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Dying mother writes letters to 4-year-old daughter covering every event in her life
Dying mother writes letters to 4-year-old daughter covering every event in her life

Dealing with stage 4 breast cancer is bad enough, but Heather McManamy from Wisconsin believes that leaving her four-year-old daughter Brianna motherless for the rest of her life is much worse.

People should be pro-choice, take a stand against abortion, says Franklin Graham
People should be pro-choice, take a stand against abortion, says Franklin Graham

The clamour against abortion service provider Planned Parenthood is far from over, and Reverend Franklin Graham is strongly encouraging the government to start an investigation on the company and prosecute them for selling baby parts.

LGBT Catholics \'alienated\' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope
LGBT Catholics 'alienated' by Church, gay priest says in letter to Pope

A gay priest fired from his job as a university chaplain has urged Pope Francis to meet with LGBT Catholics when he makes his trip to the US later this year.

Gun-store owner declares business a \'Muslim-free zone\'
Gun-store owner declares business a 'Muslim-free zone'

A Florida gun store owner has declared his business a "Muslim-free zone" – a decision he says is in response to last week's Chattanooga shooting.

Naive and out of touch? Leading evangelical bishop slates Pope\'s climate change encyclical
Naive and out of touch? Leading evangelical bishop slates Pope's climate change encyclical

A leading evangelical Church of England bishop and a Labour member of the House of Lords have criticised the Pope's encyclical on the environment as a "naive" document that hankers for a lost world.

Albert Einstein\'s atheist professor, and other Christian hoaxes
Albert Einstein's atheist professor, and other Christian hoaxes

Which type of Christian hoax are you most likely to fall for?

Voters say US Supreme Court too liberal, want justices voted off, serve limited term
Voters say US Supreme Court too liberal, want justices voted off, serve limited term

The US Supreme Court has been branded as "too liberal" while President Barack Obama's approval rating is up, according to the latest Fox News poll.

After criticism, President Obama orders US  flags lowered to honour Tennessee victims
After criticism, President Obama orders US flags lowered to honour Tennessee victims

US President Barack Obama has ordered all flags at the White House and all public buildings and grounds, military posts and naval stations and vessels to be flown at half-staff to honor and pay "respect to the victims of senseless acts of violence perpetrated on July 16, 2015, in Chattanooga, Tennessee."

\'Sweet moments outweigh the tough\' in having a newborn, says Bethany Hamilton
'Sweet moments outweigh the tough' in having a newborn, says Bethany Hamilton

First-time parents Bethany Hamilton and her husband Adam Dirks sure had a lot to learn when their son Tobias came into the world, but the learning experience has been quite a pleasurable experience for the athletic Christian couple.

Tony Blair tells Labour: \'Don\'t move to the Left\'
Tony Blair tells Labour: 'Don't move to the Left'

Tony Blair, the Labour Party's most successful election winner, told his party on Wednesday that it could not win power in Britain by lurching to the left.

Turkey: Protesters clash with police for second night after suspected Islamic State suicide bombing
Turkey: Protesters clash with police for second night after suspected Islamic State suicide bombing

Turkish police detained at least 11 people overnight as anti-government protests following a suicide bombing blamed on Islamic State turned violent in Istanbul and other cities.

Asia Bibi could walk free after execution stayed
Asia Bibi could walk free after execution stayed

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has had her execution temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and could now be fully acquitted of her blasphemy charges.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signs law banning abortion beyond 20 weeks
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signs law banning abortion beyond 20 weeks

A week after officially kicking off his White House bid, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill that hopes to ban non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy on Monday

Iranian and US diplomats clash as UN Security Council endorses nuclear deal
Iranian and US diplomats clash as UN Security Council endorses nuclear deal

The UN Security Council has unanimously endorsed the Iran nuclear deal on Monday, but what could have been a moment of celebration instead became a heated argument between American and Iranian ambassadors.

Ex-presidential bet Wesley Clark: Detain \'disloyal Americans\' in internment camps
Ex-presidential bet Wesley Clark: Detain 'disloyal Americans' in internment camps

Former Democratic presidential candidate Wesley Clark has called for the return of World War II-style internment camps for "disloyal Americans" who support the jihadist organisation Islamic State in order to fight against Muslim extremism, which is a "out of character" based on his earlier stances against the Bush administration's excessive response to the Sept. 11 attacks.