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Trump: London mayor Sadiq Khan can come to US even though he's a Muslim
The Republican presidential candidate put forth the idea of the ban after deadly attacks by Islamist militants in Paris and California last year.
Rodrigo Duterte, Catholic Church foe, on his way to winning Philippine presidency
Many Filipinos, including leaders of the Roman Catholic Church, regarded Monday's presidential election in their country as a fight between good and evil. The result speaks for itself.
U.S., North Carolina battle over transgender rights, firing off lawsuits against each other
The U.S. federal government and North Carolina are now in direct conflict after the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil rights lawsuit over the state's bathroom privacy law in response to the lawsuits filed by state officials earlier on Monday against the DOJ's directive to stop the implementation of the controversial legislation.
Alabama House passes 2 bills banning dismemberment abortions, restricting clinic locations
The Alabama House of Representatives approved two bills Wednesday that would restrict locations of abortion clinics and ban dismemberment abortions.
Israel accused of 'aggression and intimidation' to World Council of Churches delegates
WCC staff and partners were detained or deported at Ben Gurion airport last week in a manner general secretary Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit described as unprecedented and intolerable.
Persecuted Christians in North Africa receive smuggled Bibles
Constant prayer has helped Christians to smuggle in Bibles and training materials for pastors in a North African country where believers face persecution.
Chief Justice Roy Moore suspended for opposition to gay marriage licenses
A senior judge has been suspended over he told local judges not to grant marriage licenses to gay couples.
Faith leaders, scientists make joint call on President Obama to take steps to minimise threat of 'nuclear catastrophe'
Most people perceive scientists and religious leaders as two groups that are very unlikely to agree with each other, given the fundamental differences in their beliefs. In the United States, however, they came together against a common enemy: nuclear weapons.
Quakes feared as researchers discover chunks of Earth's mantle breaking off under southeastern U.S.
In a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research â Solid Earth, the researchers said that giant chunks of the Earth's mantle--or the middle layer of our planet--under the southeastern region of the US have been periodically breaking off.
Christians being pushed out of their own church by Buddhist monks in Myanmar
Christians in Myanmarâthe Southeast Asian country formerly known as Burmaâare methodically being pushed out of their own church by a powerful Buddhist monk and his followers.
Q: Which country hosts one of the world's fastest growing Christian communities? Clue: Mount Everest
Nepal, the home of the world's highest mountain, Mount Everest, has gained another distinction. The landlocked South Asia country of 31 million people has now become one of the fastest-growing Christian communities in the world. Christians in the Hindu-majority nation now number more than 300,000, and the numbers are still rising, CBN News reports.
ISIS claims attack near Cairo, 8 policemen dead
Gunmen killed eight plainclothes policemen just outside Cairo overnight, the interior ministry said, in an assault claimed by Islamic State.
Pope Francis: I dream of a Europe where being a migrant is not a crime
Pope Francis on Friday lamented a Europe he said had grown "weary" and "entrenched", and urged the continent not to see migrants as criminals.
Historic Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation
Thousands flocked to the capital of Bosnia's Serb statelet on Saturday for the reopening of a historic mosque destroyed during wartime,
Petition with over 400,000 signatures urges U.N. Security Council to declare Christian genocide in Iraq, Syria
More than 400, 000 signatures from citizens all over the world were filed recently at the U.N headquarters seeking the declaration of the Security Council on the persecution of Christians and other minorities in Syria and Iraq as genocide.
Can someone stay married yet divorced at same time? Yes, in Japan, that's possible
In the modern day and age, more and more people are choosing to set aside marriage, and choosing divorce instead. Interestingly, old Japanese couples have found a way to live apart to fulfill their lifelong dreams, while staying married.