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Eternal life comes cheap: Why does Doctor Who have a problem with death?
The time-travelling British sci-fi hit is famous for its scares â and emotional heft â but it seems it can't do death. Doctor Who offers eternal life â but it comes too cheap.

Why Christians should thank God for 'Broken'
Poldark offers a stupid caricature of faith. So thank God for Broken, the best portrayal of religion on screen for years.

Exorcisms and the Church: Why it is vitally important that mental illness is not misdiagnosed as demonic possession
One 'Bible-believing evangelical' who takes biblical accounts seriously says that in all their experience they have never seen anything that looks like demonic possession.

Playmobil Martin Luther is a hit â new Youtube animation brings the Reformation to life
A Playmboil figure of famed Reformer Martin Luther has become not just the company's bestselling toy in its history, but has now been animated in a video telling the story of the Reformation.

Exorcism is a 'booming industry' in the UK, mental health experts warn
Christian mental health experts have warned of an 'astonishing' rise in exorcisms, which 'are now a booming industry in the UK' according to an extensive new report on Christianity and mental health.

Germany's Protestants split over same-sex marriage vote
Germany's vote to legalise same-sex marriage has pitted the country's Protestants against each other with opposing views revealed.

Is it a sin for a Christian to provide services for a gay wedding? Pastor shares his thoughts
One evangelical pastor explains why he thinks it is not a sin.

Fish are turning transgender because of contraceptives, cleaning products being washed down sinks - study
A study by a university in the U.K. has found that contraceptive pills, cleaning products and other household items flushed down household drains are turning male fish transgender.

Charlie Gard latest: US hospital offers free treatment as Trump says he wants to 'help' the baby
An unnamed US hospital today offered to treat 10-month-old terminally ill Charlie Gard for free, after President Donald Trump said he would be 'delighted' to help the baby and his parents Chris Gard and Connie Yates.

If Jesus was sinless, why was he baptised?
why did Jesus, who was sinless and had nothing of which to repent, believe it was necessary to be baptised?

ISIS poster girl Sally Jones is 'desperate' to return to Britain
Sally Jones, the British-born recruiter for Islamic State who boasted of her desire to behead Christians with a blunt knife, is desperate to return home to Britain, a friend of hers who managed to escape has told Sky News.

First news of kidnapped Colombian nun appears in video released by Islamist captors
Kidnapped Colombian nun Sister Gloria Argoti is among six hostages, including three missionaries, shown on a video released by a coalition of jihadist groups affiliated to al-Qaeda. The video is the first evidence that Sister Gloria and the other hostages are still alive.

Archaeologists find room where Thomas Jefferson kept the slave who bore him 6 children
The room where Thomas Jefferson, one of America's founding fathers, kept the slave woman who bore him six children has been identified in his mansion and is being restored.

It's US Independence Day â but what makes America 'great'?
Trump has promised to 'Make America Great Again': a new survey puts the question to the people: 'What makes America great?'

Spike in suicides among Irish Catholic priests reported amid low morale over decline and abuse scandals
At least eight priests in Ireland have committed suicide in the past 10 years, according to recent reports given at meetings of the Association of Catholic Priests (ACP).

Franklin Graham and Russell Moore urge Trump to tackle Christian persecution in Sudan
Leading evangelical groups in America are urging the US Secretary of State to stand against Christian persecution in Sudan.