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Psychologists claim ability to change person's beliefs in God using magnets
Experiments conducted by Dr. Keise Izuma from the University of York in England and Colin Holbrook from the University of California, Los Angeles allegedly altered the beliefs in God and spiritual beings using a procedure called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
Busy? Overstretched? 6 strategies for dealing with stress at work
Sarah Abell shares wisdom on dealing with stressful situations in the workplace.
Ben Carson reveals Vladimir Putin's Islamic ties: Khamenei, Abbas were his classmates
Russian President Vladimir Putin has deep Islamic connections which he developed way back when he was a college student in Moscow, Republican presidential aspirant Ben Carson recently revealed.
Prayers urged for elderly Christian woman stabbed on bus in Jerusalem
Friends of a woman stabbed in a bus terror attack in Jerusalem are calling for prayers as she recovers from multiple wounds and a punctured lung in hospital.
Top Pakistan court makes landmark ruling: Criticising blasphemy law is not illegal
In what can be considered as a landmark decision, Pakistan's highest court recently ruled that criticizing the country's highly controversial blasphemy law is not in itself illegal.
Calais: 3,500 refugees fear sickness and death as temperatures drop
Refugees camped on France's north coast continued their bids to reach Britain on Thursday as the first autumn winds blew into their sprawl of tents and shanties and EU leaders arrived in Brussels.
UN Security Council to meet on Israeli-Palestinian violence
The United Nations Security Council will hold a special meeting on Friday to discuss the recent spate of violence between Israeland the Palestinians in which 39 people have been killed over the past two weeks.
Palestinians set fire to Joseph's tomb in West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the West Bank on Friday as the Islamist group Hamas called for a day of rage against Israel, and two weeks of turmoil in the region showed little signs of abating.
Catholics vow to defy court order asking them to end 11-year US church occupation
Catholic parishioners of Massachusetts are up in arms against their own church leadershipâthe Archdiocese of Bostonâbacked by the state's supreme court as they vowed to defy a court ruling asking them to end their 11-year occupation of the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate.
More Christians killed, persecuted in Asia, Mideast and Africa in 2014 â US report
The killing and persecution of Christians increased in the Middle East, Africa and Asia last year, with the Islamic State leading the campaign of attacks, the US State Department said in this year's International Religious Freedom Report.
Teen beaten to death in New York church during 'counselling session' to force confession of sins
A controversial reclusive church in New York was transformed into a virtual torture chamber by some members of its own congregation recently, resulting in the brutal beating of two teenage brothers, one of whom later died from his injuries.
Star Wars, James Bond, Snow White and what they teach us about adoption and fostering
Boba Fett, The Messiah and London's Orphans
Pakistan: More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy last year
More than 1,400 cases of blasphemy were registered in Pakistan last year, a senior lawyer has claimed, and it is becoming increasingly dangerous for lawyers to defend the accused.
The biggest lie we tell ourselves: I'm a good person
A lifetime of experience tells me that while we are good and carry the image of God, we are also deeply flawed.
More than a third of Christians have suffered mental health problems
Over 35 per cent of Christians have experienced some form of mental health issue and more than 80 per cent knew a close friend or relative with similar experiences.
Myanmar: Why the world's longest-running conflict might be ending
A peace deal with insurgents in Myanmar is being welcomed by observers.