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Online petition urges US Congress to pass constitutional amendment on marriage
Following the US Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the US, an online petition has been launched to urge Congress to declare that marriage as only between a man and a woman.
Mark Driscoll interviewed at Hillsong Conference despite promises he'd been dropped
Despite Mark Driscoll being dropped from the speaker's bill at Hillsong's summer conferences this year, a taped interview with the former Mars Hill pastor was shown at Hillsong 2015 in Sydney yesterday.
India: Pastor and church members beaten after 50 Hindu nationalists storm prayer meeting
A pastor and several church members were injured in an attack on a Christian prayer meeting in Kerala, southwest India by suspected Hindu nationalists earlier this month.
Church of England appoints women's ministry pioneer as fifth female bishop
A woman priest who has been a pioneer in women's ministry is to be the fifth woman bishop in the Church of England.
Chibok schoolgirls brainwashed to 'cut the throats of Christians'
The Chibok schoolgirls taken by Boko Haram last year have been "brainwashed" and are carrying out orders to kill on behalf of their captors, witnesses have claimed.
Justin Bieber joins week-long Hillsong Pentecostal Church gathering
Reformed bad boy and Canadian pop star Justin Bieber went to Sydney and attended the week-long gathering at a Hillsong Pentecostal church, which is further proof that the Christian singer is committed to leave his partying, drugs, and arrogance behind and turn his life around for the better.
US Supreme Court upholds lethal injection drug, says pain inherent in any execution
The US Supreme Court has upheld Oklahoma's use of a drug in its lethal injection to execute death-row inmates.
Katy Perry battles nuns over convent sale
Pop star Katy Perry is embroiled in a bizarre legal case; she's battling a pair of nuns for the right to buy their old convent.
Justin Welby expresses 'deep concern' after Episcopal Church bishops vote for same sex marriage
Bishops of The Episcopal Church in the US have voted to change its marriage law to allow clergy to conduct ceremonies for same-sex couples.
Cuba: Arrests, fines and travel bans... 'Troubling' rise in targeting Christians
Churches in Cuba are increasingly being targeted by the government and forced to pay huge sums of money, Christian Solidarity Worldwide has warned.
Robertson family celebrates John Luke and Mary Kate's wedding in Louisiana farm
It's official: Mary Kate McEacharn is now a part of the Robertson family of "Duck Dyasty!"
Bishop T.D. Jakes 'not really concerned' about same-sex marriage ruling, says Supreme Court did not debate Scripture
Since the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage recently, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas admitted that he has been "bombarded" by questions from people who are eager to hear his thoughts on the matter.
Tullian Tchividjian 'seeking God' in wake of affair scandal
Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, is "seeking God" and receiving biblical counsel in the wake of admitting to having an affair.
Muslim man recalls life-changing encounter with Jesus while in Mecca
Ali Pektash, a Turkish man whose life was in shambles decided to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca in order to find some clarity in life, but he managed to do more than that since Jesus Christ appeared to him twice in a dream while he was there.
Joel Osteen jeered; 6 men arrested for disturbing Lakewood Church service
Pastor Joel Osteen was heckled during his service at Lakewood Church on Sunday, leading Houston police to arrest the six individuals who interrupted the American evangelist and taunted his beliefs.
What does it take to forgive the unforgiveable?
The relatives of the Charleston victims have offered Dylann Roof their forgiveness but we find ourselves wondering how that is even possible. Lucinda Borkett-Jones meets Christians who have forgiven their children's murderers.