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Russian Orthodox TV network attacks LGBT people by offering to pay for one-way flights
A Russian religious TV network affiliated to President Putin has offered to pay for one-way plane tickets for gay people out of the country.
Top Muslim scholars seek new law saying violence in God's name is 'incompatible with Islam'
Leading Islamic scholars in Egypt are attempting to have it enshrined in law that violence in the name of religion is incompatible with Islam.
Rebel 'missionary bishop' Andy Lines to be consecrated
A controversial 'missionary bishop' will today be consecrated at an Anglican conference in Wheaton College, Illinois.
Why are more than 1 million Russians queuing to see a saint's rib?
More than 1 million Russians have queued for hours in the last month for a glimpse of a relic from St Nicholas.
New ISIS propaganda video surfaces showing brainwashed children executing victims at point blank
Another video created by the Islamic State terror group has surfaced showing two captured brainwashed children, part of the so-called cubs of the caliphate, shooting two prisoners in the back of the head.
Cardinal George Pell: Key facts that we know about him
Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis's most senior advisers, was charged with multiple historical sex offences on Thursday.
Leader of Islamist terror group in Nigeria makes chilling proclamation: There is no room for Christians
Abubakar Shekau told Islamic clerics there was 'no way' Muslims and Christians could work together.
Abortions for Northern Irish women free on NHS, MPs told
Abortions for Northern Irish women will be allowed on the NHS, the chancellor announced today, in a major concession to avoid a Tory rebellion in the House of Commons.
DNA found in ancient Egyptian mummies supports Biblical narrative of descendants from Noah's son Ham
The biblical narrative that the first Egyptian Dynasty descended from the biblical Ham, the son of Noah, as told in the book of Genesis, could well be supported by recent research based on DNA taken from Egyptian mummies, analysts said.
Would you rather an atheist to an evangelical Christian as Prime Minister? Canadians say they would
Canadians would rather vote for an atheist than an evangelical Christian, a new poll suggests.
Christian charity welcomes ruling on Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws
Christians have welcomed a legal ruling today that Northern Ireland's strict abortion legislation is not incompatible with human rights after three judges in the Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled it was not up to the courts to decide on abortion law but local government.
The spiritual genius of Rowan Williams: Thoughts on the 3rd anniversary of his visit to a Jewish-Christian dialogue group
On the extraordinary contribution to Jewish Christian relations in the contemporary era by the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams
Children suffer and Britain faces perilous future as poverty deepens across the nation
A Church of England bishop is leading calls for change as a new report shows a worrying failure by successive governments over two decades to narrow the gap between the rich and poor.
Number of Islamic extremists arrested in Europe rises, more women and children suspected of involvement in terror plots
More Islamist extremist suspects were arrested in the European Union (EU) last year, and more women and children were involved in terrorist plots, Europol stated in a new report.
California megachurch pastor steps down for unspecified 'personal misjudgements'
California megachurch pastor Fred K.C. Price Jnr has stepped down from leading Crenshaw Christian Center citing unspecified 'personal misjudgements'.
Franklin Graham hails quarterback Derek Carr: 'Derek isn't ashamed to talk about his walk with Jesus Christ'
Evangelist Franklin Graham has spoken out in praise of Oaklands Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, a committed Christian, after he said the first thing he will do with his new record earnings is tithe to his church.