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School district lifts ban on student prayer in Wyoming cafeteria after receiving lawsuit threat over First Amendment
A school district in Wyoming has lifted its ban on non-disruptive private prayer in its school cafeteria after a Christian group sent a letter threatening them of a lawsuit.
Muslim couple wearing thobe and hijab led out of Arkansas mall by police on terror suspicion
A Muslim couple were told to leave a mall in Arkansas after people told the police that the man was videotaping the mall.
Queen's Speech: The light will overcome the darkness
The Queen delivered an explicitly Christian message of hope today, pledging that the "light" will overcome the darkness facing the world.
Iraqi forces to retake Mosul from ISIS, PM says
Iraq's armed forces will move to retake the major northern city of Mosul from Islamic State once they capture the western city of Ramadi, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Mosque bomb attack kills one, wounds dozen
A bomb attack on a Bangladeshi mosque during Friday prayers killed one person and wounded at least a dozen, the latest in a series of attacks in the Muslim-majority nation.
ISIS release 25 more Assyrian Christians
More than two dozen Assyrian Christians have been released by ISIS today, it has emerged, in what is being called a "glorious Christmas gift" by a Christian group working in the region.
ISIS sanctions organ harvesting from 'apostates', document reveals
Islamic State has sanctioned the harvesting of human organs in a previously undisclosed ruling by the group's Islamic scholars, raising concerns that the violent extremist group may be trafficking in body parts.
Kentucky governor backs religious freedom, removes county clerk's name on marriage licence
Kentucky Republican Gov. Matt Bevin issued an executive order Tuesday that will remove a county clerk's name on marriage license forms, spelling victory for defiant Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis who refused to issue it to same-sex couples.
Students made to sing Muslim song praising Allah at Minnesota school holiday concert, upsetting parents
Some parents were upset when students at a high school in Minnesota sang a Muslim song during a holiday concert Thursday.
Christianity faces 'elimination' in the land of its birth, warns Archbishop of Canterbury
Christians face elimination in the very region in which the Christian faith began because of Daesh, the Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to say today.
In defence of the Virgin birth (yes, it does need defending)
At the heart of the Christmas message is something the modern liberal mind resists: the idea of a revelation, of something we as humans could not have worked out on our own.
'Merry Christmas' banner at Texas veterans hospital removed for being 'overly religious and offensive'
A veterans hospital in San Antonio, Texas has removed a "Merry Christmas" banner from its facility, ending a 33-year tradition because several people found it offensive.
Church of England and Church of Scotland to move closer in historic agreement
The Church of Engand and presbyterian Church of Scotland have have moved towards an historic agreement to work more closely together.
Baby Jesus figurines most stolen item in Nativity scenes during Christmas, church pastors say
Churches in the United States are experiencing thefts targeting the baby Jesus in nativity scenes.
Eighteen drown after boat sinks off Turkey's western coast
Eighteen people including six children drowned on Thursday after a boat sank off Turkey's western coastal town of Dikili.
Satanists plan to pour costume blood on Virgin Mary statue on Christmas Eve in Oklahoma City
Satanists in Oklahoma City are planning to pour costume blood on a Virgin Mary statue on Christmas Eve, angering Catholics who are demanding the city hall to revoke the permit granted to the public desecration.