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Christians more optimistic about end to global poverty
Christians more optimistic about end to global poverty

A survey in the US found Christians were more positive than average about the elimination of global poverty in the next 25 years

Gay marriage to start in Idaho on Friday as judge denies stay request
Gay marriage to start in Idaho on Friday as judge denies stay request

A federal judge has denied Idaho Governor Butch Otter's request for a stay on Tuesday regarding the decision to reverse the state's gay marriage ban.

Pastor accused of sexual abuse commits suicide, maintains his innocence in suicide note
Pastor accused of sexual abuse commits suicide, maintains his innocence in suicide note

A 61-year old Pennsylvania pastor accused of sexually assaulting a child over 20 years ago committed suicide on Monday.

100 black Detroit pastors outraged over \'gay rights\' comparison to civil rights
100 black Detroit pastors outraged over 'gay rights' comparison to civil rights

100 black Detroit pastors outraged over gay rights comparison to civil rights.

8-year-old stabbed to death by own mother in tragic incident this morning
8-year-old stabbed to death by own mother in tragic incident this morning

In a developing story, Jessica Murphy of Buffalo has been charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of her eight-year old son, Jacob Noe.

Atlanta shootings: 17-year old to appear in court after shooting five Atlanta highschoolers

17-year-old Marcellus Brooks shot four Therrell High School students and one other teenager yesterday around 4 p.m. It is unknown if the shooter is a student at Therrell High.

Iranian Christians tortured in prison
Iranian Christians tortured in prison

Further reports have emerged of Christians being violently tortured and beaten while serving prison sentences for their faith in Iran.

#BringBackOurGirls prayer vigil to be held in Washington
#BringBackOurGirls prayer vigil to be held in Washington

A vigil is being held outside the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, DC today as campaigners step up their call for the safe return of 276 girls kidnapped from a school in Chibok, Borno state on April 14.

Jackie Kennedy after JFK\'s assassination: \'I\'m so bitter against God\'
Jackie Kennedy after JFK's assassination: 'I'm so bitter against God'

Letters written to a priest in Dublin have revealed Jackie Kennedy's struggle with God in the aftermath of her husband JFK's assassination. 

Templeton Prize winner Tomáš Halík: \'The world is full of Zacchaeuses but Jesus is calling them by name\'
Templeton Prize winner Tomáš Halík: 'The world is full of Zacchaeuses but Jesus is calling them by name'

Roman Catholic priest Tomáš Halík was once classed as an enemy of the state

ACLU protests the distribution of Bibles to South Dakota students
ACLU protests the distribution of Bibles to South Dakota students

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is protesting a South Dakota school board's decision to distribute Bibles to fifth-graders.

Call to pray for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Call to pray for kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls

As the rescue effort for the abducted teenage girls in Nigeria continues, Dr Jonathan Oloyede has issued an urgent call to Christians to hold them in prayer.

\'Son of Sam\' serial killer skips parole meeting because he is free in Jesus
'Son of Sam' serial killer skips parole meeting because he is free in Jesus

The man who killed six people in a murder spree that terrorised New York City over the course of a year has reportedly become a Christian behind bars

Kidnapped Christian schoolgirls in Nigeria \'converted\' to Islam in video released by Boko Haram
Kidnapped Christian schoolgirls in Nigeria 'converted' to Islam in video released by Boko Haram

A new video has been released by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram, which seemingly shows over 100 kidnapped girls abducted from a Christian school last month praying to Allah.

Mayor cancels U.S. citizenship ceremony after officials ban opening prayer
Mayor cancels U.S. citizenship ceremony after officials ban opening prayer

Citizenship ceremony cancelled after feds ban opening prayer