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President Obama appears to admit he's a Muslim in Turkey speech, and this isn't the first time he's done it

U.S. President Barack Obama appeared to have admitted that he is a Muslim during a speech he made in Turkey at the G20 Summit on Nov. 16, just three days after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

Singapore megachurch pastor jailed for eight years for fraud

The pastor and five other senior staff of the City Harvest megachurch in Singapre were today jailed for a fraud that revolved around misusing church finances to fund the music career of the pastor's wife.

Seven Assyrian Christians drown while fleeing ISIS

Seven Assyrian Christians who fled Islamic State in Iraq are among a number to have drowned this week while crossing the Mediterranean.

Mali hotel attack: All hostages freed

All hostages held by Islamist gunmen at a luxury hotel in Mali have been freed, officials say.

The wholly unIslamic, blasphemous nature of Islamic State

If we ask what Jesus or Mohammed would have done, they would be with the faith leaders and the refugees. There is no God of any religion that would be with these drug-addled maniacs bringing chaos to cities, death and fear into our lives.

Donald Trump's suggestion of Muslim database 'objectionable' says UK cardinal

Donald Trump's plan to force American Muslims to register on a database is "an objectionable suggestion," the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has said today.

Sarah Palin: Jesus wants you to have a gun

Former VP candidate claims Jesus supported 'open carry'

Catholic Church in Switzerland begins counselling service for sex workers

"I'm not here to judge, and certainly not to condemn," were the words of a theologian who will lead a landmark counselling service for prostitutes in Switzerland.

New Ebola case found in Liberia

A new case of Ebola emerged in Liberia on Friday in a setback for the country declared free of the disease on September 3 and for the region, which is struggling to end an epidemic that has killed around 11,300 people.

Jesus loved outsiders. Why do Christians hate them?

Jesus simply doesn't offer us the option of calling ourselves Christians and then hating a group of outsiders, says Andy Walton.

Mali hotel attack: 80 hostages freed, three reported dead

Malian special forces stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako on Friday after Islamist gunmen took 170 people hostage.

1,000 churches closed in Aceh, Indonesia, since 2006

1,000 churches have been closed in the Indonesian region of Aceh since 2006.

ISIS vows 'to kill all Japanese citizens and interest,' expand operations in Bangladesh

The Islamic State (ISIS) is planning to kill "all Japanese citizens and interest - wherever they may be found'' and to expand its operations in Bangladesh, a strategic US ally in South Asia, even as terror attacks are still being feared to happen in the Middle East and Europe.