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The hardest prayer: why it's time to #prayforISIS
How do we respond to Jesus' radical call to love our enemies in the midst of a broken world?
Secularists warn against 'proselytising' through school chaplaincy programmes
Secularists have warned against 'proselytising' through chaplaincy programmes in England after new plans were implemented to fund school chaplaincies in Australia.
Beating, non-stop work and 3,000 squats at a time... the chilling reality of Christian drug rehab centres in Guatemala
Christian rehabilitation centres in Guatemala have been using barbaric techniques on their 'inmates' according to the BBC.
India: Dalits forced to clean human excrement
'Manual scavenging' â the cleaning of human waste by members of low-caste Indian communities â is a violation of human rights and must be stopped, a Human Rights Watch report says.
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
A tentative ceasefire between Gaza and Israel has been sustained for nearly a week, but will it last? David Robertson has ten keys to understanding what has happened.
US Christian convert killed fighting alongside ISIS
A formerly Christian American man has been killed while fighting for ISIS, Washington has confirmed.
Boko Haram: Terror group declares Islamic State in Nigeria
Boko Haram has claimed to have begun an Islamic caliphate in northern Nigeria, where it now controls at least three towns.
UK must lead action against ISIS says Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York John Sentamu has issued an urgent plea for the UK Government to protect religious minorities in Iraq and offer asylum to victims of persecution.
Chinese pastor faces decade in prison for resisting church crackdown
Amid a spate of cross-removals and church demolitions, one pastor faces imprisonment for voicing his opposition to the Chinese authorities.
Death toll rises as Gaza crisis escalates
Hamas and Israel continue to trade fire, killing two more Palestinians and injuring more than two dozen others.
Men held over 'rape' and hanging of two girls in India will be released without charge
Five men held in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two teenage girls will be released without charge this week.
US and Arab governments look to combat Islamic extremism
As the battle against the Islamic State continues in Iraq, the US is reportedly considering further action against militants in Syria, while Egypt and the UAE have allegedly launched air strikes against Libyan insurgents.
ISIS gives Iraq Christians 'one week' to convert or die
The Islamic group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is threatening non-muslims in Iraq with death if they refuse to comply with their orders to convert or leave.
James Foley's touching letter to loved ones: 'I feel you all especially when I pray'
A memorial service was held in Rochester, NH in remembrance of the journalist killed by ISIS. The Foley family recently released a letter Foley wrote while in captivity.
Christian farm owners told to pay $13,000 after refusing to host same-sex marriage ceremony
A Catholic couple who refused to host a same-sex marriage ceremony on their farm have been ordered to pay $13,000.
'Long-term it looks terrible,' says Christian Aid partner in Iraq
"IS is so well mobilised, so entrenched. We don't anticipate them going anywhere quickly," says Ann Ward.