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Imam and Catholic priest work together to build peace between faiths
A Grand Imam and a Catholic priest have joined forces in Pakistan to help protect the country's Christian minority from persecution.

We've lost culture war over gay marriage, says James Dobson
The founder of the conservative evangelical campaigning group Focus on the Family has admitted that he and his fellow conservative evangelical lobbyists have lost the "culture war" over gay marriage.

Thousands donated to fund for San Bernardino shooting victim family
Thousands of dollars have been donated to fund set up to support the family of a woman murdered in the San Bernardino shooting.

Tony Blair: Support for ISIS runs 'deep into parts of Muslim societies'
The ideology of Islamic State has "deep roots" and support for its propaganda runs "deep into parts of Muslim societies", Tony Blair claimed yesterday.

There is still a place for 'collective spirituality' in schools says expert
If religious school assemblies are scrapped there should still be a legal requirement for an act of "collective spirituality", a leading education lawyer has argued.

UN adviser pleads with pastor to stop blessing condoms
Adviser says: "Please stop praying for the condoms. It misinforms the public and is totally against science."

Overwhelmed by migrant crisis, Greece accepts EU border guards and humanitarian aid
Greece asked for European help on Thursday to secure its borders and care for crowds of migrants.

San Bernardino shooting: Authorities look for shooters' militant links
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a shootout with police five hours after Wednesday's massacre.

Five Advent Carols to get you in the mood for the season
Here are five of the best to enjoy during this season of anticipation and expectation...

Meet the Christian pastor with a £500 bounty on his head
Hassan John has a price on his head of 150,000 Nigerian naira. It sounds a lot but it is just £500. That is what his life is considered to be worth. As a Christian pastor in Jos he is regarded as an "infidel".

U.S.-led coalition vs. ISIS seen crumbling as Arab members focus on fighting Iran in Yemen
Pres. Obama's ISIS coalition is reportedly disintegrating with only less than a dozen of the 65 member-countries are actively contributing to support the air campaign against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq.

We've grown up in the shadow of war... and here's another one
Not everyone who opposes bombing is a terrorist sympathiser. Not everyone who supports bombing is a bloodthirsty warmonger.

Russia says its warplane was deliberately shot down, accuses NATO of politically covering Turkey
Russia on Thursday said that NATO knew but would not provide any opinion over the downing of its warplane by Turkey last month, which it claimed was done on purpose.

Archaeologists discover rare seal belonging to biblical King
A rare seal impression bearing the name of biblical King Hezekiah has been found in Jerusalem, archaeologists announced on Wednesday.

ISIS has 300 supporters in U.S. â a third of them women â who interact mostly via Twitter, study shows
The Islamic State (ISIS) has at least 300 supporters in the United Statesâone-third of them womenâand the number is rising as these supporters spread propaganda and hunt for other recruits, a new study from the George Washington University disclosed.

'No more silence': Spanish evangelicals demonstrate against Christian persecution
Around 250 Spanish evangelicals rallied in Madrid last week in support of church-goers victimized for their faith