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After Harvey flak, Joel Osteen opens Lakewood Church to Jews who lost synagogue in hurricane
Joel Osteen from Houston's Lakewood Church earlier received a lot of flak over offering his megachurch as a shelter for Hurricane Harvey victims as some felt he wasn't fast enough.
Christian pro-lifers condemn secret ballot over relaxing abortion laws
Christian pro-life campaigners have hit out at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) for denying members a chance to vote in a secret ballot on relaxing abortion laws.
'Heal our land', Christians pray as violence flares in Cameroon
This follows a bomb attack in Bamenda city on Thursday. According to local media, the blast injured three police officers.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle review â sin, but not very original
If you gave a teenage boy at the peak of hormonal disruption a film crew and a $100 million budget, he'd make a Kingsman movie.
US prison inmate sues her facility for 'sponsoring' Christianity in alleged breach of First Amendment
A prison inmate in Kansas who is a practising Thelemite, the belief system founded by British occultist Aleister Crowley, is suing her facility claiming it has violated the First Amendment by promoting Christianity to the prison population,
Russian Pentecostal pastor seeks political asylum in Germany
An evangelical Christian pastor from Russia has described how he has fled his homeland to seek political asylum in Germany because he says he fears being imprisoned as a terrorist.
Nigeria is failing to protect Christian farmers from Fulani attacks, says major new report
the report also warns that herders' attacks on farmers have 'spawned dangerous political and religious conspiracy theories'.
George Whitefield: How John Wesley's friend and rival found peace with God
Born in a Gloucester pub, George Whitefield, the pot boy from the West Country, would go on to conquer America with his energy, his preaching, his enthusiasm and his faith in the Christian gospel.
Pope Francis: The Church was 'a bit late' in confronting child abuse
Pope Francis admitted the Catholic Church was 'a bit late' to acknowledging the damage done by paedophile priests as he met with his sex abuse advisory commission for the first time on Thursday.
Call for servant leadership in Africa and 'zero tolerance for corruption'
Africa was starved of good leadership, Jerry Gana told the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) forum.
Resurrection of devastated Iraqi town of Karamles offers signs of hope
Christian families are starting to return to the devastated Iraq town of Karamles and weekly church services have started again.
United Nations to investigate ISIS war crimes in Iraq
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously voted to investigate ISIS' crimes against humanity and possible genocide in Iraq.
How a Ugandan judge cracked a billion-dollar corruption ring
Lady Justice Bamugemereire was a judge in the anti-corruption division of the High Court in Uganda. Her commission uncovered a $2.5bn racket to syphon money away from a major roadbuilding project.
This alternative to all-age worship really works
When we analysed our service numbers here when I first started, we realised that our all-age Sunday service was the least well-attended. Even some of the families weren't coming.
Mexico quake rescue efforts continue amid political recriminations
As the arduous search through mountains of debris continued, signs of exhaustion crept in following Tuesday's 7.1 magnitude quake that killed at least 282 people.
Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, kills at least 35 in Caribbean
The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean this month, Maria has killed at least 32 people and devastated several small islands, including St Croix in the US Virgin Islands and Dominica.