable

The decision for Ahmed Mohamed and his family to move to Qatar is no surprise considering the lingering ant-Muslim sentiment that leads many American Muslims to feel "under siege", according to a spokesperson for a national Muslim-American group.

Word of Life Church attack:  They beat us with electrical cord, says surviving brother
Word of Life Church attack: They beat us with electrical cord, says surviving brother

Christopher Leonard, who was severely beaten in a church alongside his brother, who was killed, testified against his half-sister yesterday.