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Hey, Christians. Isn't it time we stopped worrying about Harry Potter?
To ban children from reading and engaging with Harry Potter just seems lazy, says Andy Walton.
Eight Christians acquitted of forced conversion in India
Eight Christians who were accused of forcibly converting a Hindu have been acquitted by a court in India according to Asia News.
Widow of slain missionary receives Mother Teresa award
Gladys Staines has been honoured with the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice.
Bernie Sanders condemns Trump's call to close mosques
Bernie Sanders made a stand against religious intolerance on Wednesday, meeting with members of three faiths â Christianity, Islam and Judaism â in a mosque to discuss rising religious tensions in America.
Virginia students told to write 'there is no god but Allah' in Arabic calligraphy assignment
Parents protested after a teacher asked students at a Virginia school to copy a Muslim statement of faith in Arabic calligraphy assignment.
Could Bethlehem be the hottest new stag do destination?
A stag and hen party operator is offering the trip as part of a five-night visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
UK mosques could be designed to be more 'quintessentially British' says Muslim peer
Mosques in the UK could be designed without minarets to look more "quintessentially British", according to former Conservative Party chairman Baroness Warsi.
Overhaul of marriage law will put God and religion into civil ceremonies
Religious readings, hymns, meditations and poetry could be included in civil weddings for the first time under an overhaul of marriage laws recommended by a Law Commission report today.
Controversial UK report rules Muslim Brotherhood not a terrorist group
A controversial review into the Muslim Brotherhood was published today and ruled the secretive organisation had "highly ambiguous relationship with violent extremism."
The rise of ISIS, Christian persecution and an uncertain future: the Arab Spring, five years on...
What actually happened during the Arab Spring? How did it begin and spread? What has happened since its hopeful beginnings? And where might the region go from here?
India: Christmas cancelled in Chennai after floods devastate region
The floods resulted from heavy rainfall in November and December, thought to be the result of the El Nino phenomenon.
Justin Trudeau backs imprisoned pastor Hyeon Soo Lim
Hyeon Soo Lim was sentenced by North Korea's Supreme Court for what it called crimes against the state.
Cuba says Obama can visit, but not interfere
U.S. President Barack Obama is welcome to visit Cuba but not to meddle in its internal affairs, a senior foreign ministry official said on Wednesday on the eve of the first anniversary of the two countries' historic rapprochement.
Sweden: Islamic State letters threaten beheadings for non-believers
The letters carry the emblem of the terrorist organisation and threaten to decapitate .non-believers.
Baghdad Christians under more pressure as women warned to wear veils
The posters have been placed near churches and in areas where there are still Christian communities.
Franklin Graham: 'I'm sick of hearing about Islam'
The Samaritan's Purse founder says "it is a very real threat to the world and to our security here at home".