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5 good reasons not to go to church on holiday
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
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
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 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
How to be better at encouragement

Becoming an encourager is important, writes Claire Musters.

Confederate flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol
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
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
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?
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.

War on drugs ineffective? Group of 600 Methodist churches wants campaign to end
War on drugs ineffective? Group of 600 Methodist churches wants campaign to end

The New England Conference of United Methodist Churches, a group of churches spanning six states, recently passed during its annual conference a resolution calling for an end to the government's War on Drugs.

Prayers sought as Asia Bibi faces Pakistan court on July 22 to appeal for her freedom
Prayers sought as Asia Bibi faces Pakistan court on July 22 to appeal for her freedom

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who was sentenced to death for blasphemy after proclaiming her faith in God, was given the chance to appeal for her freedom after spending six year in prison.

Unborn babies can still be saved even after abortion pill intake using reversal program
Unborn babies can still be saved even after abortion pill intake using reversal program

Unborn babies can still be saved if a pregnant mother has a change of heart and decides to keep her child after taking an abortion pill, thanks to a procedure now being practised by pro-life doctors.

Donald Trump criticises President Obama  for \'dumb, terrible\' nuclear deal with Iran
Donald Trump criticises President Obama for 'dumb, terrible' nuclear deal with Iran

Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump has criticized United States President Barack Obama for entering into a "dumb" nuclear deal with Iran.

Darlene Zschech responds to Christians who criticised her performance at Vatican
Darlene Zschech responds to Christians who criticised her performance at Vatican

Worship leader Darlene Zschech was quite surprised that a lot of Christians reacted negatively to her performance at the Vatican this month, since many people assumed that she was there to promote Catholicism.

\'19  Kids and Counting\': Online petition launched to bring back show following cancellation
'19 Kids and Counting': Online petition launched to bring back show following cancellation

Fans decorated the online petition with Duggar family pictures, most prominently of Jill Duggar and her firstborn son Israel David Dillard.

Christian singer Kari Jobe expects 1st child with hubby Cody Carnes in February 2016
Christian singer Kari Jobe expects 1st child with hubby Cody Carnes in February 2016

Christian contemporary artist Kari Jobe is expecting her first child with husband Cody Carnes, and the happy couple said that the baby will be arriving sometime next year.