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'We will continue to minister the healing Gospel of Jesus': Benny Hinn responds to tax raid
Pastor Benny Hinn has responded to the raid on his offices in the US by the Inland Revenue and Postal services by invoking the healing and saving Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Donald Trump is a 'dream president' for evangelical Christians, says Jerry Falwell Jr
Speaking to Fox News after Trump's first 100 days in office, the president of Liberty University outlined why evangelicals 'love' Trump and what he is doing in office.

'Repent, America!': Recording of Martin Luther King's final staff meeting is to go on sale
A secret recording of Martin Luther King's final meeting before he was assassinated will be auctioned next week, 49 years after he died.

GAFCON should stay out of our territory, says Scottish Anglican leader
Bishop of St Andrew's David Chillingworth was speaking in response to an announcement by the conservative group GAFCON that it is to appoint a special bishop' for conservative Christians in Europe.

'Miracle' as 45 worshippers survive unharmed after tornado destroys Texas church
Around 45 churchgoers in Texas are grateful to be alive after a deadly tornado destroyed most of the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church as they gathered to honour high school graduates on Saturday night, CNN reported.

Church hits out at 'fake sacraments' after woman ordained as Catholic priest
The Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests has stated that Abigail Eltzroth was ordained on Sunday at the independent Jubilee Community centre in Asheville, North Carolina.

'Gay conversion' therapy ban remains in California as Christian challenge rejected by US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court yesterday rejected an evangelical Christian minister's attempt to overturn California's ban on'gay conversion' therapy aimed at turning youths under the age of 18 away from homosexuality.

Why so many churches are abandoning the 11am service and seeing 'Wednesday as the new Sunday'
If times were a-changin' even during the glory days of Bob Dylan in the early '60s, how much more now when changes to nearly everything are happening much faster?

How are evangelical Christians in Egypt coping with persecution?
The world's eyes have been on the Catholic and Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt following the Pope and his visit over the weekend. But Egypt also has thousands of evangelical Christians, continuing to follow their faith in God in spite of growing persecution by Islamists.

I survived the Boston marathon bombing. But life as I knew it came to an end
The blast wave hit like a freight train and I felt as if the street itself had exploded. All of a sudden I found myself thrown back, sprawled on the ground, like something out of a movie.

Unmarried Christian woman about to abort her baby changes her mind after an unexpected encounter
An unmarried woman who "fit the role of a perfect daughter and perfect Christian" in a very religious family in south-west Florida found herself in a major quandary when she discovered she was pregnant.
Mike Pence's wife Karen recalls struggle to conceive, says children came along in God's perfect timing
"If it's going to happen, it's going to happen, and it's going to happen in God's time," she said.

Christian couple credit faith in God after their 11-ounce baby girl survives birth at just 25 weeks
A couple from Texas is crediting their family's faith for the miraculous survival of their newborn baby who weighed in at 11 ounces and arrived at just 25 weeks.
Polls show Labour gaining on Tories, though still trailing
Three polls on Saturday showed a rise in support for the opposition Labour party, although the governing Conservative party maintained a commanding lead.

First CofE vicar to marry same-sex partner has resigned
Andrew Foreshew-Cain, the first Church of England vicar to enter into a same-sex marriage, is resigning as a parish priest today.

Attack at Hillsong church leaves security guard unconscious, worshippers injured
Young worshippers at a Hillsong church have been injured and a security guard knocked out after a brawl outside one of the church's Sydney campuses.