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Muslim convert to Christianity Nabeel Qureshi: 'Christ has revolutionised my life'
The Muslim convert to Christianity who is emerging as one of the world's leading experts on Islam has issued a chilling warning of the fundamental violence within the faith.

Greece set to become country-wide refugee camp, Catholic relief agency warns
Greece is effectively being converted into a refugee camp by tighter border restrictions in Europe, the Catholic Church's relief and development agency has said.

Syrian pastor: 'God is waking up a sleeping Church', more people becoming Christians than ever before
More people, including Muslims, are coming to Christ in Syria than ever before, as the five year anniversary of the civil war approaches, according to a persecution charity.

Congress to vote on labelling Christian persecution in the Middle East 'genocide', as pressure on Obama grows
The US Congress will on Monday decide whether to recognise atrocities committed against Christians and other religious minorities as genocide.

2,000 Catholics pray at Planned Parenthood centre in Denver
Almost 2,000 Christians gathered to peacefully prayer walk around a Planned Parenthood centre in Denver last Saturday.

The persecuted Christians you don't see on the news
A new report says believers in West Papua, Indonesia, are under pressure.

Photo of teenager praying for homeless man goes viral
A photo of a teenage boy who prayed for a sleeping homeless man on the street has gone viral.

German authorities are ignoring the abuse of Christian refugees, persecution charity says
Christians refugees are being psychologically abused, physically mistreated and denied food at Muslim-dominated camps in Germany, according to a Christian persecution organisation.

ISIS document leak: 'Good Christian boy' revealed as British jihadist
A British former "church boy" was among the 1,763 ISIS jihadists whose recruitment forms were leaked this week.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is right: British people are afraid of the refugee crisis
Justin Welby is an astute politician, a consummate media performer and sensitive to the different constituencies he has to serve. Far more than that, he's prayerful and deeply serious about reconciliation. This isn't a man looking to stir up the perennial hornets' nest.

It is not racist to fear migrants, says Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby said: "There is a tendency to say 'those people are racist', which is just outrageous, absolutely outrageous."

Republicans rediscover civility but Trump's Islam comments draw attacks
US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States.

Rubio 'finished' as Trump takes huge lead in polls; GOP front-runner says race is over if he wins Florida, Ohio on March 15
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is leading Florida Sen. Marco Rubio in the latter's home state by 23 percent among Florida's likely Republican voters just days before the March 15 primary, prompting the former chairman of the state's Republican Party to declare that Rubio's campaign is "pretty much finished."

'I think Islam hates us,' Donald Trump says in latest anti-Muslim rant, swiftly drawing vehement rebuttals
Donald Trump once again stirred up the pot of religious and racial animosity on Wednesday, saying in a television interview that "I think Islam hates us."

'We were beaten and raped continuously for two weeks': 17-year-old Yazidi girl reveals life in ISIS captivity
A teenage girl who was abducted by ISIS and used as a sex slave has spoken out about her experience, and having to leave her child born as a result of rape behind when she escaped.

Christian magistrate fired for saying gay adoption 'not best for child' on TV
A Christian magistrate has been removed from his position after he appeared on TV discussing adoption by gay couples. Richard Page JP was interviewed earlier this week by the BBC.