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Religious leaders speak out in horror at far right gains in German election
Religious leaders across all faiths in German are expressing shock at the gains made by the far right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday's Bundestag election.

BBC Strictly's Alexandra Burke and dancing vicar Richard Coles sing out about their Christian faith
The pop star Alexandra Burke and the celebrity vicar Richard Coles have discussed their faith as a means of getting them through the stress of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, in an interview with the Radio Times.

The worst sin of all is not knowing God's love, says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has said that the worst of all sins is 'distrusting God's love' and failing to believe that God is always waiting for sinners to convert.

Tenessee church shooter was 'a deep Christian believer' says friend, as usher who tackled him is hailed as a hero
A friend of the 25-year-old who is accused of shooting and killing one woman and injuring several others at a Tennessee church, has described the suspected gunman as a 'deep Christian believer' who lacked aggression.

How you can talk to your friends about Jesus
The days of Billy Graham-style mass evangelism rallies might have gone, in the West at least. But what will replace them?

Labour is 'lukewarm' to Christians, admits party's faith envoy
Labour has a 'lukewarm' attitude to Christians, one of the party's senior figures has admitted.

Labour's 'shame': Party 8 times worse than others for antisemitism
Labour has 'shamed' itself after extensive research revealed antisemitism was eight times worse than in any other party.

Christian parents who already have five kids reject doctors' abortion advice to have conjoined twins who cannot be separated
Even though they have already been blessed with five children, Christian couple Jason and Heather Kroeger still happily welcomed their conjoined twins earlier this September despite repeated advice from doctors to have them aborted.

Failed doomsday prophecies may be turning people off Jesus, evangelical leader warns
September 23 came and went without a bang but it probably won't be long before we see another end times prophecy.

What does a biblical response to the Donald Trump NFL row look like?
There are some biblical principles that are relevant to this controversy. Here are a few of them.

Can Christians find agreement on the End Times?
There are well-known and respected leaders on both sides of the issue.

Fergie shares dramatic salvation from seeing 'devils' after walking into an empty church
The 'Black Eyed Peas' star was plagued by constant visions of 'little devils' before having an encounter with God in an empty church.

Sadiq Khan: Terror threat 'keeps me awake at night'
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the threat of terror attacks keeps him awake at night as he praised emergency services.

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali will address UKIP conference
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, will address the UKIP party conference as a keynote guest speaker this week.

#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire arrested again after attacking Mugabe's government
The arrest came after Mawarire urged fellow Zimbabweans to stand up against the government's economic measures in a post on Facebook.

University blocks research into transgender people who change their minds
According to the Times, psychotherapist James Caspian, who specialises in counselling transgender people, proposed the study to Bath Spa University for a master's degree in counselling and psychotherapy.