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Ben and Jessa Seewald ask fans to guess the gender of their upcoming baby in poll
Unlike her sister Jill Dillard, Jessa Seewald from "19 Kids and Counting" and her husband Ben have decided to keep their baby's gender under wraps, but they are still curious as to what fans think about their baby's gender.

God's Word has been diluted by false teaching, laments Franklin Graham
Reverend Franklin Graham is expressing concern for future generations since society is currently weighed down by moral, economic, and political crises, and there are so many "voices" that have unfortunately distorted the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Rabbis back crowdfunding project to restore destroyed church
The "loaves and fishes" church in Tabgha on the Sea of Galilee is to be rebuilt in a crowdfunding project backed by rabbis across Israel.

Water: Should the Church ban the bottle?
The bottled water industry represents the ultimate triumph of marketing over common sense.

How to dispose aborted baby: New Indiana law gives disposal right to pregnant mother
Amidst the allegations that Planned Parenthood was selling foetal to medical researchers, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill into law Monday that provides rules in the proper disposal of aborted remains.

Man arrested for selling ISIS clothing range
Spanish police have arrested a man for selling T-shirts showing a British aid worker as he was about to be executed by Islamic State militants.

'Lucifer' coming next year: Scenes from much criticised TV drama series leaked
The upcoming Fox television series "Lucifer," which would ironically make the Devil as the protagonist of the show has been getting a lot of negative feedback prior to its release, and despite the public's clamour not to continue the show's creation, it looks like Fox is still full steam ahead with it and now some leaked scenes have surfaced on the world wide web.

100 years after being martyred, Syriac Catholic to be beatified
Thousands of Syrian and Iraqi Christians who have fled the atrocities of Islamic State are expected to attend the beatification of a Syriac Catholic bishop later this month.

Italian Catholic priest offers â¬2,000 'baby bonus' to large families
Rev Stefano Bimbi is offering parishioners in the village of Staggia 2,000 euros to have more children.

Must-see Christian movies this year: 'War Room,' '90 Minutes in Heaven,' 'Woodlawn'
Marketplace Leaders president and internationally recognized Christian speaker and author Os Hillman has just come up with his list of must-watch movies, and he is recommending that people should keep an eye out for movies such as "War Room," "90 Minutes in Heaven," and "Woodlawn."

All this chatting in services has to stop, says Brazilian bishop
A Brazilian bishop has issued a decree spelling out what is acceptable behaviour during services.

Oprah Winfrey to produce megachurch TV drama that tackles pastoral deception
Oprah Winfrey will be undertaking a new drama called "Greenleaf," which is based on the lives of a pastoral family of a megachurch in Memphis.

How Pope Francis swapped a career in medicine to 'heal souls' instead
The nephew of Pope Francis has revealed how the future pontiff he broke the news to his mother that he was not after all going to be a doctor, but wished instead to be a priest.

Parents warned: More gay characters appearing in TV shows for children
There is no escaping the widespread acceptance of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, not even in cartoon shows, and parents are now being warned that more and more gay and transgender characters are being shown in children's television.

Campaigners slam Amnesty call for prostitution to be decriminalised
A resolution passed yesterday calls for the complete decriminalisation of all aspects of "consensual sex work".

Obama urged to condemn China's 'extraordinary assault' on human rights
Ten senators say Barack Obama should make human rights "a key and public component" of his talks with Xi Jinping next month.