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White, churchgoing evangelicals still overwhelmingly back Trump, research confirms
White, churchgoing evangelicals still overwhelmingly back Trump, research confirms

White, regular-churchgoing evangelicals in the US overwhelming supported and continue to support Donald Trump, research has confirmed.

Ever feel people don\'t like you? Maybe it\'s a spiritual gift
Ever feel people don't like you? Maybe it's a spiritual gift

In a world where every day we hand out and receive 'likes' to one another, it's not hard to see why so many people struggle with their self-esteem.

Hardened gang members tired from all the fighting and violence find freedom in Jesus
Hardened gang members tired from all the fighting and violence find freedom in Jesus

Former gang members who used to live a life of drugs and violence shared how Christ saved them, saying "only Jesus can save," a news report says.

Bill Nye the Science Guy mocks Christian view of sexuality in Netflix show
Bill Nye the Science Guy mocks Christian view of sexuality in Netflix show

Bill Nye is using his new Netflix show "Bill Nye Saves The World" to poke fun at Christian beliefs about sexuality.

Are Christians allowed to get rich?  Billionaire Christian shares his view on business and making money
Are Christians allowed to get rich? Billionaire Christian shares his view on business and making money

Is it wrong for Christians to make lots of money? Hobby Lobby founder David Green - whose net worth, according to Forbes, is $6.2bn - shares his thoughts.

Egyptian church bombings targeted Christian-Muslim unity, says Coptic Patriarch ahead of Pope Francis visit

The two church bombings that killed dozens in Egypt on Palm Sunday were aimed at targeting unity among Muslims and Christians in the most populous Arab nation, the Coptic Patriarch, Tawadros II said yesterday.

The lamp on a stand: How Jesus\' words in Luke 8 are a warning to the internet age
The lamp on a stand: How Jesus' words in Luke 8 are a warning to the internet age

Some of the saying of Jesus are surprisingly dark, when we try to read them with fresh eyes.

China in grip of \'one of the world\'s great spiritual revivals\'
China in grip of 'one of the world's great spiritual revivals'

China is in the grip of 'one of the world's great spiritual revivals', Pulitzer-prize winning author Ian Johnson is claiming.

World-changing faith: Seven leaders who won the prestigious Templeton Prize
World-changing faith: Seven leaders who won the prestigious Templeton Prize

Yesterday saw the announcement of the latest winner of the prestigious Templeton Prize, a £1.1m award that celebrates what its founder called 'marvellous new things going on in religion'. Here are seven of the faith-icons who have received the honour since 1972.

Southern Baptist seminary faculty spark outrage with \'rap\' photo
Southern Baptist seminary faculty spark outrage with 'rap' photo

'Grown adult men gathering together to take a picture and holding a gun no less. Stereotyping and being racist. It's disgusting.'

Israel revives controversial plan for 10,000 new settlement homes in West Bank
Israel revives controversial plan for 10,000 new settlement homes in West Bank

Israel's Housing Ministry is reviving controversial plans for a new neighbourhood in Jerusalem that falls outside of the 1967 borders and inside the West Bank, according to the Israeli TV Channel 10.

Two Aleppo Bishops abducted in 2013 'are still alive,' says Beirut Bishop

Two bishops of Aleppo abducted in 2013 in Syria are still alive, according to the Syriac Orthodox Bishop of Beirut, Daniel Kourie.

Massive investment will fund excavation of site where Peter baptised Cornelius
Massive investment will fund excavation of site where Peter baptised Cornelius

Ancient Caesarea is being excavated and made accessible to visitors in a major new project.

Shakespeare on religion: 8 quotes from the greatest English writer
Shakespeare on religion: 8 quotes from the greatest English writer

His characters take God seriously, and talk the language of belief. Here are nine quotes from Shakespeare on faith.

Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga wins £1.1m Templeton Prize: 7 quotes from an intellectual giant
Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga wins £1.1m Templeton Prize: 7 quotes from an intellectual giant

A prominent American Christian philosopher scholar who made belief in God in a serious option within academic philosophy has been awarded the prestigious Templeton Prize.

Catholic bishop retires early – at 71 – so he can go out and evangelise the world
Catholic bishop retires early – at 71 – so he can go out and evangelise the world

An elderly Italian bishop has retired early in order to become an evangelist.