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Chattanooga shooting stokes US Muslim fears about radicalisation
American Muslims are realising the need to stop young people being drawn to radical ideologies.
Iran nuclear deal goes to Congress as Israel PM warns of Iran 'terror machine'
President Obama has promised to exercise his veto if Congress rejects the deal.
Donald Trump belittles John McCain's war heroism, draws flak from fellow candidates
Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump continues to create controversy, this time questioning the war heroism of his partymate, Arizona Senator John McCain.
Chattanooga gunman's motives for killing 5 US soldiers: Struggle with Islamic faith and depression, trips to Jordan seen as clues
Mohammad Youssef Abdulazeez, the suspect in the death of five US military personnel in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was described as person that struggled with his Islam faith and depression, used drugs, liked to shoot guns, and might have been radicalized by trips to Jordan.
Mississippi court bars inclusion of prayers, religious sermons in all school activities
A district court has fined a school district in Mississippi $7,500 and barred it from including prayers and religious sermons in all school activities.
Let voters decide on Ten Commandments monument, Oklahoma lawmakers say
Lawmakers in Oklahoma is taking the issue of the Ten Commandments monument directly to the public.
Gay pastry chef calls fellow gays 'Nazis' for bullying Christians to make their cakes
A pastry chef who said he is gay blasted homosexuals who force Christian bakeries to make their wedding cakes, saying they are not obligated to do it.
5 good reasons not to go to church on holiday
Krish Kandiah offers five good reasons to take a break from church while you're away.
5 good reasons to go to church on holiday
Krish Kandiah has offered five good reasons not to go to church on holiday. Here he is again with five reasons why it might be a good idea, after all.
Christian bakers raise $372,000 on fundraising page after refusing to make cake for lesbian couple and fined $135,000 in damages
As a result of their firm stand upholding their Christian beliefs, the couple has raised a record-breaking amount of money on the website in a span of two months, amounting to $372,000, more than double the $135,000 damages the court ordered them to pay the lesbian plaintiff.
More Americans believe religious freedom should prevail over homosexual civil rights
More Americans believe religious freedom should prevail over gay rights after the Supreme Court decided to legalise same-sex marriage across the United States, a recent survey showed.
How to be better at encouragement
Becoming an encourager is important, writes Claire Musters.
Confederate flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol
At least five people were arrested on Saturday as white-supremacist and African-American groups clashed outside the South Carolina State House.
Nuclear deal will not change Iran's relations with US: supreme leader
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the nuclear deal with world powers did not signal any wider shift in Iran's relationship with Washington or its policies in the Middle East.
Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao share biblical verses on how couple can sustain marriage
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee are the very picture of wedded bliss, and the devout Christian couple is sharing secrets to their happy union as they reveal the Bible verses that help them keep the flame alive for their marriage.
Senator asks: Why did FBI free suspect in murder of 4 Americans in Benghazi?
A Republican senator has accused the United States government of mishandling the case of a known arms trafficer of the jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who also linked to the murder of four Americans in Benghazi three years ago.