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This time, ISIS uses flamethrower to execute 6 of its leaders in Iraq for trying to escape to Syria
This time, ISIS uses flamethrower to execute 6 of its leaders in Iraq for trying to escape to Syria

New method, same old savagery. The Islamic State (ISIS) has found yet another barbaric way to kill its enemies.

Religion off-limits in Red Cross shelters? Officer told to get out after praying with Louisiana flood victims
Religion off-limits in Red Cross shelters? Officer told to get out after praying with Louisiana flood victims

Has it come to this in America? A humanitarian organisation that has the Christian cross in its name and symbol is apparently now shunning Christian prayers and Bibles in its shelters for flood victims in Louisiana.

Pastor found dead in car with self-inflicted gunshot wound after weeklong vacation; no suicide note

Why? That's the question on everyone's mind at the Valley Presbyterian Church in Green Valley, Arizona following the mysterious death, allegedly by a self-inflicted" gunshot wound, of pastor and former Navy chaplain Lawrence "Larry" DeLong, the Christian Post reports.

Senior Church of England clergyman arrested on suspicion of voyeurism
Senior Church of England clergyman arrested on suspicion of voyeurism

Rev Martin Thrower was suspended by the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich diocese after he was arrested in Ipswich. He has been bailed to return to Suffolk police in October.

Israel condemned for \'secret trial\' of Christian charity World Vision\'s Gaza director
Israel condemned for 'secret trial' of Christian charity World Vision's Gaza director

Amnesty International has warned Israel not to continue with a "secret trial" of the Christian charity World Vision's Gaza director amid reports that media and the charity's staff were barred from the trial and an undisclosed allegation of mistreatment in custody.

Egypt: Lawmakers fear that new church law will discriminate against Christians

Egypt has passed a law on building and restoring churches after weeks of heavy criticism from the Coptic Christian community.

Christian woman sues after being told to remove her headscarf
Christian woman sues after being told to remove her headscarf

A Christian woman is taking legal action against Alabama county officials she was told to remove her headscarf before taking her driver's licence photo.

Nun who survived Italy earthquake wonders why God saved her and not others
Nun who survived Italy earthquake wonders why God saved her and not others

The 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit Italy on Wednesday awakened Sister Marjana Lleshi.

UK and France pledge to \'step up\' cooperation over Calais refugee crisis
UK and France pledge to 'step up' cooperation over Calais refugee crisis

The UK and France have pledged to "step up" cooperation to improve the situation in Calais where some 7,000 migrants have congregated at the Channel tunnel port.

UN slams France\'s burkini ban in damning intervention
UN slams France's burkini ban in damning intervention

The United Nations human rights office has urged France to repeal its "stupid" ban on burkinis, saying they did not improve security and only fuelled religious intolerance.

Pakistani Christian girl abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry faces death threats
Pakistani Christian girl abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry faces death threats

A Pakistani Christian woman who is deaf and dumb and was abducted and forced to convert and marry a Muslim is facing death threats after she managed to escape and return to her family.

ISIS using fake passports to send fanatics to Europe in preparation for attack, top intel official warns
ISIS using fake passports to send fanatics to Europe in preparation for attack, top intel official warns

It's like a report of an approaching giant storm that will inevitably hit land, with devastating results foreseen.

Fears of trafficking as police reveal 9000 child refugees are missing in Germany alone
Fears of trafficking as police reveal 9000 child refugees are missing in Germany alone

The number of missing child refugees in Germany has doubled since the start of the year with almost 9,000 feared to have disappeared.

Christianity at risk of dying out in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, Orthodox Church leader warns
Christianity at risk of dying out in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq, Orthodox Church leader warns

Christianity is in danger of disappearing across entire countries in the Middle East, the land of its birth, according to a senior Orthodox Church leader.

Australia: Six pastors and a nun \'arrested\' after protest over Nauru detention centre
Australia: Six pastors and a nun 'arrested' after protest over Nauru detention centre

Six pastors and a nun taking part in a protest at the Australian Prime Minister's office against the off-shore detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru have said they were "arrested" after refusing to leave.

Iraq: Displaced children taken from camps to fight ISIS
Iraq: Displaced children taken from camps to fight ISIS

Child refugees are being recruited from camps in Iraq to fight ISIS, according to Human Right Watch.