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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.

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.

Robert Browning and Abraham ibn Ezra: A meeting of Christian and Jewish minds
Speaking up for the Jewish people against the lethal terrors of antisemitism through the ages: English poet Robert Browning and the great Jewish poet and Bible scholar, Abraham ibn Ezra.

Britney Spears rocks Israel â but did she also snub the Prime Minister?
Described as bringing 'chaos' to Israel by the famed entertainment outlet Variety, Britney Spears has made her first visit to the country, culminating in a concert in Tel Aviv last night.

US Christians face surge in hostility for views on sexuality, study says
Christians in the US have seen a 'growing threat' to their religious liberty in recent years, according to a conservative Christian study that found a 114 per cent spike in hostility toward the views of the faith group on sexuality.