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Valedictorian defies own school admin, atheist group as he leads graduating class in reciting Lord's Prayer
A valedictorian in Ohio continued his school's 70-year tradition of reciting the "Lord's Prayer" despite legal threat by an atheist group that wanted it scrapped.
Transgender male war vet sues California barbershop for refusing to cut his hair, citing religious beliefs
A transgender male veteran has filed a lawsuit against a barbershop in California after it refused to cut his hair.
President Obama says all great religions have believers that claim their faith as 'licence to kill'
U.S. President Barack Obama underlined "humanity's core contradiction" of war in Hiroshima, Japan on Friday, pointing out that despite the teachings of love and and peace by all of the world's great religions, they all have believers that claim their faith as a "licence to kill."
Removed memorial crosses for fallen soldiers in Georgia put back after public outcry
Memorial Day crosses that honoured fallen soldiers in Hiram, Georgia were put back Wednesday by the city council after they were taken down due to a complaint.
Husband of fitness instructor slain in Texas church tells killer: 'I will forgive you if you surrender'
The husband of a fitness instructor who was murdered in a Texas church last month is willing to forgive her wife's killer only if he or she surrenders.
Acting Brazil president names evangelical leaders to top government posts amid crisis
Amid the political turmoil in Brazil, evangelical Christians are reportedly being brought to the forefront of the political arena as a new government takes provisional charge of the country.
Saudi Arabia and Iran fail to agree on Hajj deal
The great Sunni and Shia powers were trying to agree a deal on Iranian citizens visiting Mecca
Islamic State advances near Turkish border, civilians trapped
Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.
Bathroom lawsuit could send transgender rights to Supreme Court
A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration's policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court.
EU Referendum: Is it as simple as Catholic vs Protestant?
While discussions about economics and immigration are important, they don't get to the heart of the issue as to whether the UK should remain in the EU. They don'tspeak fully about the key to the whole question â identity.
Deathbed conversions: What the case of atheist Christopher Hitchens can teach us
Excitable reports on social media spread like wildfire this week. One of the world's most famous and strident non-believers may have had a deathbed conversion. It seemed incredible.
20 million out-of-school Arab kids easy targets for recruitment by ISIS, Christian TV station warns
As many as 20 million Arab children are either out of school or are very much at risk of losing their schooling due to various reasons, according to Christian satellite television station SAT-7 which has a ministry in the Middle East and North Africa.
Egypt: President Sisi promises justice after 70-year-old Christian woman stripped and beaten
The President of Egypt has promised justice after Christians homes were torched and an elderly Coptic woman was stripped naked and beaten in the streets of an Egyptian village.
'Celebrate suffragettes not serial killers', church tells Londoners
A church in east London has joined with campaigners for women's rights to host a pop-up exhibition about the history of women's achievements in the area
To End Modern Slavery, Society Must Change
To genuinely want to see the end of slavery means an up-ending of the current inequalities that have brought them about in the first place and a willingness to see and live differently.
Up-close and personal with Mars: Space enthusiasts to get best view of Red Planet on May 30
Mars will be at its closest to the Earth in 11 years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently announced, giving space enthusiasts to have a great view of the fourth planet in the solar system.