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Bethany Hamilton believes people in your life play key role in shaping your future
"Soul Surfer" Bethany Hamilton believes that the people you surround yourself in your life's journey play a key role in shaping your future, and that is why she is encouraging others to always surround themselves with like-minded people who support their dreams and goals.

Franklin Graham thanks his parents for exemplifying 'Christ-centred marriage'
Reverend Franklin Graham has gone on a trip down memory lane as he honoured his parents Billy and Ruth Graham's wedding anniversary, and he thanked them for best exemplifying what it means to have a marriage that is centered on Jesus Christ.

Another US baker faces court's wrath for refusing to bake cake for same-sex couple
Colorado's Court of Appeals has ordered a Christian baker to provide wedding cakes to same-sex couple, upholding a ruling that he violated the state's anti-discrimination act.

Lord Carey: Assisted dying would be 'profoundly Christian and moral'
A former Archbishop of Canterbury has spoken out again in favour of assisted dying.

Corbyn is streets ahead as voting begins for Labour leadership
Four contenders are battling in an election characterised by Tony Blair as a tug of war between the party's head and its heart.

China explosion may have been caused by firefighters using water, experts say
More than a dozen firefighters were among those killed by the massive explosions in Tianjin city.

Islamic State uses mustard gas in attack on Kurds
The attack is the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon.

Video shows Hillsong's Brian Houston admitting he knew 2 homosexuals in choir, but later calls gay revelation 'unexpected'
A new video has surfaced showing Hillsong senior pastor Brian Houston acknowledging two openly homosexual men serving as their church's choir members at least one year ago, even though he recently claimed to be surprised to find out that two men from their New York campus have gotten engaged.

Planned Parenthood and StemExpress taking 'grave robbing' to whole new level
Both abortion service provider Planned Parenthood and biotech company StemExpress are taking "grave robbing" to a whole new level, according to Richard Esposito, publisher of the Placerville Mountain Democrat, after the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) incriminated them in several sting videos.

Ben Carson shares journey of faith, says America needs God now more than ever
Republican presidential hopeful Dr. Ben Carson is sharing his journey of faith, and hopes that it would inspire other Americans to welcome "God's healing hands" because the nation needs His help more than ever before.

'Riding 2 horses': T.D. Jakes accused of trying to appease both Christians and gays
It is not right that Bishop T.D. Jakes is trying to appease both the Christian and LGBTQ communities, says California Pastor Jesse Lee Peterson, also president of the Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (BOND), and he is calling on Jakes to pick just one side and affirm it.

President Obama approved Iran's nuclear plan in secret 2011 talks, Khamenei bares
US President Barack Obama has made contact with Iran and even confirmed Iran's right to operate a nuclear program in 2011 during covert conferences with officials of the Middle Eastern country, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei claimed.

UK on alert as it probes reported plot by ISIS to launch terror attack this weekend
British law enforcers and intelligence services are now working to solve a reported plot by the jihadist group Islamic State to attack the Victory over Japan Day commemoration ceremonies in London this weekend, using a pressure cooker bomb similar to the one used in the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013.

China intensifies anti-church campaign as faithful risk lives in defying state orders
The Chinese government's crackdown on churches has been getting worse as the campaign now includes even state-sanctioned churches, but the campaign has drawn backlash from the faithful who risk their lives to defy state orders, including a bishop who urged Christians to "defend" the right to religion.

Anglican preacher quits CofE over gay marriage
A gifted lay Anglican is to quit the Church of England after being told he can no longer carry on as a licensed reader if he marries his partner next month.

Priest cut to pieces by ISIS militants as Mideast Christian clerics become targets
Arab-Christian clergymen have been the recent targets of abductions, torture, and executions by Islamic extremist groups, including a priest who was taken for ransom and chopped into pieces.