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'Straight Pride Week' at Ohio university faces criticism
A non-sanctioned "Straight Pride Week" at an Ohio university is under fire from students and LGBT advocacy organisations for mocking gay pride events.
Sen. Ted Cruz proposes constitutional amendment to leave gay marriage up to states
Texas senator Ted Cruz introduced two bills this week to block gay marriage in states that define marriage between a man and a woman.
British and German warships head for Libya in migrant rescue bid
Prime Minister David Cameron says that few of those rescued will be allowed into Britain.
What Auschwitz survivor Eva Kor teaches us about forgiveness
A child victim of Joseph Mengele embraced a former concentration camp guard at his trial.
Armenian killings were genocide, says World Evangelical Alliance â and Turkey should admit it
Turkey must open its archives to historians so that the truth of the genocide and other mass killings can be established.
Saving their bacon: Church pig wrestling event cancelled after animal rights petition
A four-decade tradition of people mud-wrestling pigs at a Wisconsin church's summer fundraiser has been halted.
Egypt: Priests and Imams preach together in home province of beheaded Coptic Christians
Priests and Imams in Minya, the home province of the 21 Coptic Christians beheaded by Islamic State earlier this year, are launching an initiative to encourage peaceful co-existence in schools.
Armenian Church canonises 1.5 million genocide victims
The Armenian Apostolic Church on Thursday made saints of up to 1.5 million Armenians at an open-air ceremony to commemorate their killing by Ottoman Turks a century ago.
Iran deal: diplomats start final push to nuclear agreement in Vienna
The latest round of nuclear diplomacy started with a meeting between Iran and the EU.
Greece offers more concessions in talks with creditors
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis agreed to some of the creditors' conditions.
Republican candidates face tricky balance in appealing to conservative Christians without alienating others
Nine Republican White House hopefuls will attend the Iowa Faith & Freedom gathering this weekend.
US drone strike kills hostages, Obama offers 'deepest apologies' to families
Warren Weinstein and Giovanni Lo Porto died in a drone strike in Pakistan.
No anti-Christian bias against Tim Tebow, says one analyst
Analyst claims that Tebow's lack of better opportunities in the NFL is because of his statistics, not his faith
North Carolina churches vandalised with pro LGBT messages
Two churches in North Carolina were recently targeted by pro LGBT vandals who caused thousands of dollars' worth of damages.
Angie's List CEO resigns after Indiana RFRA controversy, says he wants to pursue activism
Angie's List co-founder and chief executive officer Bill Oesterle has resigned from his position just weeks after his company spoke out against the controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act or RFRA.
Arizona woman to be wed in arranged marriage says she was raped and beaten by fiancé
An Arizona woman is lucky to be alive after allegedly being kidnapped, raped, and beaten by her fiancé this week.