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Jerusalem churches fear Israel is using 'discriminatory' bill to seize their land
Jerusalem church leaders said the 'Tenants' Rights Law' is harmful to Christians

Archbishop of Canterbury pays tribute to Paddy Ashdown
Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown died on Saturday at the age of 77 after being treated for bladder cancer.

Krakatau-triggered tsunami kills at least 168 in Indonesia, death toll set to rise
A tsunami killed at least 168 people and injured hundreds on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra following an underwater landslide .

Democrat says Trump's border wall would have killed baby Jesus but GoFundMe campaign still raises $15m
Democratic congressman Luis Gutierrez blasted Christians who support Donald Trump's border wall but Pastor Robert Jeffress came to his defence, saying even Heaven is going to have a wall around it.

The more popular children are also more stingy
Children who are popular are less likely to be generous with their friends when it comes to Christmas gifts, research has found.

More people are tired of political correctness but research reveals big political divide
Most Americans do not want to see their country become any more 'politically correct' but research reveals big differences between Republicans and Democrats.

Two arrested over Gatwick Airport drones as airport reopens
London's Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a mystery saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for more than 100,000 Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the army.

Mob of 300 Hindu extremists attack children's Sunday school, says teacher
A pastor in India said a mob of 300 Hindu extremists terrorize Christian children and threaten to beat them for attending a Sunday school class he was leading.

Child soldier was trained to kill Christians - until he became one
A man who was trained as a child soldier to attack Christians shared what led him to the Bible and Jesus, despite threats to his life.

ISIS threatens Britain's 'pigs of the cross'
The Islamic State has issued a fresh terrorist threat to 'pigs of the cross' in Britain this Christmas.

School children should learn about Jesus from Muslim and feminist perspectives, say academics
School children should not only learn about the Christian Jesus, say the authors of a new classroom textbook.

Useful Idiots? As the UK sings Sudan's praises, the US designates it a country of 'particular concern'
What accounts for the gap between UK and US perceptions of a regime whose leader, Field Marshall Omar Bashir, has been indicted for genocide?
Pope urges predator priests to turn themselves in
Vatican sources believed it was the first time the pope had made such a direct appeal.

O come, all ye faithful: 5 reasons to sing Christmas carols
From Australia to Argentina to Anchorage, the message of Jesus will resonate from the mouths of his people in the same melodies and lyrics that his people have been singing for centuries.

Christmas is a spiritual eruption: What the West can learn from the Eastern Church
Jesus' birth is not primarily an historical event, though it was that. It's a spiritual one.

And Was He God With Us?: A meditation for Christmas
And was he God With Us the second the Spirit shadowed the virgin?