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  Couple married for 56 years die hours apart still holding hands

  A Michigan couple whose family described as inseparable in life died hours apart while holding hands earlier this month.

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  Billy Graham's daughter says prayers have carried her through breast cancer battle

  Evangelist Anne Graham Lotz has told supporters that 'most' of her battle with cancer is already won as she thanked them for their prayers over the course of her treatment.

• A six-week-old dead embryo is suing an Alabama abortion clinic: Is there a Christian perspective?

  Where do we even start to think about this from any perspective – let alone a Christian one?

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  Teacher who told student to wipe off Ash Wednesday cross apologises

  A teacher in Utah has apologized to a fourth-grade student whom she ordered to remove the ash cross that was on his forehead for Ash Wednesday.

• US envoy for religious freedom slams China's 'war with faith' during Hong Kong visit

  Brownback said Beijing was waging a 'war with faith' and that it needed to respect the fundamental and 'sacred right' of people to worship.

• Is Jesus the answer to depression? Not necessarily

  We can end up feeding the wrong belief of many that 'real Christians' don't have mental health problems, don't self harm and certainly don't take their own lives.

• US high court turns away religious rights case over church grants

  The dispute could have given the justices an opportunity to build on a major 2017 Supreme Court ruling that opened the door to more taxpayer funds going to religious institutions.

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  Independent Advisory Group says Bill Hybels should receive counselling

  'The credibility of the allegations is not based on any one accusation or accuser but on the collective testimony and context of the allegations,' the group said.

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  Managing Momo: Why coddling our kids isn't the way to protect them from harm

  This past week another disturbing internet game hit the news – the Momo challenge.

• Trump says he walked from deal with North Korea's Kim over sanction demands

  Trump said two days of talks in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi had made good progress in building relations and on the key issue of denuclearisation, but it was important not to rush into a bad deal.

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  New poll reveals dramatic shift towards the pro-life position among Americans

  As Democrats continue their radical push for abortion up to birth, a new poll has found that more Americans are embracing the pro-life perspective.

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  Trump administration delights pro-lifers with moves to defund Planned Parenthood

  The Trump administration issued a draft proposal on Friday that would cut millions of dollars in federal funding for abortion providers.

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  Conservative leaders demand action in letter accusing social media giants of censorship

  Conservative leaders are demanding action on what they call the growing threat of online censorship from social media giants, including Facebook, Twitter, Google and YouTube.

• More Christians targeted for faith, says Evangelical Fellowship of India

  The RLC recorded 325 incidents where Christians had been targeted using violence, intimidation or harassment.

• God's Providence: Can we stack the odds in our favour?

  'May the odds be ever in your favour.' These words have become part of an entire generation's vocabulary.