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Lord Sacks: Religious terrorism could continue for at least \'another generation\'
Lord Sacks: Religious terrorism could continue for at least 'another generation'

The former Chief Rabbi has warned that terrorist atrocities committed in the name of religion could continue for another generation or more.

Channel 4 News presenter will stop tweeting after mosque blunder
Channel 4 News presenter will stop tweeting after mosque blunder

Cathy Newman will take a break from Twitter after wrongly saying she was ushered out of a mosque.

Iraq: Yazidis exact \'revenge\' on Arab villages
Iraq: Yazidis exact 'revenge' on Arab villages

Yazidis are targeting villages they believe supported Islamic State last year.

Religious Studies GCSE won\'t include humanism, campaigners \'bitterly disappointed\'
Religious Studies GCSE won't include humanism, campaigners 'bitterly disappointed'

Despite multiple calls for the government to include Humanism in the new religious studies GCSE, ministers yesterday rejected the plea, leaving campaigners "bitterly disappointed".

Israel: Cremisan Valley confiscation will \'finish Christians\' mayor tells Vatican
Israel: Cremisan Valley confiscation will 'finish Christians' mayor tells Vatican

Bethlehem mayor Vera Baboun has made an impassioned plea for help in resisting plans to extend the separation wall.

Pakistan: At least 19 dead in mosque attack
Pakistan: At least 19 dead in mosque attack

At least 1 9 died when gunmen opened fire in a mosque during Friday prayers in Peshawar.

Playmobil Martin Luther model is fastest-selling ever
Playmobil Martin Luther model is fastest-selling ever

The great Reformer is a popular figure in Germany, which saw a rush to buy the plastic figurines.

Oklahoma clergy opposed to gay marriage won\'t be sued, say legislators
Oklahoma clergy opposed to gay marriage won't be sued, say legislators

A bill approved in the state House of Representatives would protect them from prosecution if they refuse to preside over a same-sex wedding.

Turkish president offers Cuba a brand new mosque
Turkish president offers Cuba a brand new mosque

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan believes Muslims discovered the Americas.

Chapel Hill: thousands mourn slain Muslims, police investigate religious motive for killing
Chapel Hill: thousands mourn slain Muslims, police investigate religious motive for killing

Craig Hicks may have killed three young Muslims over a parking dispute.

Ukraine: \'Glimmer of hope\' but fighting continues after deal is signed
Ukraine: 'Glimmer of hope' but fighting continues after deal is signed

Reports of a mass influx of Russian armour to rebel areas put the ceasefire in doubt.

US withdrawing most Ebola troops from West Africa
US withdrawing most Ebola troops from West Africa

President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that all but 100 American troops sent to West Africa to help manage the Ebola outbreak will be withdrawn by April 30.

Two plead not guilty in staged kidnapping of Missouri boy
Two plead not guilty in staged kidnapping of Missouri boy

Two people in Missouri have pled not guilty in the case of a six-year-old boy kidnapped to be taught a lesson about strangers.

Middle school parents furious over \'50 Shades of Grey\' word puzzles
Middle school parents furious over '50 Shades of Grey' word puzzles

Parents at a Pennsylvania middle school were outraged this week after their children were assigned a "50 Shades of Grey" word search puzzle to complete.

Gay conversion therapy ruled fraudulent by New Jersey judge
Gay conversion therapy ruled fraudulent by New Jersey judge

Gay conversion therapy--a controversial practice meant to change a patient from homosexual to heterosexual-- was lambasted in a recent ruling by a New Jersey judge.

Not all celebrities grasp the true meaning of Christianity
Not all celebrities grasp the true meaning of Christianity

Celebrities are probably some of the most influential people in the world, and that is why it's so painful for Christians to see them preach about their distorted views on Christianity.