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Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha as May and Welby issue warm messages
Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha as May and Welby issue warm messages

Muslims around the world today celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday, one of the two most important festivals of the Islamic calendar.

Academic finds that EU \'leave\' voters do not equate Bible with British values
Academic finds that EU 'leave' voters do not equate Bible with British values

Politicians who appealed to the Bible and "British values" in an attempt to persuade voters to opt to "remain" in the European Union might actually have had the opposite effect and made them more likely to vote "leave", according to a new study.

L.A. pastor, sports legend from Bethel Church to compete in mind-boggling race: 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents
L.A. pastor, sports legend from Bethel Church to compete in mind-boggling race: 7 marathons in 7 days on 7 continents

A pastor and a legendary runner are facing the biggest test of their lives.

West doing little to stop Christian genocide in Mideast, activists say: \'Wilfully blind or, worse, disinterested?\'
West doing little to stop Christian genocide in Mideast, activists say: 'Wilfully blind or, worse, disinterested?'

They pointed their finger at the genocide happening in the Middle East and then ... well, that's just about it.

15 years later, 9/11 survivor recalls miracle at 81st floor of World Trade Center: \'By the Grace of God\'
15 years later, 9/11 survivor recalls miracle at 81st floor of World Trade Center: 'By the Grace of God'

Jean Potter believes she heard the voice of God loud and clear on the morning of September 11, 2001 at the 81st floor of the World Trade Center when the terrorists struck with their hijacked planes.

China: Gay student files lawsuit against Government over textbooks describing homosexuality as \'disorder\'
China: Gay student files lawsuit against Government over textbooks describing homosexuality as 'disorder'

A gay Chinese student activist today filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Education over school textbooks describing homosexuality as a mental disorder, in the latest step by China's small but growing gay rights movement.

Paralympics swimmer gives praise to God after her second gold medal
Paralympics swimmer gives praise to God after her second gold medal

Bethany Firth had no doubt who to thank for her second gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games. Almost before catching her breath, Firth, from Northern Ireland, raised her eyes and praised God.

Pope Francis: True evangelising is not debating or winning arguments
Pope Francis: True evangelising is not debating or winning arguments

Pope Francis has said that evangelising is not to knock on doors declaring that 'Christ is risen' but instead to live out the faith through actions and to talk "with meekness, with love, with no desire to win an argument".

Clinton running-mate Tim Kaine believes Catholic Church on path to backing gay marriage
Clinton running-mate Tim Kaine believes Catholic Church on path to backing gay marriage

Hillary Clinton's Catholic running mate Tim Kaine believes his Church is on the road to dropping its opposition to gay marriage.

Trump well received by Values Voter Summit as evangelical leader attacks \'namby pamby\' voters who reject him
Trump well received by Values Voter Summit as evangelical leader attacks 'namby pamby' voters who reject him

Donald Trump was well received by an evangelical conference on Friday, emphasising his promise to repeal the Johnson Amendment which bars churches and other religious institutions from engaging in political advocacy.

Britain must do more to help refugees, say Christian and other faith leaders
Britain must do more to help refugees, say Christian and other faith leaders

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams heads a list of more than 200 religious leaders who call for more refugees to be admitted into the UK.

Blow to Clinton campaign as she falls ill at 9/11 memorial
Blow to Clinton campaign as she falls ill at 9/11 memorial

Hillary Clinton is suffering from pneumonia, the Democratic presidential candidate's personal doctor said on Sunday after she fell ill at a September 11 memorial.

Germany\'s Christian Social Union seeks to prioritise Christian migrants over Muslims
Germany's Christian Social Union seeks to prioritise Christian migrants over Muslims

Christian refugees from war-torn areas in the Middle East may soon get prioritised for entry in Germany, if German Chancellor Angela Merkel will heed the suggestion of her conservative allies from the Christian Social Union (CSU).

Americans think it\'s inappropriate for Christian pastors to endorse politicians
Americans think it's inappropriate for Christian pastors to endorse politicians

Should American pastors use Church services to endorse their preferred political candidates? A big majority of people from the United States think this is unacceptable behavior.

Poland\'s president asks U.K. church leaders to help protect Polish communities
Poland's president asks U.K. church leaders to help protect Polish communities

A number of Polish citizens are experiencing attacks in the United Kingdom, prompting the president of Poland, Andrzej Duda, to call for the help of Church officials in the European nation.

Christians join forces with Muslims in voicing out concern over hate crimes in India
Christians join forces with Muslims in voicing out concern over hate crimes in India

Fifty Christian and Muslim religious leaders gathered in India's capital New Delhi to discuss "challenges for the freedom of religion and belief in India" under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and to tackle ways on how to address the increasing violence against religious minorities in the Hindu-dominated South Asian nation.