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Anti-suicide chaplains in desperate need of funding

The award-winning Beachy Head Chaplaincy team is facing the prospect of having to close its doors if it doesn't find extra funding soon.

Rick Santorum on Christian cinema and why he wants to raise the bar: 'We must make an impact in popular culture'

Former Republican Primary candidate Rick Santorum speaks with Christian Today about faith, film, and changing culture.

India: police say gang rape may have been honour killing

New evidence suggests that two girls raped and hanged in India may have been murdered by their family in a so-called honour killing.

Justin Bieber 'baptised in bathtub'

While Justin Bieber has become well-known for boozy nights out and getting in trouble with the law, he reportedly spent this weekend rather unusually for a pop-star â getting baptised.

Pakistan Karachi Jinnah International Airport under attack by armed militants with grenades - five dead

Pakistan's Karachi Jinnah International Airport is currently under siege by terrorists who are heavily armed and have killed at least five people.

Bachelorette's Emily Maynard marries Tyler Johnson: 'God brought us together'

Emily Maynard says she feels "peace" about her marriage to the automotive management consultant.

Transgender TV ad pulled for being 'offensive'; asked viewers to 'spot the stallions from the mares'

Betting chain Paddy Power has had its TV ad featuring transgender ladies pulled by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Nepal politicians called to ban religious conversions by India's BJP

Concerns about India's new power-holders, the BJP, have been compounded by reports that its vice chairman has described religious conversion as a criminal offense and urged Nepal's political leaders to outlaw it immediately

New research suggests religious people are more generous

Rapper/pastor Ma$e's divorce from Twyla Betha comes through; wife has custody of kids

Pastor and rapper Ma$e will have visitation rights to children after finalising his divorce from wife Twyla Betha.

Atheist's application to be US Navy's first humanist chaplain gets turned down

Jason Heap, an atheist, was unsuccessful in his bid to become the first 'nontheist' chaplain in the US Navy

The CrossFit by Jesus parody that takes the concept literally [WATCH]

The CrossFit parody shows CrossFit by Jesus founder "JC" running with a wooden cross strapped to his back

Maya Angelou: Five gifts she left the world

Transgender priest Rachel Mann made minor canon at Manchester Cathedral: 'God did not reject me,' she says

A person's view on sexuality, a 'test' used by many in evangelical circles to determine whether a Christian is 'sound' or 'saved', could soon be a thing of the past, according to the lesbian cleric recently made a minor canon of Manchester Cathedral.

Bob Dylan is still a Christian, says man who prayed sinner's prayer with iconic artist

His last album Tempest was full of Christian references but there have always been rumours circulating that Bob Dylan lost his faith. Now the man who prayed the sinners prayer with the singer back in 1978 says the iconic singer is still very much a Christian.

Evangelicals top religious affiliation of cheaters

The number of Christians using the Ashley Madison dating website for cheaters dwarfs that of other faith affiliates and atheists