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How are Christian leaders reacting to Trump's firing of FBI Director Comey?
President Donald Trump removed the Director of the FBI from his position earlier this week sparking a firestorm of reaction in Washington DC and beyond. Prominent Christian leaders have been having their say too.
Franklin Graham laments global 'Christian genocide', claims 100,000 are killed annually for their faith
Franklin Graham has called Christians to stand against the global 'Christian genocide', saying that 100,000 believers are killed every year for their faith.
Christianity reasserts itself across former Communist Eastern Europe
Religion is reasserting itself as a major part of national life in Eastern Europe 28 years since the Communist regime suppressed faith and instilled atheism.
Speculations on biblical end times rise again amid natural disasters and fears of nuclear war with North Korea
With the likelihood of a major military conflictâif not a nuclear World War 3âinvolving North Korea and the United States looming larger by the day, speculations about the biblical end times appear to be mounting once again.
9 very hopeful signs for the future of American churches
Yes, there are problems, but there are some really strong signs of hope for the future of the church in the U.S.
Archbishop of Canterbury says Trump could bring peace to the Middle East
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking after touring tense West Bank city of Hebron, said that by using the office of the US president, Donald Trump has the capacity to 'tip things very, very decisively' when it comes to bringing peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
'Joy is the simplest form of gratitude': 12 quotes from legendary theologian Karl Barth
Today is the birthday of Karl Barth, a Swiss pastor, enigmatic thinker, and arguably the greatest theologian of the 20th century.
This Palestinian Muslim and Israeli Jew both lost their kids to the 'other side'. Now they work together for peace
From the Parents Circle, a joint Palestinian Israeli organization of more than 620 families, all of whom have lost a close family member as a result of the conflict, Bassam Aramin and Robi Damelin are in London to tell their remarkable stories of forgiveness and reconciliation
Vatican unites science and faith in cosmology conference celebrating the Big Bang and beyond
The Vatican is gathering the world's top scientists and cosmologists in an effort to better understand the mysteries of the universe. The move may surprise some who have traditionally seen the Church and science at odds.
No parole for Heather Cook, bishop who killed cyclist while driving drunk
The former Episcopal Church bishop who ran over and killed a cyclist in 2014 when she was drunk has been denied parole by the Maryland Parole Commission.
Most US Christians don't have a 'biblical worldview', research claims
In a study conducted with Summit Ministries, Barna found 'strong agreement with ideas unique to nonbiblical worldviews among practising Christians'.
Afghan Christian mother killed in Germany, investigated as religiously motivated attack
A Christian Afghan mother was stabbed and killed just over a week ago in Bayern, Germany. Police are investigating a 'religious motivation' for the attack.
Indonesia's jailing of the Christian governor of Jakarta will embolden extremists
Indonesia's highest profile Christian politician is tonight in a prison cell, sentenced to two years for blasphemy, and the country's reputation for pluralism and religious tolerance is in peril.
'Evangelicalism' is toxic. It's time to kill off the brand
Today, the broad and generous evangelicalism that saw the foundation of the Evangelical Alliance in 1846 across denominational lines, when such collaboration was far less common, is struggling for air.
Christians are putting their money where their morals are on climate change
The Trump administration's attempts to gut climate regulation have pushed climate change back to the top of the news agenda.
Irish police drop prosecution of Stephen Fry for blasphemy over 'God is a maniac' comments
Irish police have ceased an investigation against Stephen Fry for committing blasphemy when he said 'God is a maniac' on Irish TV, after only one viewer had made a complaint.