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US forces on the front line in Iraq in push against IS
U.S. servicemen were seen by a Reuters correspondent near the frontline of an offensive launched on Sunday by Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq that aims to retake a handful of villages from Islamic State east of their Mosul stronghold.
Senior Church leaders - UK should stay in the EU
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, is among a group of church leaders calling on the UK to stay as part of the European Union.
Trans teacher gets $60,000 as school settles harassment suit over fellow tutors' refusal to call her 'they'
A school district in Gresham, Oregon has agreed to pay a transgender teacher $60,000 in settlement after she sued alleging that her co-workers refused to call her by the pronoun "they."
'Worthy of death': Republican lawmaker quotes Bible in denouncing LGBT people and their supporters
A freshman Republican congressman has drawn controversy after he cited the Bible and called LGBTs and their supporters "worthy of death."
Valedictorian defies own school admin, atheist group as he leads graduating class in reciting Lord's Prayer
A valedictorian in Ohio continued his school's 70-year tradition of reciting the "Lord's Prayer" despite legal threat by an atheist group that wanted it scrapped.
Transgender male war vet sues California barbershop for refusing to cut his hair, citing religious beliefs
A transgender male veteran has filed a lawsuit against a barbershop in California after it refused to cut his hair.
President Obama says all great religions have believers that claim their faith as 'licence to kill'
U.S. President Barack Obama underlined "humanity's core contradiction" of war in Hiroshima, Japan on Friday, pointing out that despite the teachings of love and and peace by all of the world's great religions, they all have believers that claim their faith as a "licence to kill."
Removed memorial crosses for fallen soldiers in Georgia put back after public outcry
Memorial Day crosses that honoured fallen soldiers in Hiram, Georgia were put back Wednesday by the city council after they were taken down due to a complaint.
Husband of fitness instructor slain in Texas church tells killer: 'I will forgive you if you surrender'
The husband of a fitness instructor who was murdered in a Texas church last month is willing to forgive her wife's killer only if he or she surrenders.
Acting Brazil president names evangelical leaders to top government posts amid crisis
Amid the political turmoil in Brazil, evangelical Christians are reportedly being brought to the forefront of the political arena as a new government takes provisional charge of the country.
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
The great Sunni and Shia powers were trying to agree a deal on Iranian citizens visiting Mecca
Islamic State advances near Turkish border, civilians trapped
Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.
Bathroom lawsuit could send transgender rights to Supreme Court
A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.
EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?
While discussions about economics and immigration are important, they don't get to the heart of the issue as to whether the UK should remain in the EU. They don'tspeak fully about the key to the whole question â identity.
Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.
20 million out-of-school Arab kids easy targets for recruitment by ISIS, Christian TV station warns
As many as 20 million Arab children are either out of school or are very much at risk of losing their schooling due to various reasons, according to Christian satellite television station SAT-7 which has a ministry in the Middle East and North Africa.