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Northern Ireland To Follow England And Wales In Pardons For Gay Men
Northern Ireland To Follow England And Wales In Pardons For Gay Men

Northern Ireland is to follow England and Wales in giving retrospective pardons to gay men convicted of offences that have since been abolished.

Christian Leaders Pledge To Pray And Support The New Trump Presidency
Christian Leaders Pledge To Pray And Support The New Trump Presidency

Christian leaders around the world pledged to work with and support Donald Trump as the new President of the United States. Evangelical Christians were credited by prominent religious leaders as being key to his victory.

Evangelicals Hand Victory To Donald Trump
Evangelicals Hand Victory To Donald Trump

Donald Trump is set to be the next President of the United States of America.

ISIS Abducts Security Forces, Takes Thousands Of Families Hostage
ISIS Abducts Security Forces, Takes Thousands Of Families Hostage

Islamic State fighters abducted 295 former Iraqi Security Forces members near Mosul and also forced 1,500 families to retreat with them, said the UN human rights organisation.

Trump\'s Victory As It Happened: Christian Today\'s Live Blog
Trump's Victory As It Happened: Christian Today's Live Blog

Harry Farley brings you all the results and reaction from the United States presidential election.

10-Year-Old Girl, Kayla Gomez-Orozco, Abducted During Church Prayer Meeting Found Dead In Well; Cousin Charged With Murder
10-Year-Old Girl, Kayla Gomez-Orozco, Abducted During Church Prayer Meeting Found Dead In Well; Cousin Charged With Murder

The 24-year-old cousin of Kayla Gomez, who went missing during a church prayer service, has been charged with murder after her body was discovered in a well at the weekend.

Fears For Millions Of Iraqis Living In Tents As Temperatures Expected To Plummet
Fears For Millions Of Iraqis Living In Tents As Temperatures Expected To Plummet

Millions of people displaced in Iraq will face freezing temperatures this winter, some with little or even no protection against the cold.

Hundreds Of Families Abducted By ISIS, May Be Used As Human Shields
Hundreds Of Families Abducted By ISIS, May Be Used As Human Shields

Spokeswoman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, Ranina Shamdasani, said that 1,500 families were last week forced to retreat from Hammam al-Alil, which lies to the south of Mosul.

Pastor Among 9 Killed in Attack by 2 Female Boko Haram Suicide Bombers in Nigeria
Pastor Among 9 Killed in Attack by 2 Female Boko Haram Suicide Bombers in Nigeria

Two female suicide bombers believed to have ties with the Boko Haram terrorist group blew themselves up in a Nigerian city last week, killing nine people, including a pastor who belonged to the Church of Christ in Nigeria, the persecution watchdog World Watch Monitor reported.

Second Coming of Jesus on November 14? Biggest Supermoon to Appear Since Israel Became a Nation
Second Coming of Jesus on November 14? Biggest Supermoon to Appear Since Israel Became a Nation

Once again, there is talk about the Second Coming of Jesus, the day when Christ will return to earth in fulfilment of His promises and to fulfill the prophecies made about Him.

The Religious Breakdown Across 11 Swing States
The Religious Breakdown Across 11 Swing States

Christian Today has broken down the religious demographics across eleven states based on figures from Pew Research Center.

100 Decapitated Bodies Found In Mass Grave Near Mosul
100 Decapitated Bodies Found In Mass Grave Near Mosul

The grave was found in the School of Agriculture, a college on the outskirts of the town of Hammam al-Alil which was liberated from ISIS yesterday.

Trump vs Clinton - How Can Christians Help Heal A Divided Nation?
Trump vs Clinton - How Can Christians Help Heal A Divided Nation?

Whichever candidate is announced as the winner, there is a chance of legal battles and further fracturing of American society. Can it be avoided? If so, what role should the Church be playing?...

'This Is How We Spread Hope': Iraqi Christians Persecuted By ISIS Donate Money To Help One Another

A priest is encouraging Christians who have fled extreme violence and persecution at the hands of Islamic State to live generously despite their troubles.

US Election: When Will We Know The US Election Result?
US Election: When Will We Know The US Election Result?

It is difficult to predict when the result will be known but in recent races the result has been known by the early hours UK time.

ISIS Is Teaching Children How To Behead And Make Suicide Bombs
ISIS Is Teaching Children How To Behead And Make Suicide Bombs

One father told Save the Children that there was a television in the garden of a local school run by militants "where they were showing propaganda: how to kill and how to make suicide bombs and how to cut heads off".