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After Washington high school shooting, churches open their doors to offer prayer and support
After Washington high school shooting, churches open their doors to offer prayer and support

As the small town of Marysville, Washington state, continues to reel from a fatal high school shooting last Friday, churches are doing all they can to comfort and heal the heartbroken community.

Hungry for justice: new movement calls Christians to fast for the climate
Hungry for justice: new movement calls Christians to fast for the climate

A year of prayer and fasting begins in November.

China to crack down on illegal cults after brutal murder of mother outside McDonald\'s
China to crack down on illegal cults after brutal murder of mother outside McDonald's

China will tighten the law to impose harsher punishments on people participating in illegal cults after a brutal murder earlier in the year.

Canadian soldier killed in Ottawa Parliament attack to be laid to rest
Canadian soldier killed in Ottawa Parliament attack to be laid to rest

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and hundreds of mourners are expected to pack into a cathedral in industrial Hamilton, Ontario, for the funeral.

Nigeria: Boko Haram militants are targeting Christians and students, says Human Rights Watch
Nigeria: Boko Haram militants are targeting Christians and students, says Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch said Boko Haram seems to target students and Christians in particular

Iran: At least 49 Protestant Christians being held by authorities, says United Nations
Iran: At least 49 Protestant Christians being held by authorities, says United Nations

Dozens of Christians are currently being held by the authorities in Iran and many of them because of their involvement in house churches, the UN reports.

Brittany Maynard: How Christians should think through issues of assisted dying
Brittany Maynard: How Christians should think through issues of assisted dying

On Saturday Brittany Maynard, who has terminal brain cancer, will die by her own choice. Mark Woods outlines some of the issues raised by her case, and how we should think them through.

Ancient Christian temples discovered in city of Genghis Khan\'s descendants
Ancient Christian temples discovered in city of Genghis Khan's descendants

Ruined churches show Christians living alongside Muslims and Shamanists.

City backs down, Idaho wedding chapel won\'t have to marry same-sex couples
City backs down, Idaho wedding chapel won't have to marry same-sex couples

A couple fearing fines and imprisonment can breathe easily.

Changes to Mars Hill leadership announced as pastor admits to an \'unhealthy\' church culture
Changes to Mars Hill leadership announced as pastor admits to an 'unhealthy' church culture

Mars Hill has an "unhealthy culture" and members of the leadership team have contributed to it, one of the church's top pastors has admitted.

Protester wears KKK outfit to protest burqas in Australian parliament
Protester wears KKK outfit to protest burqas in Australian parliament

A man wearing a Ku Klux Klan outfit has tried to enter Parliament House in Canberra in protest against the wearing of Muslim face veils.

Canadian gunman\'s attack \
Canadian gunman's attack "driven by ideological and political motives"

A video made by the gunman who attacked Canadian parliament last week reveals "persuasive evidence" that he was driven by political and ideological motives, police say.

Nigeria: Boko Haram kidnaps 30 more children
Nigeria: Boko Haram kidnaps 30 more children

Around 30 children were abducted by suspected Boko Haram militants during a siege on a village in northeast Nigeria, a local chief said on Sunday.

No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobane, IS loses ground in Iraq
No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobane, IS loses ground in Iraq

Iraqi Kurdish forces will not engage in ground fighting in the Syrian town of Kobane but provide artillery support for fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there.

Family of Hannah Graham suspect Jesse Matthew Jr say they\'re praying for her family
Family of Hannah Graham suspect Jesse Matthew Jr say they're praying for her family

The family of the main suspect in the disappearance of the University of Virginia student say they are praying for her family.

Dalai Lama visits the Alabama church that played a key role in America\'s civil rights movement
Dalai Lama visits the Alabama church that played a key role in America's civil rights movement

The Dalai Lama paid a visit to the church in Birmingham, Alabama, that came to be at the heart of the struggle for racial equality in America.