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Should the US President be Christlike? Trump supporters don\'t think so
Should the US President be Christlike? Trump supporters don't think so

Should American Christians want their President to be Christlike? As Donald Trump draws closer to potential election victory, the answer to that from evangelicals may not be as clear as you'd think.

\'Our confidence is in God,\' says minister father of Brit facing extradition to US
'Our confidence is in God,' says minister father of Brit facing extradition to US

A Baptist minister whose son is to be extradited to the United States on hacking charges has spoken of his "confidence" in the justice of God.

Teen Christian boy \'murdered\' and hung from a tree in Pakistan
Teen Christian boy 'murdered' and hung from a tree in Pakistan

A 14-year-old Christian boy has been murdered and his dead body hung in a tree in Faisalabad, according to a charity helping Christians persecuted in Pakistan.

Foodbank harvest appeal: \'Parents are going without food so their children don\'t starve.\'
Foodbank harvest appeal: 'Parents are going without food so their children don't starve.'

In its Combined Harvest appeal, the Trussell Trust Foodbank Network is calling for both cash and food donations so adults and children don't have to go hungry this winter.

Churches burned and members threatened with violence: The reality of being a Christian in Cuba
Churches burned and members threatened with violence: The reality of being a Christian in Cuba

Amid an escalating crackdown on churches in Cuba, a prominent pastor and religious freedom activist has warned that "the threat of physical violence... comes with the territory of being a Christian" in the Caribbean island.

Australia: Anglican bishop backs same-sex marriage ahead of possible referendum
Australia: Anglican bishop backs same-sex marriage ahead of possible referendum

An Anglican bishop in Australia has come out in favour of same-sex marriage ahead of a possible referendum on the issue next February.

Trump and Clinton the most \'deeply flawed\' candidates in 50 years, says US Archbishop
Trump and Clinton the most 'deeply flawed' candidates in 50 years, says US Archbishop

The Archbishop of Philadelphia has said that in his 50 years of voting America has never offered up "two such deeply flawed presidential candidates" as Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Christian groups slam Israel over Gaza \'prison\', call on US to cut military aid
Christian groups slam Israel over Gaza 'prison', call on US to cut military aid

Two leading Christian groups have strongly criticised Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory, demanded the Jewish state end the "prison-like conditions" in Gaza and called on the US to cancel its military aid budget to its Middle Eastern ally.

Nigel Farage calls on the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
Nigel Farage calls on the Archbishop of Canterbury to step down

Outgoing UKIP leader accuses Justin Welby of failing to stand up for Britain's Christian culture.

Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK
Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK

Steven Anderson was due to be travelling through London en route to South Africa and Botswana. Now it has emerged he has also been banned from the UK.

Evangelicals in Egypt head to US in support of President Sisi\'s UN visit
Evangelicals in Egypt head to US in support of President Sisi's UN visit

A delegation from the Evangelical Church in Egypt left Cairo yesterday to head to the US in support of President Abdel-Fattah Sisi during his visit to the United Nations (UN) headquarters to attend next week's UN General Assembly.

A baby that doctors said couldn\'t possibly survive because of defects beats all the odds with miraculous birth
A baby that doctors said couldn't possibly survive because of defects beats all the odds with miraculous birth

"No way will your baby be born alive." Ashley Shirley, a mother from Cincinnati, Ohio, received this brutal pronouncement from her doctors who saw all sorts of birth defects on the two-month-old baby she was carrying, CBN News reports.

Future shocker? 2 men, or even just one man, can make baby; no need for women\'s egg, U.K. study shows
Future shocker? 2 men, or even just one man, can make baby; no need for women's egg, U.K. study shows

In the future, two men can make a baby. Even more shocking, just one man can make his own offspring. Yes, no need for a woman to supply the eggs.

Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls
Syria ceasefire deal in balance as Aleppo aid plan stalls

Russia said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.

Pro-life leaders warn against growing trend of women delaying pregnancy, freezing their egg cells
Pro-life leaders warn against growing trend of women delaying pregnancy, freezing their egg cells

Leaders of pro-life groups are warning women against jumping into the trend of preserving their egg cells, saying this is a perversion of goodness and love that is the essence of marriage and reproduction.

Manny Pacquiao sorry for equating gays to animals, but stands firm on his biblical beliefs that homosexuality is wrong
Manny Pacquiao sorry for equating gays to animals, but stands firm on his biblical beliefs that homosexuality is wrong

One of the things that Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao feels most guilty about is the way he compared people from the homosexual community to animals. He earlier said that same-sex couples are "worse than animals" because they have sexual relations with one another, much to the chagrin of the LGBT community.