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Rick Warren shares how people can get a fresh start after engaging in premarital sex
Rick Warren shares how people can get a fresh start after engaging in premarital sex

God's laws concerning premarital sex have always been cut and dry. According to Pastor Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, God's standards never change and Christians should not be misled into thinking that today's culture have made it acceptable for people to engage in sex and live together prior to marriage.

\'Super-gonorrhea\': Sexually transmitted disease harder to treat now as some strains resist drugs — U.K. health expert
'Super-gonorrhea': Sexually transmitted disease harder to treat now as some strains resist drugs — U.K. health expert

A British health expert has issued a warning about the rise of a more powerful strain of what is being described as "super-gonorrhea," which may render this disease incurable in the future.

Planned Parenthood booklet tells people with HIV they have the right not to tell their partner about it
Planned Parenthood booklet tells people with HIV they have the right not to tell their partner about it

Abortion provider Planned Parenthood is telling HIV-positive youths that they have the right not to tell their sexual partners about their disease.

Couple\'s request to undo divorce is rejected by New Hampshire Supreme Court
Couple's request to undo divorce is rejected by New Hampshire Supreme Court

A New Hampshire couple's request to undo their 2014 divorce was rejected by the state Supreme Court.

New York congressman calls for mosque surveillance, saying it\'s \'where threat is coming from\'
New York congressman calls for mosque surveillance, saying it's 'where threat is coming from'

Republican New York Rep. Peter King is pushing for more surveillance of mosques in the United States, saying that Islamic terrorists visit them.

Mosque fire on Christmas Day was intentional—Houston fire department
Mosque fire on Christmas Day was intentional—Houston fire department

Authorities have declared that a Christmas Day fire that damaged a mosque in Houston, Texas, was intentional.

Natalie Grant asks for prayers as daughter\'s lung collapses from pneumonia
Natalie Grant asks for prayers as daughter's lung collapses from pneumonia

Natalie Grant has asked fans to pray for one of her young twin daughters after she suffered a partially collapsed lung and pneumonia.

Did Josh Duggar\'s family visit him in rehab during Christmas?
Did Josh Duggar's family visit him in rehab during Christmas?

It was the first time reality star Josh Duggar missed Christmas celebrations in his hometown in Arkansas because he needed to seek treatment in the rehab facility Reformer Unanimous in Rockford, Illinois after his cheating scandal broke out.

Rochester row: Did new rail station drop an image of St John because it was \'too Christian\'?
Rochester row: Did new rail station drop an image of St John because it was 'too Christian'?

An image of St John was dropped at the design stage, leading to suggestions that it was not included because it would have offended multi-cultural values.

Yes, Britain is a Christian country, says Department for Education
Yes, Britain is a Christian country, says Department for Education

The department issued guidance today following a recent Judicial Review of the religious studies GCSE.

Panic at North Carolina mall on Christmas Eve as gunfire erupts; one suspect shot dead by off-duty police officer
Panic at North Carolina mall on Christmas Eve as gunfire erupts; one suspect shot dead by off-duty police officer

Terror filled a North Carolina mall on Christmas Eve when shots were fired between two groups with one suspect getting shot and killed by a responding off-duty policeman.

A year in film: the Christian themes in 2015\'s biggest movies – part two
A year in film: the Christian themes in 2015's biggest movies – part two

If the first half of 2015 was full of great movies, the second half was arguably even better.

Obama administration\'s plan to deport thousands of Latinos may hurt his own party, particularly Clinton
Obama administration's plan to deport thousands of Latinos may hurt his own party, particularly Clinton

The plan by the Obama administration to start deporting undocumented immigrants from Central America in January may create more problems for Democrats than Republicans and become a central issue of immigration in the presidential race.

A life of high highs and low lows
A life of high highs and low lows

That's how Pete Portal describes the years he's spent working with gang members and drug addicts in a South African township.

Guns emerge as favourite holiday gifts among Americans amid security fears
Guns emerge as favourite holiday gifts among Americans amid security fears

Americans have included guns in their Christmas stockings list along with socks, sweaters and wine.

Pigs, polls and primates: 2015 in politics
Pigs, polls and primates: 2015 in politics

Harry Farley looks back on a tumultuous year in politics.