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Christians protest at opening of Greater Church of Lucifer
Protesters prayed for the nation and the community.

Greek PM Tsipras says he is ashamed to be part of the EU because of its failure on refugees
Tsipras' comments are some of the hardest-hitting yet on a crisis resonating throughout Europe.

Palestinian wielding knife shot dead, say Israeli police
Since the latest unrest began on October 1, at least 65 Palestinians have been shot dead by Israelis.

Romania: Three days of mourning declared after deadly Bucharest nightclub fire
A fire in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 184 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.

'Telephones ringing' inside crashed Russian passenger plane
The Airbus A-321 was flying from the Sinai coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg in Russia.

'Islam worse than Nazism, poses clear and present danger to America's existence'
Islam is not a religion but a "totalitarian political ideology" worse than Nazism which poses "the clearest and most present danger to America's existence." This assertion was made by an Egyptian woman who used the pen name Magda Borham in an open letter addressed to the United States and other Western countries, Charisma News reported.

Teen who won Iowa cross-country race gets disqualified for helping rival in distress
Despite crossing the finish line first, an Iowa teen was disqualified for helping a fellow runner who collapsed before finishing the race.

Lesbian couple sue Honolulu cop who arrested them for kissing inside store
The Honolulu Police Department has launched an investigation on a police officer accused of arresting two lesbians who he saw kissing in a grocery store.

Michigan court sides with Christian protesters driven out by police to appease Muslims
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the Wayne County Police in Michigan was in violation when they removed Christians who were chanting anti-Muslim sentiments at the International Arab Festival in 2012.

Washington high school praying football coach Joe Kennedy kicked out for defiance
An assistant football coach in Washington has been placed on administrative leave after he continued conducting post-game prayers.

Is this the best vicar posting in the world?
Vicars looking for their dream parish need look no further as the Church of England has published an advert looking for the next vicar of Ascension Island.

Jihadists will try to infiltrate Syrian refugees to US, Ben Carson warns
Republican front-runner Ben Carson said that the US should take care of its own poor and deprived, and that Syrian refugees should be resettled in their own part of the world, not America.

Pharrell Williams to sing at Charleston Emanuel AME church this weekend
Williams' appearance at the Emanuel AME church is part of a programme on race relations.

Christian woman murdered for sharing her faith in Uganda
A Christian woman has been beaten to death in Uganda by a mob of Muslims because she and her family had not heeded their warning to stop preaching the gospel.

The Living Wage: A Christian idea that's changing the world
We must take seriously the words of Jesus Christ: 'The worker deserves his wages.'

Spring Valley High assault: The one thing we know cancels what we don't know
Suggestions that we don't know enough or that the student got what she deserved aren't just invalid on legal grounds; they're invalid on theological grounds.