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Saeed Abedini\'s health improves after medical treatment
Saeed Abedini's health improves after medical treatment

Pastor Saeed Abedini is doing better now that he's getting some medical treatment, according to his wife, Naghmeh.

Religious freedom bill passed in Mississippi as supporters dismiss concerns from LGBT activists

Mississippi lawmakers passed the final version of the state's religious freedom bill on Tuesday. Under the new law, state and local governments are prohibited from placing "substantial" burden on religious practices.

Starbucks Apologizes For Satanic Images In Christian Woman\'s Coffee Foam
Starbucks Apologizes For Satanic Images In Christian Woman's Coffee Foam

The company makes a public statement and apologized to Louisiana schoolteacher.

Earthquake today in Panama: 5.8 magnitude quake rocks Latin America again
Earthquake today in Panama: 5.8 magnitude quake rocks Latin America again

The USGS has given the earthquake a preliminary 5.8 magnitude measurement.

Sunnie Kahle\'s Timberlake Christian School receives violent threats after pressuring her to transfer
Sunnie Kahle's Timberlake Christian School receives violent threats after pressuring her to transfer

A Christian school in Virginia is now receiving violent threats after informing a tomboy that she was no longer welcomed. Since the story of 8-year-old Sunnie Kahle made national headlines, Timberlake Christian School has received a vast amount of attention.

Are scientists the prophets of today when it comes to climate change ?
Are scientists the prophets of today when it comes to climate change ?

Christian Aid and Operation Noah give their verdict on the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's fifth report on global climate change

What medieval graffiti can teach us about the Christianity of the times
What medieval graffiti can teach us about the Christianity of the times

Historian and archaeologist Matt Champion is behind a project that is hoping to reveal more about faith and life in medieval England through graffiti inscriptions on the walls of churches.

Kindergartner praying before lunch rebuked by teacher [VIDEO]: \
Kindergartner praying before lunch rebuked by teacher [VIDEO]: "You're not allowed to pray"

Florida family pulls daughter out of school after teacher allegedly tells her not to pray.

Religion doesn\'t impact US views on immigration
Religion doesn't impact US views on immigration

Religion has limited impact on US views on immigration, according to a new study from Pew Research

Typhoon Haiyan victims to live in \'Pope Francis\' village
Typhoon Haiyan victims to live in 'Pope Francis' village

In the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, a new village is being built in Cebu province named after Pope Francis.

TD Jakes\' daughter Sarah releases book about teen pregnancy - \'Lost and Found: Finding hope in the detours of life\'
TD Jakes' daughter Sarah releases book about teen pregnancy - 'Lost and Found: Finding hope in the detours of life'

Now in her mid-twenties, Sarah Jakes fell pregnant at the age of just 14. In an interview with Dr Phil yesterday, she shared how her father - world-renowned church leader TD Jakes of The Potter's House, a non-denomenational megachurch with an estimated 30,000 members – was rendered speechless when he found out.

Paul Baloche on writing from life and revealing God through music
Paul Baloche on writing from life and revealing God through music

Paul Baloche on writing the songs the whole church sings

New US-based Syriac Patriarch says he\'ll return to Syria
New US-based Syriac Patriarch says he'll return to Syria

The Syriac-Orthodox Church, one of the oldest churches in the world and seated in the heart of war-ravaged Syria, has selected a US-based archbishop as its next patriarch.

Children\'s charities welcome tougher laws on emotional abuse
Children's charities welcome tougher laws on emotional abuse

Charities praise the government's moves towards an anti-emotional abuse law for children.

The benefits of holidaying with the in-laws - a free babysitter and lighter on the purse
The benefits of holidaying with the in-laws - a free babysitter and lighter on the purse

The common stereotype of the fussy, overbearing mother-in-law has been the stuff of comedy down the generations but a new survey suggests most people are happy to have them tag along with them on holiday.

Prayers for wall death schoolgirl

The Church of Scotland has expressed its sadness over the death of a 12-year-old girl after a wall at her school collapsed on her.