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\'Gay people are children of God\': Orthodox bishop urges tolerance after Greece allows civil unions
'Gay people are children of God': Orthodox bishop urges tolerance after Greece allows civil unions

We must remember homosexuals are children of God, a Greek Orthodox bishop has urged in the aftermath of Greece allowing civil unions for same-sex couples.

Cuba: Churches demolished and pastors arrested in latest government crackdown
Cuba: Churches demolished and pastors arrested in latest government crackdown

Two churches have been demolished and several church leaders arrested in the latest state crackdown in Cuba.

Naghmeh Abedini: The US Church is pursuing fame, not God
Naghmeh Abedini: The US Church is pursuing fame, not God

Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini, has warned the Church against pursuing fame and wealth.

The under-rated virtue: 7 Bible proverbs about kindness
The under-rated virtue: 7 Bible proverbs about kindness

Kind people are those who go out of their way to make life better for others.

ISIS terror manual advises jihadis to \'pretend to be Christian\'
ISIS terror manual advises jihadis to 'pretend to be Christian'

ISIS have advised would-be jihadists to pretend to be Christians to avoid detection in a disturbing guide on how to carry out terror attacks.

Taiwanese town builds church shaped like a shoe to attract female worshippers
Taiwanese town builds church shaped like a shoe to attract female worshippers

Church has taken on a new look in Taiwan, where a giant Cinderella-inspired glass slipper has been built as a house of worship, hoping to entice more women to church.

Prince Charles donates to persecuted Christians after meeting Iraqi and Syrian refugees
Prince Charles donates to persecuted Christians after meeting Iraqi and Syrian refugees

The Prince of Wales' donation follows a speech he made on persecuted Christians at an advent reception last month.

Demonstrations held in support for Norwegian Christian couple accused of \'indoctrinating\' children
Demonstrations held in support for Norwegian Christian couple accused of 'indoctrinating' children

The Bodnariu's children were removed in November last year on suspicion of parental child abuse and religious indoctrination.

Christian MPs warn Sunday schools face ban on teaching traditional marriage
Christian MPs warn Sunday schools face ban on teaching traditional marriage

Christian MPs have warned that Sunday schools could be banned from teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman under the government's counter-extremism policy.

Pope Francis: All true religion leads to peace
Pope Francis: All true religion leads to peace

People of God must be men and women of peace, and it's possible for followers of different faiths to co-exist peacefully, Pope Francis said yesterday.

Over a million Filipinos display fervent faith in Christ once again in this year\'s procession of Black Nazarene
Over a million Filipinos display fervent faith in Christ once again in this year's procession of Black Nazarene

To many foreigners, the spectacle looks like idolatry—more than a million Filipinos joining the annual procession of a centuries-old statue of a blackened Christ, believed to be miraculous, through the streets of Manila every January 9th. But the Philippine Catholic Church considers it a vibrant expression of the Filipinos' faith in God.

Wheaton students demonstrate for hijab-wearing professor as termination looms
Wheaton students demonstrate for hijab-wearing professor as termination looms

Hawkins was attacked for her statement in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians "worship the same God"

Do evangelicals love doctrine more than people?
Do evangelicals love doctrine more than people?

Our beliefs and doctrines matter, but if we fail to love our neighbors, scripture itself indicts us.

Korean-American detained in North Korea was a Christian pastor, defector claims
Korean-American detained in North Korea was a Christian pastor, defector claims

Kim Dong Chul, a Korean-American man who says he is being held in North Korea, was a Christian pastor in the US, according to a North Korean defector who met him and traveled with him in 2007.

Istanbul: At least 10 dead as explosion rocks Turkey\'s largest city
Istanbul: At least 10 dead as explosion rocks Turkey's largest city

At least 10 people were killed and many more injured after an explosion rocked a central square in Istanbul this morning.

Sin, corruption and Islam: Justin Welby on the threats facing the Anglican Communion
Sin, corruption and Islam: Justin Welby on the threats facing the Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday painted a stark and gloomy picture of a Church struggling to survive in the face of sin, corruption, Islam and an increasingy secular, anti-Christian culture in the West.