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Syrian refugees face \'biggest humanitarian emergency of our era\'
Syrian refugees face 'biggest humanitarian emergency of our era'

Traumatised and repeatedly relocated, Syrian refugees face further hardships as the pressure grows on host communities in Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq.

Judge rules polygamy ban violates religious freedom
Judge rules polygamy ban violates religious freedom

A US judge has ruled that a section of the law banning polygamy violates religious freedom, which could lead to the practice being decriminalised.

The hardest prayer: why it\'s time to #prayforISIS
The hardest prayer: why it's time to #prayforISIS

How do we respond to Jesus' radical call to love our enemies in the midst of a broken world?

Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard ecstatic about pregnancy; Praises God for blessing on Instagram
Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard ecstatic about pregnancy; Praises God for blessing on Instagram

With the baby due to come out on March 2015, the couple said that they do not have a specific preference for the baby's gender.

Boko Haram beheaded six-year-old Christian boy, group reports
Boko Haram beheaded six-year-old Christian boy, group reports

Boko Haram beheaded six-year-old Christian boy

School covers up elementary school plaques referencing God
School covers up elementary school plaques referencing God

School boards up elementary school plaques referencing God.

Drew Brees thrilled with arrival of healthy baby daughter - \'God\'s greatest gift\'
Drew Brees thrilled with arrival of healthy baby daughter - 'God's greatest gift'

Drew Brees thrilled with arrival of healthy baby daughter - 'God's greatest gift'

Couple married for 80 years say the secret to their long union is \'forgive and forget\'
Couple married for 80 years say the secret to their long union is 'forgive and forget'

Couple married for 80 years say the secret to their long union is 'forgive and forget'

British Jews and Muslims: Do not make the UK a proxy war zone
British Jews and Muslims: Do not make the UK a proxy war zone

Britain's Muslim and Jewish community leaders have united in calling for 'peace, wisdom and hope over conflict' in Israel and Palestine.

Secularists warn against \'proselytising\' through school chaplaincy programmes
Secularists warn against 'proselytising' through school chaplaincy programmes

Secularists have warned against 'proselytising' through chaplaincy programmes in England after new plans were implemented to fund school chaplaincies in Australia.

Zara\'s \'holocaust\' top and eight more fashion industry disasters
Zara's 'holocaust' top and eight more fashion industry disasters

Zara may be hastily withdrawing an offensive child's top, but it is far from alone in producing an an offensive fashion product.

Beating, non-stop work and 3,000 squats at a time... the chilling reality of Christian drug rehab centres in Guatemala
Beating, non-stop work and 3,000 squats at a time... the chilling reality of Christian drug rehab centres in Guatemala

Christian rehabilitation centres in Guatemala have been using barbaric techniques on their 'inmates' according to the BBC.

India: Dalits forced to clean human excrement
India: Dalits forced to clean human excrement

'Manual scavenging' – the cleaning of human waste by members of low-caste Indian communities – is a violation of human rights and must be stopped, a Human Rights Watch report says.

Ice buckets, selfies, and how a culture of narcissism harms us
Ice buckets, selfies, and how a culture of narcissism harms us

Martin Saunders asks whether it's time to put the camera down.

Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict
Ten keys to understanding the Gaza/Israel conflict

A tentative ceasefire between Gaza and Israel has been sustained for nearly a week, but will it last? David Robertson has ten keys to understanding what has happened.

Bible teacher fired from Christian radio ministry

Back to the Bible have fired Dr John Munro as their radio Bible teacher. Dr Munro was also placed on paid leave from his position as senior pastor of Calvary Church.