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Rick Warren\'s advice to people seeking more fulfilling life: Stop being selfish
Rick Warren's advice to people seeking more fulfilling life: Stop being selfish

Pastor Rick Warren from Saddleback Church is encouraging Christians to stop being selfish and instead try to focus on other people's needs and concerns before their own in order to find more meaning and fulfillment in life.

Duggars join close friends from \'Bringing Up Bates\' in Michaela-Brandon wedding
Duggars join close friends from 'Bringing Up Bates' in Michaela-Brandon wedding

The Duggar family from the now-cancelled The Learning Channel (TLC) show "19 Kids and Counting" were quite excited to attend the wedding of Christian reality star Michaela Bates from "Bringing Up Bates" to Brandon Keilen, with Jim Bob and Michelle's eldest daughter Jana even serving as their bridesmaid.

Foetal tissue sale in US going on for years  since moratorium lifted in 1993 — report
Foetal tissue sale in US going on for years since moratorium lifted in 1993 — report

The foetal tissue sales have been happening for years and the business has ballooned into a $85 billion industry.

Pastor of Iraq\'s only Christian radio station narrowly escapes death in bomb blast
Pastor of Iraq's only Christian radio station narrowly escapes death in bomb blast

The pastor of Iraq's only Christian radio station has narrowly survived a bomb blast in Baghdad.

Catholic Church must make \'unequivocal\' apology to abuse survivors - report
Catholic Church must make 'unequivocal' apology to abuse survivors - report

The Catholic Church must make an "unmistakable and unequivocal" public apology to all survivors of abuse within the Church, a report says today.

Same-sex marriage movement knocking on  Australia\'s door, archbishop warns faithful
Same-sex marriage movement knocking on Australia's door, archbishop warns faithful

An Australian archbishop has lambasted efforts to bully the public into accepting gay marriage in the wake of legalizing same-sex unions in the United States and Ireland.

John Oliver versus the televangelists: Why does it take a comic to do the Church\'s job?
John Oliver versus the televangelists: Why does it take a comic to do the Church's job?

The comedian set up his own "church", Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption, inviting donations via its website.

\'Hearts of Men\' a film that explores the root cause of what\'s driving the global sex trade
'Hearts of Men' a film that explores the root cause of what's driving the global sex trade

A new film called "Hearts of Men" will be exploring the core roots of sexual brokenness and seeks to answer how and why men perpetuated the sex trade, and the film will do so by integrating documentary, dramatization and testimony into a single film.

Facebook tips parents of Christian families need to learn for better bonding with kids
Facebook tips parents of Christian families need to learn for better bonding with kids

Whether they like to admit it or not, parents have always managed to do things that inevitably embarrass their kids, but now in the world of social media, the embarrassment has been taken to a whole new level.

Texas man marries fiancée after judge says the alternative is prison
Texas man marries fiancée after judge says the alternative is prison

Texas Judge Randall Rogers is facing a misconduct complaint after making the order.

Bangkok bombing: Death toll rises to 22 as authorities seek answers
Bangkok bombing: Death toll rises to 22 as authorities seek answers

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, in which eight tourists died.

Ukraine: Fighting flares between government forces and Russian-backed rebels
Ukraine: Fighting flares between government forces and Russian-backed rebels

The clashes near Mariupol and at rebel-held Horlivka further frayed the ceasefire.

Taking birth control pills can alter women\'s mate preference, medical experts reveal
Taking birth control pills can alter women's mate preference, medical experts reveal

Women suffer from several negative side effects when they take birth control pills, and during a symposium called "Contraceptive Conundrum" held at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., researchers and medical professionals from all over the United States and overseas tackled the little-known risks of the pill.

\'A terrible idea\': Amnesty draws intense fire for its move to decriminalise sex trade
'A terrible idea': Amnesty draws intense fire for its move to decriminalise sex trade

Following the lead of some Christian groups, anti-human trafficking advocates, medical practitioners and famous celebrities have spoken in one voice against non-government organisation Amnesty International's decision to approve a new policy seeking to decriminalise global sex trade.

Should churches change open-door policy for security\'s sake? Leaders express doubts
Should churches change open-door policy for security's sake? Leaders express doubts

Two months after the deadly church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina that claimed nine lives, churches in the US are considering whether to change their open-door policy for all.

Aliens averted US-Russia nuclear war, Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell claims
Aliens averted US-Russia nuclear war, Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell claims

Astronaut Edgar Mitchell of the Apollo 14 believes that peace-loving aliens who came to Earth stopped a possible nuclear showdown between the US and Russia.