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Transgender bathroom debate: Barack Obama cites the Golden Rule in Matthew 7:12 to defend policy allowing boys in girls' bathrooms
U.S. President Barack Obama has cited the biblical Golden Rule to defend the controversial "federal guidance" he issued instructing all public schools to allow transgender students to use the restrooms of the opposite biological sex or risk losing federal funding.
Bones confirmed as those of Christian missionary to Japan
Scientists have confirmed that bones found in a grave on a building site in Tokyo belong to an Italian missionary who died in prison more than three centuries ago.
China's Uyghur crisis: The hidden persecution of Muslims
The Uyghur community in north-western China has been subject to a crackdown by the Chinese government.
Somoa Archbishop distances self from church call to ban Muslims
The Catholic Archbishop of Samoa has made it clear he does not support a recent call by church leaders to ban Islam from the islands. distanced himself from a call by the Christian churches to ban Islam.
Angaelos praises forgiveness message from Christian grandmother forced to parade naked in street
The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church has welcomed as "courageous and inspiring" the forgiveness offered by a 70-year-old Christian grandmother who was stripped and forced to parade naked in the street by a mob of angry Muslims.
Germany recognises massacre of Armenians as 'genocide'
The massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One was genocide, the German Parliament said on Thursday.
BHS and the rest: Is capitalism doomed without God?
It's time for us to rediscover the Christian framework for our economy. The framework which values profit, hard work and creativity, but which also values the dignity of labour, the importance of family and community life and the inherent worth of each person not to be exploited by vultures masquerading as businesses.
Man charged over theft of vicar's late wife's rings
A man has been charged with burglary after a dramatic incident in the home of a London Vicar.
77 Boko Haram militants forced to surrender, 245 hostages rescued
Seventy-seven members of Boko Haram were forced to surrender by The Nigerian Army after a joint task force of 122 soldiers cleared an area, rescuing 245 hostages of the terrorist group.
China: Crackdown on Christians continues as church members threatened
A church in China was stopped from holding services last Sunday, and members forced to register their identification cards with authorities.
US-backed fighters advance to cut off Islamic State in Syria
US-backed Syrian fighters in a major new offensive against Islamic State vowed on Thursday to cut off the last remaining access route to the outside world for the self-proclaimed caliphate.
Defenders of Christian values clash with LGBT liberals in Brazil's gay pride parade
This year's 20th gay pride parade at Brazil's biggest city has been a clash of worldviews between the LGBT liberals and those who defend Christian values in politics, according to CBN News.
EU reaches agreement with tech giants to combat hate speech, terror propaganda across Europe
Tech giants Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube have joined forces and committed to efficiently combat hateful online content and terrorist propaganda as part of a new "code of conduct'' formulated and announced Tuesday by the European Union (EU).
Malawi: Albino pastor fears attack by witch doctors, gives up ministry
Clement Dayile, a pastor at Christ Citadel Church in Mulanje, told the Nyasa Times he had had to abandon his congregation until he felt more secure.
Christian Pakistani woman accused of blasphemy asserts innocence, won't flee to protect neighbours from mob
A Christian woman falsely accused of blasphemy has asserted her innocence and declined to leave her home in order to protect her neighbours from becoming targets of a mob.
Ken Starr steps down as chancellor of scandal-hit Baylor University
Starr, who rose to prominence for his exhaustive investigation of sex scandals surrounding then-President Bill Clinton, stepped down as chancellor but will keep his post as a professor in Baylor's law school.