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Russell Moore on Bruce Jenner: 'all of us are alienated from who we were designed to be'

A leading US Baptist commentator has accused Bruce Jenner of embracing the ancient Christian heresy of gnosticism by transitioning into a woman.

Can Christians talk about morality?

By either using morality as condemnation or avoiding it for fear of appearing to, Christians seem to have forgotten the role the moral frameworks play in Scripture, writes Rev Ian Paul.

Escaped Yazidi sex slaves now fear returning home because of shame over rape

Women and girls taken captive and used as sex slaves by Islamic State militants are now having secret abortions and vaginal surgery to avoid being ostracised by their own communities, reports suggest.

France: Three suspects held over alleged church attack plot

Three more people have been detained by French police in connection with a planned terror attack on at least one church near Paris, it emerged on Sunday.

Pope Francis on Nepal: 'I pray for the victims, for the wounded, and for all those who suffer'

Pope Francis has led prayers for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal, which left more than 3,600 people dead after striking the south Asian nation on Saturday.

Supreme Court appears on the cusp of declaring right to gay marriage

The US Supreme Court's arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes.

Nepal Earthquake: Hundreds flee capital

Hundreds of Nepalis were fleeing Kathmandu on Monday, terror-stricken by two days of powerful aftershocks following a massive earthquake that killed more than 3,200 people.