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Muslim Cleric: \'Communist China\'s religious policies are the best in the world\'
Muslim Cleric: 'Communist China's religious policies are the best in the world'

The Communist Party's strict religious policies in China are the "best in the world" according to a leading Muslim cleric.

Coalition hits oil refinery held by ISIS in Syria
Coalition hits oil refinery held by ISIS in Syria

Warplanes from the United States-led coalition attacked and destroyed on Sunday an oil refinery held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Secularists trying to stop council prayer are \'wholly undemocratic\' - Conservative Christian Fellowship
Secularists trying to stop council prayer are 'wholly undemocratic' - Conservative Christian Fellowship

The head of the Conservative Christian Fellowship has described attempts by the National Secular Society (NSS) to prevent local councils praying before their meetings as "wholly undemocratic".

ISIS fighters destroy ancient Iraqi city of Hatra
ISIS fighters destroy ancient Iraqi city of Hatra

The Islamic State continued its destruction of Iraqi historical and cultural sites as it attacked the ancient city of Hatra in northern Iraq on Saturday.

Naghmeh Abedini: \'I haven\'t questioned God\'s goodness, I\'ve discovered it\'
Naghmeh Abedini: 'I haven't questioned God's goodness, I've discovered it'

The wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini speaks to Christian Today.

Catholic bishop compares homosexuality to Down\'s Syndrome
Catholic bishop compares homosexuality to Down's Syndrome

A Catholic bishop has compared homosexuality to Down's Syndrome and has also said rape victims should not have abortions as a way of getting back at the rapist.

Chinese pastor Yuan Zhiming accused of raping founder of Christian charity
Chinese pastor Yuan Zhiming accused of raping founder of Christian charity

A top Chinese Christian pastor who has been accused of rape has resigned from his ministry in order to "retreat in the Lord and seek renewal."

How to spring clean your relationship
How to spring clean your relationship

Sarah Abell looks at how we can evaluate and improve our relationships.

Rachel Held Evans: Church \'success\' is not defined by money, fame and power
Rachel Held Evans: Church 'success' is not defined by money, fame and power

Christians must learn to measure success by something other than money, fame and power, according to best-selling Christian author Rachel Held Evans.

Trouble ahead (or behind) for Greenbelt festival?
Trouble ahead (or behind) for Greenbelt festival?

Greenbelt festival, a summer Christian arts and justice festival, has experienced financial difficulty in recent months, and has had to shrink the size of this year's event.

Christians more likely to vote Conservative at the general election - poll
Christians more likely to vote Conservative at the general election - poll

Although the overall religious vote goes to Labour, Christians are much more likely to vote Conservative, recent surveys show.

Three things the church can learn from the Apple Watch
Three things the church can learn from the Apple Watch

Three things the church can learn from the Apple Watch

Ana Marie Cox: What I learned from \'coming out\' as a Christian
Ana Marie Cox: What I learned from 'coming out' as a Christian

A leading US blogger and political pundit who "came out" publicly as a Christian has said she regrets using the language of the LGBT movement to describe her avowal of faith.

70-year-old wartime mystery solved as wedding ring returns to pilot\'s family
70-year-old wartime mystery solved as wedding ring returns to pilot's family

The wreckage of a bomber which crashed in Albania was identified thanks to the faithfulness of a local family.

Kurdish forces drive back Islamic State near Kirkuk, face \'little resistance\'
Kurdish forces drive back Islamic State near Kirkuk, face 'little resistance'

Kurdish peshmerga forces have retaken around 40 square miles of territory.

Republicans warn Iran that nuclear deal might not outlast Obama presidency
Republicans warn Iran that nuclear deal might not outlast Obama presidency

Senators have written directly to Iran's leaders in an unprecedented breach with protocol.