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McKinney video: The Church is not living up to its radical past on race
In this highly sensitised time, we the Church must work harder to demonstrate the reconciling love of God, writes Krish Kandiah.
Female genital mutilation still a problem in Nigeria despite new law banning it
Activists in Nigeria push for a systemic cultural shift to end the practice of female genital mutilation despite the enactment of a law already banning the harmful procedure being signed last month.
Pope Francis set to prove he holds Christian, not communist, views on environment
Pope Francis' upcoming encyclical on the environment will confirm his orientation as Christian, as nervous conservatives accuse the pontiff of being a communist because of his advocacy against inequality and his statements about the failures of trickle-down economics, New Republic wrote.
Al Mohler: Campolo's support of same-sex relationships is 'dangerous'
Conservative heavyweight Al Mohler has weighed in to the controversy generated by Tony Campolo's announcement of his support for same-sex relationships.
ISIS not only destroying cultures; it's also profiting from sale of antiquities
The Islamic State has discovered another way of destroying cultures and making money from them at the same time-- by selling off antiquities from Iraq and Syria to the black market.
Three myths about poverty
Poverty and its causes will still be with us when the current crisis passes., wr
Islamic State to turn historic Mosul church into a mosque for its fighters
Islamic State is to convert one of the largest churches in Mosul, the Syrian Orthodox Church of St Ephraim, into a mosque for its radical fighters.
As ISIS gains ground, Obama admits US still has no strategy to defeat it
US President Barack Obama has revealed at the G7 summit of world leaders on Monday that the country still has no "complete strategy" to fight against the Islamic State which has scored victories in Syria and Iraq.
NSA may be transcribing your phone calls, Snowden documents reveal
The National Security Agency (NSA) may not just be listening to your phone calls. It may also be keeping transcripts of your private phone conversations.
How to read the Bible and get the most out of it
In our world of speed-reading, speed-dating and speed-everything, we need to take time to learn how to read the Bible more slowly, says Ian Paul.
In some US hospitals, patients get charged over 10 times the cost of healthcare
The cost of healthcare in 50 hospitals in the United States is more than 10 times higher for uninsured patients compared to the actual cost for patient care, a recent study published on a medical journal revealed.
The UK's best flower festivals
With the fine weather of the last few weeks bringing Britain into full summer bloom, the traditional flower festivals in some of the country's most beautiful churches are underway. Here we bring you some of the best we know about.
Next Bishop of Crediton announced as Sarah Mullally
A former nurse and midwife who likes to fashion things out of clay has been chosen as the next Bishop of Crediton.
Arkansas denial of gay wedding validity is 'shameless disrespect', judge rules
Around 500 marriages have been in legal limbo since gay marriages were suspended less than a week after they began.
US set to send hundreds of troops to Iraq
A decision to send several hundred more trainers and advisers to help Iraqi forces is likely.
Armageddon 'foreshocks' already being felt, says Megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie
Pastor Greg Laurie of California's Harvest megachurch is warning people that the Armageddon is drawing near, especially since people are already feeling its "foreshocks."