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Christian hymn writer and Salvation Army minister are among Christians to receive top awards in Queen's Birthday Honours
Popular hymn writer Keith Getty is the first contemporary Christian musician to be honoured in such a way. Salvation Army minister Alison Sykes is honoured for her life-changing community work.

Anger turns to rage as police escort Theresa May from Grenfell Tower protestors
The churches in North Kensington are at the centre of attempts to help victims and survivors find justice after the fire

Father's Day: How men can help break the cycle of violence against women
'As a father, my message is that the work on promoting gender equality is not just about improving the lives of women and girls, but that it also improves our lives as men.'

Tragedy hits Christian Stockdale Family Band after younger brother and mother allegedly shot by son
Jacob T. Stockdale, 25, then turned the gun on himself, according to authorities.

Muslims try to save Christians when Islamist terrorists storm Kenyan school and kill Christian teacher
A Muslim teacher tried to save another Christian by offering to sacrifice himself for the other. As punishment, both were kidnapped.

Iraqi officials say ISIS militants used church as a site to rape and imprison up to 200 women and girls
Barbaric ISIS militants had used the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Ephraim in eastern Mosul to abuse innocent women and girls

United Arab Emirates decides to rename top Islamic mosque 'Mary, Mother of Jesus' to foster religious tolerance
The name of the Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi has been changed to an arabic name translating to "Mary, the mother of Jesus."

Otto Warmbier 'unresponsive', has been in coma for a year
Otto Warmbier, an American college student imprisoned in North Korea, has been returned to the US with severe brain injuries and is in a state of 'unresponsive wakefulness', doctors have said.

Former Archbishop of Canterbury urges world leaders to support 'all but forgotten' refugees
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams is joining African Anglican leaders as part of a Christian Aid campaign to highlight internally displaced refugees.

Why aren't US evangelicals out protesting the deportation of Iraqi Christians?
114 Iraqi believers are set to be deported to Iraq from Michigan. Where are their friends now?

Why discipleship is the cure for spiritual delirium
We may have a few scattered grains of truth rooted deep in our memories, but we seem to have missed the bigger picture, says Christian doctor Freddie Pimm.

The 'alt-right': 7 dodgy beliefs that indicate you're one of them
The 'alternative right' is an unofficial, loose group of people on the far-right of largely American politics, though the 'movement' also exists, to a lesser extent, in Canada and Europe.

SBC's alt-right vote is 'strongest statement yet' condemning racism, say African American pastors
African American pastors have welcomed the resolution passed by the Southern Baptist Convention condemned the racism associated with the so-called alt-right movement.

Church of England considering transgender re-naming services
The Church of England is examining ways to mark gender transition with the prospect of special services being considered.

'To love thee more dearly': The 13th-century prayer that inspired a hit song
What links a 1970s hit musical and a 13th-century English saint? The answer is, a prayer.

Grenfell Tower: How the Church responded to tragedy â as it always does
Churches have poured themselves out in respnse to the deep tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire.