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Elizabeth Hasselbeck calls up 'View' host Joy Behar to tell her why hearing from God is not a 'mental illness'
"The View" hosts were talking about United States Vice President Mike Pence's faith when Joy Behar made a controversial comment about mental illness.

Why can't some Christians grow in faith?
When people accept Jesus Christ into their lives, they are expected to grow in faith. But why can't some believers do so?

What are the kinds of goals that God blesses?
People have their own goals in life, but what are the ones that God wants to bless? Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church said there are two questions people need to ask in order to get the right answer.

Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre re-opens after Christian leaders' victory over Israeli politicians
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem will re-open at 4am on Wednesday morning after it emerged that the country's government will freeze a controversial church lands bill and the Jerusalem municipality will postpone a recent bid to collect taxes from church-owned properties.

Benny Hinn rebukes prosperity Gospel, but admits 'I think I'm as guilty as others'
Israeli televangelist Benny Hinn, who is well-known for his regular "Miracle Crusades," has now criticized the prosperity gospel and even admitted that he is as guilty about promoting it as many other evangelical figures.

'Guitar hero for bellringers': Virtual bells at Victorian church will ring the changes
Electronic sensors will allow trainee bellringers at a Victorian church in Cumbria, northern England, to practise their art without disturbing local residents.

Anti-religious bias in school textbooks could fuel next genocide, report warns
Religious bias and stereotypes in school children's textbooks around the world could fuel the next genocide, a new report is warning today, saying a failure to address the issue could be deadly.

Victory for Jerusalem's church leaders as Israel backtracks on lands bill and taxes after closure of Holy Sepulchre
Church leaders in Jerusalem appear to have won a stunning victory over Israeli politicians today, after it emerged that the country's government will freeze a controversial church lands bill and the Jerusalem municipality will postpone a recent bid to collect taxes from church-owned properties.

Joaquin Phoenix on how playing 'heart-wrenching' Jesus in 'Mary Magdalene' inspires him to be 'more empathetic, considerate and forgiving'
Joaquin Phoenix has revealed that he studied the four New Testament Gospels in preparation for playing Jesus in the new movie Mary Magdalene, and spoken movingly about how Christ's 'heart-wrenching' example in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross make him want 'to be more empathetic and considerate and forgiving'.

Punishing perfectionism: Why we should make more mistakes, not fewer
Dear Lord, please help us to make more mistakes.

When God delays: The question that twists like a fish-hook in the heart
It was not just the sinfulness of the people that brought Habakkuk close to despair, it was also the delay in God's action.

5 reason white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump
Katie Harrison on why Trump's evangelical supporters have knowingly embraced with open arms a man who makes no apology for his behaviour.

Banning circumcision would give Hitler a posthumous victory
To ban the practice would be to perpetrate a new Shoah all over again, and there is no doubt that the Jewish communities of Europe will resist any banning of this covenantal act, the key practice of our faith.

George W Bush joins crowds mourning Billy Graham in North Carolina
The former president George W Bush and his wife Laura joined the crowd mourning the passing of Billy Graham in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday, and paid tribute to the late evangelist.

Islamic State targets Russian Orthodox Church head and Putin
Islamic State is taking aim in new propaganda posters at the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, as well as the Russian president Vladimir Putin alongside previous posters depicting the US and London as targets, according to orthodoxia.info and the SITE Intelligence Group.

Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral, White House confirms
Donald Trump will attend Billy Graham's funeral on Friday, the White House has confirmed.