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Gay marriage ban questioned by Colorado judge

Colorado defended its 2006 voter-approved gay marriage ban in court Monday, and faced opposition from the judge hearing the case.

Jill Duggar wedding date nears: A look into the gift registry for '19 Kids and Counting' star and Derick Duggar

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard will be married on June 21, but it is not too late to buy a gift off their Bed Bath & Beyond, Walmart, or Amazon registries.

2014 BMI Christian Music Awards honors songwriters, publishers

The 2014 Christian Music Awards were held Tuesday in Nashville at one of Broadcast Music, Inc.'s (BMI) corporate offices.

As I Lay Dying's Tim Lambesis: 'Maybe one in 10 Christian bands we toured with were actually Christian bands'

The lead singer serving a six-year prison sentence for trying to hire a hitman to kill his estranged wife admits the band worried about record sales if they admitted they were no longer Christian

Why rich countries must prepare to pay for climate change

International agency Christian Aid has warned that well-off nations will need to open up their "climate cheque books" to fund resolutions that will see carbon emissions reduced around the world.

'Jesus wouldn't meet SBC's approval' â Rev Erin Wathen

Progressive Christian blogger and pastor Rev Erin Wathen has lashed out at the Southern Baptist Convention's (SBC) decision to denounce transgender people, suggesting that Jesus himself wouldn't meet their standards of "biblical manhood".

World Cup 2014 USA Clint Dempsey: 'My faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future'

He was in the thick of the action in the USA's victorious opener against Ghana, but when he's not on the pitch scoring goals in the opening seconds and breaking his nose for the cause, Clint Dempsey is a man of God studying the Bible and praying for the road ahead.

Father of the Bride sequel to have gay plot? Steve Martin says he hasn't seen script

American journalist Nikki Finke got tongues wagging on Sunday when she reported that a third Father of the Bride instalment was in the works nearly a quarter of a century after the original landed on the big screen.

Never lose the wonder

Sometimes we're too busy talking about God rather than listening to him, writes Claire Musters

Ricky Gervais: 'With praying I feel I may as well be talking to myself'

The atheist comedian found his conversation with 'God' on Twitter more engaging than praying

Bethany Hamilton features in newly released Dolphin Tale 2 trailer [WATCH]

The Christian surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack and overcame the odds to pursue her dreams features in the Dolphin Tale sequel set for release this autumn.

Christianity is being 'airbrushed out' of Scotland, says Free Church

The Scottish Government's interim constitution, which will come into effect should 'Yes' vote win in September, has come under fire from the Free Church.

Over 20 killed in Nigerian World Cup screening blast

A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people and seriously injured dozens more during a televised screening of a World Cup match in Yobe, northern Nigera.

'I'm going home to be with Jesus': Georgia prisoner's last words before execution

Two death-row prisoners have been executed, the first since the botched lethal injection of Oklahoma prisoner Clayton Lockett on April 29.

Women in ministry: why equality is still a long way off

Even for denominations which claim to have embraced women in ministry are finding reasons not to practise what they preach, writes Mark Woods

Why we must not let fundamentalist atheism destroy our Christian education system

The way to deal with Islamic fundamentalism in schools is not to remove faith from education altogether, writes David Robertson