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Women horrified by installation of urinals in New York City school's female bathroom, call it 'a crime waiting to happen'
Footage shared on Facebook shows two urinals in a female bathroom in a public school in New York City.

Pastor who banned rainbow flag emoji from his Facebook page is forced to flee after receiving death threats
Pastor Rich Penkoski has faced a severe backlash over his ban from members of the LGBT community. While most just protested by posting the rainbow emoji to his page, some have made threats of violence.

She was naked, her hair in the Egyptian style, when the Babylonians destroyed Jerusalem
New evidence of the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem has been found at the City of David.

White evangelicals worry more about personal health than terrorism and mass shootings
Health is the main worry among white evangelicals, with 75 per cent worrying about a personal health crisis. That is compared to 66 per cent who worry about being the victim of a terrorist attack and just 38 per cent who worry about being the victim of a mass shooting.

Be amazed afresh at the wonder of Holy Communion!
How Holy Communion gives us a panoramic picture of God's saving activity in the cross of Christ, and our absolute dependence upon that.

'Close to my heart': Pope Francis sends approving email to nun who ministers to trans gender people
Pope Francis has approvingly replied to an email from a nun who works with transgender women, saying he holds thewomen who are trying to escape prostitution and abuse 'close to my heart'.

US churches are known for feeding the poor and hungry â but most 'good deeds' go unnoticed
American Christians are known for feeding the hungry and giving clothes to the poor, but many of their other 'good deeds' go unnoticed to the average American, a new study suggests.

Why the gospel made me give up fast fashion
Does where our clothes come from matter to God?

Reaching the unreached: these people are trying to make God's love known throughout the world
Scripture Union has launched The 95 Campaign to address a situation where the vast majority of children and young people in England and Wales choose not to go to church.

Church under attack: Bomber strikes at Mexican bishops headquarters
An explosive device was set off by unidentified individuals early yesterday at the headquarters of the Mexican Bishops' Conference (CEM) in Mexico City.

US Interfaith delegation including Jews barred from entering Israel over boycott movement activism
Five members of an American interfaith delegation to Israel, including three Jews, were prevented from boarding their flight from Washington DC, reportedly because of their activism on behalf of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement (BDS).

Anglican conservatives rally support for traditionalists with online letter
Conservative Anglicans have begun gathering support for a 'Movement for a Renewed Orthodox Anglicanism'.

'You know the reason': Justin Bieber denies he quit tour for 'religious reasons'
Pop megastar Justin Bieber appears to have denied suggestions that he quit his third world tour in order to start a church.

Hope for Sudan as Archbishop of Canterbury inaugurates new Anglican province
39 Articles of Faith, 39 books in the OT â and from Sunday, 39 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Archbishop Justin Welby is to visit Muslim-majority Sudan to inaugurate the 39th province of the Worldwide Anglican Communion

Turkish president urges Muslims to visit and 'protect' Jerusalem after clashes over metal detectors
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday urged all Muslims to visit and 'protect' Jerusalem in the wake of violence over metal detectors that Israel installed and later removed from the Temple Mount.

Top papal advisor silent as he enters Melbourne court facing charges of sex abuse
Cardinal George Pell, the Pope's financial adviser and highest-ranking figure in the Australian Catholic Church, was silent this morning as he entered Melbourne Magistrate's Court where he faces charges of historic sex offences.