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Angry Moms are boycotting new 'Roseanne' reboot over 'gender creative' character
Angry Moms are boycotting new 'Roseanne' reboot over 'gender creative' character

The rebooted ABC show "Roseanne," which will feature a "gender creative" 9-year-old kid named Mark, who is one of the children of on-screen couple Darlene (Sarah Gilbert) and David (Johnny Galecki).

'A night of terror and fear': Coptic Christians face attacks after social media post offends local Muslims

Two Coptic Christians face charges of inciting sectarian strife and insulting Islamic leaders, after their comments on social media caused some Muslims in their village to riot.

Christianity is dying out in Europe, claims Russian Orthodox Church leader
Christianity is dying out in Europe, claims Russian Orthodox Church leader

The 'foreign minister' of the Russian Orthodox Church's Moscow Patriarchate has claimed that Christianity is dying out in Europe and being replaced with 'the monopoly of the secular idea'.

'Moving and humbling': 27 young Christians opt to live as monks and nuns for a year
'Moving and humbling': 27 young Christians opt to live as monks and nuns for a year

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has welcomed his third intake of young men and women to spend 'a year in God's time' as part of the St Anselm's Community at Lambeth Palace

Russian Orthodox extremists arrested for violent campaign against forthcoming film about Tsar Nicholas II
Russian Orthodox extremists arrested for violent campaign against forthcoming film about Tsar Nicholas II

Several Orthodox extremists have been arrested in Russia for arson attacks and death threats as part of their campaign against 'Matilda', a forthcoming film about the affair between a ballerina and Tsar Nicholas II, considered a martyr by the Orthodox church.

Three Israelis shot dead by a Palestinian, who is also killed, at settlement near Jerusalem
Three Israelis shot dead by a Palestinian, who is also killed, at settlement near Jerusalem

Three Israelis were shot dead today by a Palestinian at the entrance to the Jewish settlement of Har Adara in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, Israeli police have said.

In surprise move, National Association of Evangelicals opposes Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare
In surprise move, National Association of Evangelicals opposes Republican attempts to repeal Obamacare

The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), the main US umbrella group for 45,000 churches and millions of individuals, has surprisingly come out against Republican attempts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as 'Obamacare'.

Iraqi Christians fear violence in the wake of Kurdish referendum
Iraqi Christians fear violence in the wake of Kurdish referendum

Iraqi Christians fear further violence just months after Mosul and the Nineveh Plains were freed from the control self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) as a result of the independence referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Religious leaders speak out in horror at far right gains in German election
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
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
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
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
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 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'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
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.