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Bible belonging to WWII Scottish war-hero \'The Tartan Pimpernel\' makes historic homecoming
Bible belonging to WWII Scottish war-hero 'The Tartan Pimpernel' makes historic homecoming

A Bible belonging to a heroic Scottish Christian minister of the Second World War has been returned to his former church.

Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of national vote
Thousands rally for gay marriage in Australia ahead of national vote

Thousands of people rallied for marriage equality in Australia's second-biggest city of Melbourne on Saturday ahead of a postal survey on same-sex marriage which could lead to its legalisation.

Sayeeda Warsi at Greenbelt: Passionate Muslim peer blasts UK politicians, \'homophobic\' Tories, Trump and Daily Mail
Sayeeda Warsi at Greenbelt: Passionate Muslim peer blasts UK politicians, 'homophobic' Tories, Trump and Daily Mail

Sayeeda Warsi, the Conservative former Cabinet minister, has demanded that politicians 'stop engaging with the Muslim community through the prism of terrorism and extremism' and warned against 'a policy of disengagement' which is 'fundamentally wrong'.

Man with knife assaults two police officers outside Buckingham Palace
Man with knife assaults two police officers outside Buckingham Palace

A man with a 'large knife' who assaulted two police officers outside Buckingham Palace on Friday night has been arrested, British police said.

YouTube Blocks Advertising On Hundreds Of Evangelical Leader\'s Videos
YouTube Blocks Advertising On Hundreds Of Evangelical Leader's Videos

It wasn't just a few videos here and there that were flagged. It was dozens of them. No, wait, it was pages of them. No wait, pages and pages of them.

Jesus watches over baby in the womb in amazing sonogram photo
Jesus watches over baby in the womb in amazing sonogram photo

A Pennsylvania couple found an image of Jesus Christ watching over their unborn daughter in a sonogram.

Vicar defiant after a lifetime campaigning for gay-rights
Vicar defiant after a lifetime campaigning for gay-rights

A retired vicar involved in a high-profile gay rights case has spoken with defiance about his lifelong campaign for same-sex marriage in the church.

Christians under pressure: Nepal to seal hardline crackdown on evangelism and blasphemy
Christians under pressure: Nepal to seal hardline crackdown on evangelism and blasphemy

Nepal's president will approve a bill next week that will seal the country's hardline attitude towards evangelism and set it on course for similar blasphemy laws to Pakistan.

\'Live is not a dress rehearsal\': No retakes any more on Songs of Praise
'Live is not a dress rehearsal': No retakes any more on Songs of Praise

The independent producers that are taking over production of Songs of Praise from the BBC are going to film entire church services in just one take.

Lying for Jesus: why it matters that our preaching illustrations are actually true
Lying for Jesus: why it matters that our preaching illustrations are actually true

The rewriting, mixing up and complete invention of stories to fit our purposes might feel like a necessary evil in the fight to inspire and encourage our listeners, but as communicators we have to call this what it really is: lying.

The things people say – snapshots from a parish priest
The things people say – snapshots from a parish priest

Sometimes I wonder if it's people getting tongue-tied or intimidated by the dog collar. Perhaps it is the one occasion where the sheep can have a bite at the shepherd.

Indian bishop decries crackdown on religious freedom as \'sullying\' India\'s image
Indian bishop decries crackdown on religious freedom as 'sullying' India's image

A prominent Indian bishop is speaking out against his country's crackdown on freedom of religion as another state passed anti-conversion laws.

Franklin Graham says US judges \'hate God\'
Franklin Graham says US judges 'hate God'

Controversial evangelist Franklin Graham has hit out at judges in America who 'hate God' in the wake of a court ruling on a football coach who prayed publicly at games.

How a 3,700 Babylonian clay tablet could hold the secret to exploring space
How a 3,700 Babylonian clay tablet could hold the secret to exploring space

Australian scientists have decoded a 3,700-year-old Babylon clay tablet, revealing it as the world's oldest and most accurate trigonometric table.

ISIS threatens Pope Francis: \'We will be in Rome\'
ISIS threatens Pope Francis: 'We will be in Rome'

ISIS' latest propaganda film threatens Pope Francis with fighters seen stamping on a bust of Jesus, defacing pictures of the pontiff, and vowing to come to Rome.

Abolish Down\'s Syndrome like Iceland? God forbid - my child with the condition brings tears of joy
Abolish Down's Syndrome like Iceland? God forbid - my child with the condition brings tears of joy

Here are some lessons that I've learned from parenting a child with Down'S Syndrome.