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Mike McHargue was an atheist. Then he started reading science and became a Christian
Mike McHargue is also known as Science Mike and describes himself as 'a Christian-turned atheist, turned follower of Jesus'.
Protestants, Catholics and atheists surge leaving Orthodox trailing, says Pew survey
Orthodox Christians have been declining as a share of the overall Christian population â and the global population â due to far faster growth among Protestants, Catholics and non-Christians, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Why 'God loves you just the way you are' might not actually be true
Here are some reasons why 'God loves you just the way you are' might not actually be true.
Christian campaigners warn of 'outrage' at gender-neutrality plans in Scotland
Christian campaigners have warned of 'outrage' over plans in Scotland that could allow adults and children to change their gender so that legally they are neither male nor female.
The evangelical case against war â and for gospel peace
Should the Church ever support war? Not if it's truly following the call to gospel peace, argues Nick Megoran
Christian protesters arrested after protest hanging four storeys above minister's building
Two Christian protesters in Australia have been arrested after hanging suspended four storeys above the foreign office minister Julie Bishop in protest at the country's treatment of asylum seekers.
Tennessee Southern Baptist church could lose convention voting rights for having female pastor
A Southern Baptist church that hired a woman as its lead pastor â breaking with the denomination's traditional doctrine â may lose its voting rights at the Tennessee Baptist Convention meetings next week.
Hollywood and Westminster may 'erase' people, but the Church should be different
The Church should be wary of writing people off.
Cut toxic people out of your life, says Christian psychiatrist
According to a new book, good, honest people are the most vulnerable when it comes to 'toxic types' and those who seek to suck others dry, and the decent sorts need to limit the extent to which they seek to solve troubled people's problems.
Religion in US set to decline dramatically in next 20 years
America's lose of religion will dramatically accelerate over the next 20 years and those with no faith will become an even larger group than Protestants in the US.
Margery Kempe: 6 quotes from England's weeping mystic
Today the Church of England remembers Margery Kempe, She is not officially a saint, but was a mystic known for her passionate devotion to Christ.
Cathedral at Christmas? Record high as more people flock to festive services
Cathedrals are becoming the ray of hope in the gloomy picture of church decline in the UK as figures today reveal more people than ever attended their local cathedral at Christmas last year.
Archbishop Welby and Cardinal Nichols back Jerusalem Patriarch's campaign for freedom of worship
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and Cardinal Vincent Nichols have backed the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem in his campaign to uphold the 'Status Quo' agreement whereby churches enjoy open access and can worship in peace in the holy city.
Dramatic escape and recapture of imprisoned Chinese Christian lawyer
The Chinese Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng escaped house arrest in August and hid for 23 days before being recaptured, according to International Christian Concern (ICC).
Vice President Mike Pence tells Sutherland Springs: 'Faith is stronger than evil'
Vice President Mike Pence met with the families of those who died in the Texas church shooting on Wednesday, promising the 'full resources' of government is behind them.
Phones during Mass make me sad, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has chastised Catholics for using their phones during Mass, saying it makes him sad to see hundreds of phones held up.