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Pakistani Christians forced to renounce Christ, convert to Islam to get flood aid

Christians in Pakistan are being forced to renounce Jesus Christ and to convert to Islam or become modern-day slaves to receive humanitarian aid after torrential flooding washed away their homes and belongings last summer.

Donald Trump's success in gaining support of evangelicals baffles NY Times columnist

Business mogul Donald Trump has gained support among evangelicals after the Republican presidential debate.

Battle for Liberia's soul: Why moves to declare it a 'Christian nation' could spell disaster

The prospect of religious conflict is something this country hardly needs.

Kentucky students defy atheists by holding 'illegal' prayer at pre-football game event

Students at a Kentucky school defied an aetheist group's campaign against religious practices when they recited a prayer at a pre-footbal game ceremony.

Mormon church to continue supporting Boy Scouts despite decision on gay leaders

The Mormon church, which is the largest sponsor of Boy Scouts in the United States, said Wednesday that it will continue its affiliation with the organization despite that it allowed openly gay leaders to serve in units.

Nine Chinese Christians arrested for opposing cross removals

Chinese security have arrested a number of Christians who opposed the Chinese Communist Party's campaign to remove crosses from churches.

Mortar attack on two Syrian churches: Damascus Archbishop says 'Our life is like a game of Russian roulette'

Nine people have died and at least 50 wounded after mortar fire hit a church in Damascus last Sunday.

California is sinking faster than thought as drought leads to massive groundwater loss

The Golden State is going down at a rate even faster than earlier thought, satellite images from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently revealed.

Turkey adds its firepower to coalition battling ISIS jihadists in Middle East

The United States and Turkey have finalized technical details that will include Turkey in the coalition to fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), according to the US Department of Defense.

The faith of Usain Bolt in 5 tweets

Usain Bolt doesn't often speak about his faith but here are five tweets that can give us an insight.

Kentucky county clerk must issue same-sex marriage licences, court rules

Kim Davis cannot refuse to comply pending her appeal because of her religious beliefs.

ISIS out to exterminate all homosexuals in Mideast, uses Facebook to hunt them down

The terrorist Islamic State (ISIS) continues to persecute and kill gays in Syria and Iraq and it uses Facebook to track down friends of those who were captured.