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Why We Need To Stop Calling Our Opponents 'Evil'
Evil is real. But it's not helpful to invoke it too often, says Andy Walton.

Christian Cemetery Vandalised In Israel
A Christian Arab cemetery in Northern Israel has been desecrated by vandals, with offensive Arabic graffiti left on graves and headstones.

Human Rights Groups Condemn Persecution Of Iranian Christians
19 different human rights and religious organisations have condemned the treatment of Christians by the regime in Iran.

Religion Gives Brain a Rewarding Experience â Just Like Listening to Rock and Roll Music, Study Shows
What do taking drugs, engaging in gambling, having sex and listening to rock and roll have in common with going to church? These activities may appear very diametrically opposed at first glance, but a recent study showed how they are linked: They all give the brain a rewarding experience.

Hundreds of U.S. Churches Offering Refuge to Undocumented Migrants as Trump Presidency Looms
Hundreds of churches in the United States are offering to open their doors to undocumented migrants, a few weeks before President-elect Donald Trump takes over the White House and possibly make good on his campaign promise to launch a major crackdown on illegal immigrants.

'Jesus Did It': Sickly Boy Turned Olympic Track Star Wayde van Niekerk Defies Odds
"Jesus did it." South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk wrote those words with a picture of himself on his knees posted on his Twitter account.

Fulfilling Jeremiah 30 Prophecy? Israel Seeks to Ban Muslim Prayer Call
Israeli leaders want to impose a ban on the Muslim call to prayer, a controversial plan that Christian news site Charisma News said "could be part of the fulfillment of Jeremiah 30," a prophecy foretelling a time when God would restore His people to their lands.

World's Largest Refugee Camp Turned Terrorism Breeding Ground Set to Close: 'Like Throwing People Into Fire'
Imagine hundreds of thousands of people "thrown into a fire." That was the image in the mind of a Somali refugee in Kenya named Mohammed, one of the more than 340,000 refugees living in a desert refugee camp near the border of Kenya and Somalia. It is the world's largest refugee camp.

Pastor Suffers Fatal Heart Attack After Singing 'In His Presence' At Florida Church
Without warning, a silent killer visited a pastor in Florida while he was singing during service on Sunday.

Persecuted Christians Need Your Support, EU Officials Told
European Union officials were urged to help persecuted Christians in the 12th meeting of religious leaders.

Thousands Pack Chapeco Cathedral To Mourn Plane Crash Victims
Thousands squeezed into Chapeco cathedral, Brazil, on Tuesday evening to mourn the death of 71 people who died in a plane crash on Monday night.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 search update: Google Earth may be the key to obtaining more details about crash
An independent investigator claims that he is able to gather more information using Google Earth in order to finally explain what happened to the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Assad Aims To Take Aleppo Before Trump Takes Office
Syria and its allies aim to drive rebels from Aleppo before Donald Trump takes office as US President, a senior official in the pro-Damascus military alliance has said.

Christian Kids Being Bullied By Muslim Migrants in Germany, Priest Says
Young Christian migrants in Germany are experiencing persecution in their early years in the form of bullying by their Muslim counterparts, a Roman Catholic priest helping out in refugee camps revealed.

Christian Teaching Assistant Gets Apology From School After Being Treated 'Like a Criminal' for Opposing Gay Marriage
A black Christian woman working as a teaching assistant in the United Kingdom has recently gotten an apology from the school she works in, after she was supposedly treated "like a criminal" for expressing her opposition to gay unions during a class.

Christians in Iraq Unite in Prayer to Ask God to Help Them Rebuild Their Homes Destroyed By ISIS
Amid all the ruins and destruction around them, Christians in Iraq are uniting to call for God's help so that they can rebuild their homes and return to normal life.