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Kind on film: Death is the hero in 'No Country for Old Men', but we have a better story
We feel safe when we watch Shane or something from the John Wayne canon, because there's a reassuring moral structure. But the hero in No Country is death itself.

Parliamentarians gather for prayer breakfast featuring Tim Keller, Keith Getty
Parliament's annual National Prayer Breakfast took place in Westminster Hall this morning, featuring Rev Dr Tim Keller as the event's main speaker.

Trapped in nail bars and car washes: New school resource aims to tackle modern slavery
Modern slavery is thought to be taking place in every town and city in the UK, with high risk areas including hand car washes and nail bars.

Asia Argento shares Bible verse and prayer following suicide of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain
Italian actress Asia Argento has shared a prayer and a passage from the Book of John as she mourns the death of boyfriend Anthony Bourdain, who committed suicide in his hotel room in France earlier this month.

Christian beauty blogger says God commanded abstinence before marriage because sex creates permanent bond
Courtney Raine said she believes that God prescribed abstinence before marriage to protect people emotionally and physically because people become attached to the first person they have sex with by forming a "chemical bond" during intercourse.

Mike Pilavachi's 'day I'll never forget': Huge response to Soul Survivor rebuilding appeal
The church in Watford has a thriving ministry and is looking to expand its facilities with a total rebuild of one of the two adjacent warehouses where it meets.

Opposition mounts to Trump administration's 'cruel', 'un-American' border policy
Democrats and Republicans rallied against the US government's policy of separating parents and children at the Mexican border yesterday.

Who is my neighbour? Lessons from the edges in community
He wears a black woollen cap pulled down over his hair. I once saw him take it off and glimpsed the plaits beneath; but perhaps he feels his hair is too matted or knotted by the rain.

The face of God: What a university study reveals about some Christian misconceptions
What if God was one of us? Just a soft-featured, Caucasian male like one of us?

Boat caught in Europe's migration spat brings hundreds to Spain
The plight of the Aquarius highlighted the European Union's struggle to manage an influx of people fleeing poverty and conflict.

Alice Johnson says she did a 'full-fledged Pentecostal holy dance' after being freed from prison with the help of Kim Kardashian West
The great-grandmother said Kardashian West was 'anointed' and that she prays for her every day after her appeal to Donald Trump on Johnson's behalf led to a pardon after 22 years in prison

Pastor Rob Bell accuses American evangelicals of putting guns before God and the Bible
Controversial former megachurch pastor Rob Bell has admitted in a new interview that he never felt comfortable in an evangelical environment, and accused evangelicals of showing their real values by largely supporting President Donald Trump.

Geof Morin joining Biblica as its new CEO after more than a decade at the American Bible Society
Biblica, which holds the rights to the New International Version Bible, has named Geof Morin its new CEO.

Fox News' Harris Faulkner says her faith and military upbringing have shaped her values
Harris Faulkner, co-host of Fox's popular talk show "Outnumbered," believes that much of her success is a result of her military upbringing, but it is her faith in God that gives her a purpose in life.

Christian broadcaster Revelation TV fined â¬6,000 for 'homophobic' comments
A British based Christian broadcaster has been fined â¬6,000 for homophobic remarks made on a breakfast show last year.

Christian calligraphers cannot turn down orders for same-sex wedding invitations, Arizona court rules
The Arizona Court of Appeals has upheld a city ordinance that requires two Christian business owners to provide services for same-sex weddings despite their religious objections.