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It's easy to talk about banning gay conversion therapy. But how to do it â and where's the evidence?

Jayne Ozanne's call for Group Led Spiritual Abuse to be banned is commendable and yet laden with issues.

'Trump wants you to be in his reality show': US theologian Stanley Hauerwas challenges the Church

American theologian and ethicist Professor Stanley Hauerwas has hit out at Donald Trump and offered a stark challenge to the contemporary Church. 'Donald Trump is an idiot who wants you to be in his reality show', Hauerwas said. 'The challenge is not to let him dominate your life.'

We have them for schools and universities. Why not a league table for churches?

They've become the measure by which we assess the performance of public institutions. What about a league table for churches?

Egypt's Coptic Christians lament jihadist persecution, forgive killers, but ask: 'Where is our government'?

Egypt's Coptic Christians protesting following the latest jihadist attack on their community, and are questioning the lack of government action to protect them.

Mayor of Rio who is also an evangelical bishop cuts funding for Brazil's Rio Carnival

The future of the famous Rio Carnival is in doubt after the public subsidy to the 13 samba schools that organise it was halved

'God revealed himself, even through the valley of the shadow of death': Steven Curtis Chapman talks to Christian Today

Christian Today talks with one of the world's most well-known Christian music stars about his life, music and the story behind it all.

Judge blocks US attempt to send Iraqi Christians back to face perils of ISIS

A Federal District judge has intervened to block the deportation of more than 100 Iraqi Christians who were arrested earlier this month.

Crisis continues: Millions on brink of starvation in South Sudan, despite end of famine

South Sudan is no longer classified as facing a famine, but millions across the country are still at risk of starvation, the children's charity World Vision has warned.

A martyr for our moment: 3 lessons from the radical Christian sacrifice of St Alban

Today is the feast day of St Alban â an iconic British Christian martyr, and one the world may need to remember now more than ever.

'The cross is an offence': Franklin Graham blasts judge's decision to remove 34-foot cross from Florida park

Franklin Graham has blasted as 'ridiculous' a decision by a federal judge ordering that a 34-foot tall cross be takendown from a Florida park on the grounds that it violates the US Constitution.

Archbishop Welby asks Lord Carey to consider his position as assistant bishop over Ball abuse case

Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has written to his predecessor George Carey asking him to consider his position as an honorary assistant bishop in Oxford over criticism of his conduct in the case of the former bishop and convicted abuser Peter Ball.

Most religious groups support gay marriage - with the exception of white evangelical Christians

An extensive survey has found that in no major religious group in America do adherents believe businesses should refuse services to LGBT customers because of their religion. The study also pointed to a dramatic shift in support for same-sex marriage amongst religious groups in the past 13 years.

ISIS demolishes historic mosque in Mosul in \'declaration of defeat\'

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