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Donald Trump gets only little support from pastors, showing 'huge gap between pulpit and pew'

A recent survey conducted in mid-January by Nashville-based Christian research organization showed that the controversial businessman only had five percent support from Protestant pastors, ranking only the religious leaders' fourth choice among all the other Republican presidential hopefuls.

Residents from small Montana towns stand firm against plan to accept Muslim refugees

Rural folks from the small towns of Helena and Missoula are planning to hold a protest rally on Monday morning in front of the county courthouse in Missoula to oppose some urban elite's plan to allow Muslim migrant settlements in their areas.

Archbishops set aside Pentecost 2016 in bid to evangelise England

The Archbishop of Canterbury is heading the biggest evangelism project in the UK so far this millennium. Every cathedral, church and clergyman and woman in the land is being urged to share their faith and win new converts to Christianity.

Iraq needs $1.56 billion for humanitarian response to ISIS in 2016

Iraq needs $1.56 billion this year to finance its emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State, according to a government report released on Sunday.

Masked mob threatening migrants go on the rampage in Stockholm

A gang of masked, black-clad men rampaged through the streets of Stockholm on Friday night after handing out leaflets threatening to attack migrant street youths.

North Korea preparing to launch rocket in space soon in bid to develop ICBM, U.S. officials warn

U.S officials claim that North Korea is preparing for no less than a space launch soon as reportedly shown in the recently obtained satellite imagery of a site around the Sohae Satellite Launching Station.

Sweden to expel 80,000 refugees after crime surge, lack of resources prompt policy reversal

Sweden is compelled to remove almost half of immigrants who have existing applications for asylum claims in the country as crime incidents among migrants have increased significantly since last year and government's resources to handle the disturbances are increasingly depleting.

Clergy could soon be allowed to take services in jeans and hoodies

The habit of dressing down on Sundays is to become legal for the first time as the General Synod prepares to debate a new law to allow clergy to wear casual clothes during services.

Syrian opposition to go to Geneva as peace talks open

Syria's main opposition group agreed to travel to Geneva, where the United Nations on Friday opened peace talks to end the country's five-year-old war.

Ten dead as migrant boat sinks off Turkish coast

Ten people drowned while 43 others were rescued after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off Turkey's western coast, Turkish news agency Dogan reported on Saturday.

School teacher changes 'God' to 'Allah' in Christian hymn to avoid offending Muslims

Parents of 10-year-old students in Austria became furious and have complained to authorities after a teacher assigned a homework for kids to learn a Christian hymn but changed the lyrics from "God" to "Allah."

Radical Islamists growing, openly recruiting refugees in Berlin, German official reveals

The number of radical Islamists in Berlin has nearly doubled in just five years, with many of them categorised as "potentially violent," including at least 50 who have traveled to and from the Islamic State (ISIS) to fight for the group, according to a top German official.

'Virtually impossible' now to detect ISIS from among refugees entering Europe, says British intel official

With the proliferation of fake Syrian and Iraqi passports used by terror group Islamic State (ISIS), it is "virtually impossible'' now for security officials to detect potential terrorists among the refugees, according to a senior British intelligence official.