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Muslim refugee converts to Christianity forgive their persecutors
Christian faith has brought new hope, forgiveness and a freedom from fear to Muslim converts to Christianity living in refugee camps, according to RT.

Charleston massacre: Church shooting suspect Dylann Roof's trial to begin November 2016
The federal death penalty trial for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine black members of Charleston's Emanuel AME Church in a racially motivated attack, will begin on November 7, a judge said Tuesday.

Pope Francis 'never ceases to amaze' as he gifts disabled elderly couple with electric scooter
Pope Francis did not earn the monicker "The People's Pope" for nothing, because the head of the Roman Catholic Church indeed takes time to listen to the people's needs and be a good friend to them.

ACLU official resigns over transgender bathroom issue, safety concerns for her children
The interim director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Georgia has resigned over disagreement on a case concerning a North Carolina law that prohibits transgenders from using bathrooms according to their gender identity and on her concerns about her children's privacy and safety.

7-year-old boy barred from sharing Bible verses in California school; sheriff visits family's home to issue warning
A seven-year-old student at a school in Palmdale, California has been barred by his school to distribute Bible verses during lunch time in school. The boy was also visited by a sheriff who told his family that their boy should stop the distribution of Bible verses because "someone might be offended."

Christian convert who helped pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran 'one step from death' in Tehran prison
Nasim Naghash Zargaran, a Christian woman who assisted Pastor Saeed Abedini while he was imprisoned in Iran, is just "one step from death" and in desperate need of prayers as she languished in a prison in Tehran.

'This is the Lord's doing': Pastor survives gunshot to the head as bullet inexplicably veers off
A pastor in Houston, Texas thought she was gone for good when a man started shooting outside a beauty salon in Minneapolis where she was having her hair done last week.

U.N. experts slam extremely 'irresponsible' comments by Philippine president-elect Duterte justifying the killing of journalists
Two United Nations human rights experts strongly condemned recent statements made by Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte suggesting that journalists are not exempt for assassination, urging the incoming leader to immediately stop instigating deadly violence.

The devil goes shopping? Video shows woman allegedly possessed by 'evil spirit' inside supermarket in China
Here's another reason to always pray and stay close to God: The devil can take hold of your body, even in ordinary places.

Work starts on restoration of the Tomb of Jesus
For the first time in two centuries, restoration work has begun on the Tomb of Jesus in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Baghdad Patriarch urges Muslims to renounce fundamentalism during Ramadan
Muslims in Iraq should celebrate Ramadan by "renouncing sectarianism and fundamentalism", the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Sako of Baghdad has said.

Bodnariu case: European watchdog to investigate authorities after Christian couple reunited with their children
The five children of Ruth and Marius Bodnariu were taken from them last November over allegations that they had spanked them, which is illegal in Norway.

Bangladesh: Elderly Hindu priest hacked to death by suspected Islamists
Three militants riding on a motorcycle killed Ananta Gopal Ganguly, 70, by slitting his throat when he was on his way to the temple he served in Jhenaidah district.

Thousands of atheists gather at National Mall in D.C. in show of political strength
Although the turnout turned out to be fewer than what the organisers expected, thousands of professing atheists and agnostics from across America gathered at the National Mall in Washington D.C. on Saturday for their second "Reason Rally."

'Terrorists mean what they say': Terror expert advises Americans to take travel warnings to Europe seriously
A counterterrorism expert advised residents of the United States to take the American government's travel warnings against Europe seriously, knowing how terrorists are known to keep their word on their evil plans.

France, Belgium face new wave of attacks against Catholics by suspected Islamist militants
Catholics in France and Belgiumâtwo countries still haunted by bloody terrorist attacks by the Islamic State (ISIS)âare facing a new wave of attacks from suspected Islamist militants, the latest of which was the burning of the altar at the Church of St. Madeleine-de-l'Ãle in Martigues, about 800 km south of Paris.