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'Please help stop these people starving to death' Archbishop aide pleads for Anglicans to act against famine
A senior adviser to the Archbishop of Canterbury called on UK Christians to take part in this Sunday's Day of Prayer to End Famine as record numbers of people around the world face death by starvation.

Trump says former FBI director Comey is a 'nut job'
A new and damaging leak on the bizarre pronouncements of President Donald Trump reveals that he has described former FBI director James Comey as a 'real nut job'.

Ray Comfort defends God of the Old Testament against atheists who call Him 'tyrannical'
Evangelist and Young Earth Creationist Ray Comfort has addressed atheists who believe the God of the Old Testament to be a "tyrannical dictator" by arguing that without God's judgment, there would be no justice in the world.

Guardian angel? Little boy's photograph of strange cloud figure shocks his mum
7-year-old Aasher, who has Down syndrome, was flying with his parents back to Houston when he snapped the strange cloud formation on his mum's cellphone.

Woman driving to Bible study survives horrific crash that saw her car ripped apart by SUV in wrong lane
Apol Lansang prayed to God to save her moments before her car was struck by an SUV driving in the wrong lane.

Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell sang about Jesus and Heaven in final concert before committing suicide
"In My Time of Dying," which has been covered by Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin, contains lyrics referencing Jesus and heaven, and deals with death and mortality.

The most likely people to fight online are white, Christian, male millennials
A new study explores the phenomenon of online conflict - who does it and why?

William Gladstone's eight greatest quotes on the day he died
A faithful churchgoer in the Church of England Gladstone, who died on this day, worked to remove restrictions and prejudice against Catholics during his time in office.

Vice President Mike Pence under fire for calling Christian persecution 'genocide'
US Vice President Mike Pence has received criticism for describing Christian persecution by ISIS as 'genocide'.

6 forgotten works from big name Christian authors
There are popular and influential authors who have great work which has been somewhat overlooked. Here we list some of the options you could add to the reading list this summer...

Amoral America? Many in US fear its moral decline - but say right and wrong are relative
Recent surveys suggest that most Americans are concerned about moral decline in the country. However, many â particularly in younger generations, do not consider morality to be unchanging.
Trump in Saudi Arabia: Why is the Islamic Kingdom his first Presidential visit?
Here we look at three factors which mean Trump is determined to get round a table in Riyadh.

Marcus Mumford: 'I really love Jesus. I always have and I always will'
Famed musician and Mumford & Sons front-man Marcus Mumford has spoken up about his faith, saying, 'I really love Jesus. I always have and I always will'.

Does anyone care about young people in this election?
Behind every young person who doesn't turn up to vote is a story â a series of consequences that led them to feel politics isn't for them

Who should play TV's 'New Pope'?
Jude Law was cast as he Young Pope. With a casting search underway to play the central role in a new drama, The New Pope, Christian Today thought it would be helpful to present the producers with a few options. Here's our entirely speculative list of actors who'd each bring something very different to the role of Pope

The 'Great Disruption' happened 174 years ago this week. Why does it matter? Why should we care?
On May 18, 1843, 174 years ago, 121 ministers and 73 elders got up and walked out of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland being held in St Andrew's Church, Edinburgh. Why should we bother even noting this, never mind reading and thinking about it?