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How can the Southern Baptists solve their Paige Patterson problem?
Patterson has been under heavy fire since a recording emerged from 2000 where he appears to argue that abused women should stay with violent husbands and submit to them.
Ruth the proselyte: Conversion versus subversion
This weekend the Jewish community enjoys a double celebration: Shabbat as usual, followed immediately by the pilgrim festival of Shavuot.
Pope Francis auctions custom-made Lamborghini to raise money for Iraqi Christians
Pope Francis has auctioned off his custom made Lamborghini, raising nearly $1million for charity at an auction in Monaco on Saturday.
Can Mormon Mitt Romney still become US president after labelling Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a 'bigot'?
The extent to which evangelical leaders' support will continue to influence who occupies the White House after Donald Trump was tested today after senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer at the opening of the new US embassy in Jerusalem because he's a 'religious bigot'.
Extreme baptism: Does this Orthodox priest go too far?
This Orthodox baptism has caused no small amount of online outrage, with one Twitter user likening the priest's technique to 'child abuse'.
Michael Curry: Who is the Royal wedding preacher who backs gay marriage and opposes Trump?
Michael Curry, the first African-American head of the US Episcopal Church, will preach at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding on Saturday.
Ban on 'Jesus' and Bible references in student's graduation speech overturned by Colorado University
A university in Colorado has reversed its decision to remove religious references from the graduation speech of a nursing student who has been chosen to address her classmates at their pinning ceremony.
An open letter to Richard Dawkins: What have you got to lose by debating God's existence with me this weekend?
I'm free in Sydney and I won't cost a penny: I'm happy to speak about my beliefs for free. What do you have to lose?
Harry and Meghan's wedding: What should Michael Curry say?
Imagine, for a moment, being in Michael Curry's shoes. What would you say? Why? How would you feel? It must be pretty daunting.
Victory for evangelicals as US embassy moves to Jerusalem â but at what price?
As dozens are wounded along the Gaza border amid violent protests there and across the West Bank, shortly after 4pm local time today Robert Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, will calmly pray for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the highly controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem.
Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
A family of Islamist militants in Indonesia carried an eight-year-old into a suicide bomb attack against police in Surabaya on Monday.
Conservatives launch breakaway Anglican church in Brazil
A breakaway Anglican church has been launched in Brazil as part of a worldwide trend following fissures over sexuality.
Mitt Romney blasts 'bigot' Robert Jeffress over prayer at US embassy in Jerusalem, John Hagee in spotlight too
Prominent pastors were last night drawn into the fierce controversy over today's US embassy move to Jerusalem, as Senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer because he's a 'religious bigot'.
Paris knife attack: 1 killed by man shouting 'Allahu akbar'
An assailant shouting 'Allahu akbar' killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.
Indonesia: 3 churches hit in ISIS-inspired bombing attack
Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least nine people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, security officials said.
School district draws complaint for allegedly forcing students to read Bible as punishment
A school district in Oregon is facing complaints for allegedly forcing one student to read the Bible as a form of punishment.