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French churches becoming mosques isn't the big problem â it's rabid secularism

A wild idea to make mosques out of France's disused churches deserves a closer look, writes David Buick.

Greek evangelicals divided as country continues to struggle

The Greek Evangelical Church is appealing for Christians around the world to pray for their country as Greece struggles to find a way out of economic catastrophe.

Ex-President Bill Clinton admits he only made US criminal justice system worse

Former US President Bill Clinton has publicly confessed that the crime measure he enacted back in 1994 when he occupied the country's top post only made the US criminal justice system worse, expressing his remorse that the law caused crime to rise.

Hillary Clinton to lose to Republican bet in 6 swing states if polls held today â survey

A survey initiated by a pro-GOP group has shown how low the popularity of Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is in six swing states, trailing by a single-digit percentage behind an unnamed Republican nominee if the elections were held today.

Huge compensation award for Southern Baptist missionary paralysed in car accident

A Southern Baptist missionary student who was paralysed in a car accident aged 21 has been awarded $26 million in compensation.

ISIS may send female jihadists to Europe to attack Christian sites, warns Syrian expert

The Islamic State is looking to send members of its feared all-female police force to spread the jihadist group's terror in religious sites in Europe, with one security expert cautioning against the women's possible disguise as tourists to easily slip through authorities.

Climate change seen as world's top threat; ISIS cited as top concern in US, Mideast

A month after the release of Pope Francis' encyclical on the care of creation, a new Pew Research Center survey involving publics around the world has named climate change as the top global threat.

Iraqi civilians in the line of fire as government prepares to retake Falluja

A UN official says there is "a vice, a noose around the neck of the population".

Boy Scouts of America's executive panel votes 17-0 allowing homosexual leaders

Despite opposition from Christian groups and other sectors, the executive committee of the Boy Scouts of America has decided to allow homosexuals to lead the youth organizationâone of the biggest in the United States.

Court quashes Little Sisters of the Poor's Obamacare contraception rule challenge

When a group of Colorado nuns decided to challenge a provision in the Affordable Care Act, which requires employers to provide insurance policies including contraception to their employees, their appeal was turned down by a Denver court.

Tim Farron to lead Lib Dems forward

The Liberal Democrats on Thursday named Christian MP Tim Farron as their new leader, two months after the party was virtually wiped out in May's British election.

US lawmakers outraged by video showing sale of foetus parts as Congress sets probe

Ever since a shocking video showing a Planned Parenthood official casually talking about the sales of aborted fetus body parts was released by the Center for Medical Progress, the public has been demanding for justice and now government action is upon the abortion service provider.

Pastor's wife tells US Congress: Press Iran on detainees before approving nuke deal

US President Barack Obama has failed to use the landmark nuclear accord with Iran to secure the release of US citizens imprisoned in Iran, with the wife of a jailed Iranian-American pastor saying lawmakers should not green-light the deal until they will be freed.

President Obama on the defensive as Iran nuke deal faces strong Congress challenge