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Jimmy Carter: Misunderstanding Scripture is a factor in \'horrible abuse\' of women and girls
Jimmy Carter: Misunderstanding Scripture is a factor in 'horrible abuse' of women and girls

Former President Jimmy Carter calls for an accurate interpretation of religious scripture

Bill Nye vs Ken Ham: Science, creationism debate was to \'expose\' Ken Ham as \'bad for humankind\'
Bill Nye vs Ken Ham: Science, creationism debate was to 'expose' Ken Ham as 'bad for humankind'

The February debate generated an enormous reaction online, receiving nearly 2.8 million YouTube views. Nye stated in an article that he did not anticipate such a response.

Canon Jeremy Pemberton should be disciplined over gay wedding
Canon Jeremy Pemberton should be disciplined over gay wedding

The Archbishop of Canterbury may be in difficult position but the Church of England cannot afford to stand by and ignore clergyman's gay wedding, say fellow Anglicans

Richard Dawkins\' response to suggestions he may actually be converting people to Christ: \'Oh dear\'
Richard Dawkins' response to suggestions he may actually be converting people to Christ: 'Oh dear'

Everyone's favourite atheist, Richard Dawkins, has been the subject of conversation around the web today over the suggestion he may have inadvertently converted people to the faith. 

Atheists attack Clemson University for having a chaplain and a Christian football coach
Atheists attack Clemson University for having a chaplain and a Christian football coach

Clemson University under fire for having a chaplain and a Christian coach.

Heaven is for Real opens in US cinemas; Todd Burpo hopes film makes God speak to viewers\' hearts
Heaven is for Real opens in US cinemas; Todd Burpo hopes film makes God speak to viewers' hearts

A movie about 4-year-old Colton Burpo's vision of Heaven opens in theatres across the US today.

Korean ship sinking update: Navigation error possible cause - 292 people still missing
Korean ship sinking update: Navigation error possible cause - 292 people still missing

Early reports indicate that a navigation error is the likely cause in a South Korea ferry's sinking. The tragedy has left four dead and 292 persons unaccounted for.

Congregations leaving Church of Scotland over gay ordination \'but no one\'s rejoicing\'
Congregations leaving Church of Scotland over gay ordination 'but no one's rejoicing'

Two Edinburgh congregations are to leave the Church of Scotland as the vote on ordination of gay clergy nears

Mark Driscoll and the culture of bullying: is it a one man stand?
Mark Driscoll and the culture of bullying: is it a one man stand?

In light of the recent Mark Driscoll controversy, author Alan Molineaux has asked whether church culture has allowed us to play 'pin the blame on the leader', rather than consider the role of those on the sidelines

We can\'t let ourselves be distant from the vulnerability of others
We can't let ourselves be distant from the vulnerability of others

Bishop spends the night in shepherd's hut in solidarity with victims of conflict

Government must work to resolve \'hunger crisis\'
Government must work to resolve 'hunger crisis'

The Archbishop of Wales, Barry Morgan, has said the Government must work to solve Britain's "hunger crisis".

Nigeria: Boko Haram suspected in abduction of 100 girls

At least 100 young women have been abducted from a secondary school in Borno state, north-eastern Nigeria, by armed militia on 14 April, sparking fears that violence in the region is out of control.

Joyce Meyer: It\'s never too late to begin again
Joyce Meyer: It's never too late to begin again

Joyce Meyer has something she wants to tell people caught in the trap of mistakes, condemnation and even repeating the mistake: Don't go back to them, but learn from them instead.

The Richard Dawkins effect: Could the atheist\'s rants against Christianity actually be winning people to it?
The Richard Dawkins effect: Could the atheist's rants against Christianity actually be winning people to it?

One academic writes of how reading Dawkins' The God Delusion actually converted her to Catholicism

Nearly a million need emergency food aid in Britain, but that\'s just \'tip of the iceberg\'
Nearly a million need emergency food aid in Britain, but that's just 'tip of the iceberg'

The Trussell Trust has today released shocking new figures which confirm that the number of people facing food poverty in the UK has risen dramatically in the past twelve months, from 346,992 to 913,138.