Hazel Torres

Sweden, \'Least Religious Nation in West,\' Opens Its First Atheist Cemetery — With Church Blessing
Sweden, 'Least Religious Nation in West,' Opens Its First Atheist Cemetery — With Church Blessing

In this European country, atheism has become so popular that its influence extends even to the grave. The country is Sweden, which has now opened its first atheist cemetery.

Archbishop Urges Christian Leaders to Be Ready for Martyrdom amid Worldwide Persecution and Terrorism
Archbishop Urges Christian Leaders to Be Ready for Martyrdom amid Worldwide Persecution and Terrorism

Be "ready to sacrifice [your] lives for the sake of Christ." A senior Anglican archbishop from the Global South made this call to leaders of the Church in the face of persecution, restrictions, terrorism, and violence carried out in the name of religion, World Watch Monitor reported.

America Drifting Further From Its Christian Roots as Biblical Illiteracy Becomes Rampant, Says Ken Ham
America Drifting Further From Its Christian Roots as Biblical Illiteracy Becomes Rampant, Says Ken Ham

Biblical illiteracy among Americans is confounding Young Earth Creationist Ken Ham.

Early Christmas Shopping Annoys Americans: 34 M Have Started It; 1 M Already Finished It
Early Christmas Shopping Annoys Americans: 34 M Have Started It; 1 M Already Finished It

For about one million Americans, Christmas is over—Christmas shopping, that is.

Exorcist Sees Possessed Woman Vomiting Metal Pins, Says ISIS Is Proof That Devil Is Real
Exorcist Sees Possessed Woman Vomiting Metal Pins, Says ISIS Is Proof That Devil Is Real

No doubt about it: The devil is real, and is everywhere.

\'Don\'t Stop Believin\' Writer Credits Paula White for Bringing Him Back to Faith; Releases New Christian Album
'Don't Stop Believin' Writer Credits Paula White for Bringing Him Back to Faith; Releases New Christian Album

Before he met preacher Paula White, 'Journey' keyboardist Jonathan Cain had a falling out with his faith when he witnessed a devastating fire in a Chicago Catholic school back in 1958 that claimed the lives of 92 children and three nuns.

\'God Helped Us Come Out of Bondage,\' Say 21 Nigerian Schoolgirls Freed by Boko Haram Militants
'God Helped Us Come Out of Bondage,' Say 21 Nigerian Schoolgirls Freed by Boko Haram Militants

Freedom at last! Joyful singing of Christian songs of praise filled the air as families celebrated the release from captivity of 21 of the more than 200 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria more than two years ago. Nearly all of the kidnapped girls were Christians.

More Americans, Particularly Evangelicals, Believe Sinning Politicians Can Still Be Good, Honest Leaders, New Survey Shows
More Americans, Particularly Evangelicals, Believe Sinning Politicians Can Still Be Good, Honest Leaders, New Survey Shows

Americans—white evangelical Christians in particular—have come a long from the days of the Puritans, the strictly religious members of the Church of England thousands of whom settled in North America in the early 17th century.

Steve Harvey Changes Focus: From Making People Laugh to Making Them Pray and Listen to God\'s Voice
Steve Harvey Changes Focus: From Making People Laugh to Making Them Pray and Listen to God's Voice

He used to make people laugh. Although Steve Harvey still does that, he is more preoccupied now with doing an even greater thing: Make people pray and listen to God's voice.

Mike Pence Says It\'s a Good Time for Americans to Pray for Their Country
Mike Pence Says It's a Good Time for Americans to Pray for Their Country

With U.S. Election Day just around the corner, Indiana Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence is calling on fellow Americans to do the best thing they could ever do: Pray.

Christians Face \'Unbearable\' Situation in German Refugee Camps; Official Admits \'Underestimating Role of Religion\'
Christians Face 'Unbearable' Situation in German Refugee Camps; Official Admits 'Underestimating Role of Religion'

An apparently contrite Germany has admitted a grievous mistake, resulting in an "unbearable" situation for Christian refugees in the country.

Saeed Abedini Says Trump vs. Clinton Shows Americans\' Poor Relationship with God
Saeed Abedini Says Trump vs. Clinton Shows Americans' Poor Relationship with God

"If people were wicked, God gave them a wicked leader."

U.S. Missionary Forced to Strip by His Kidnappers Who Raided His Home, Killed 2 Guards in Niger
U.S. Missionary Forced to Strip by His Kidnappers Who Raided His Home, Killed 2 Guards in Niger

An American missionary is now under the mercy of a drug-trafficking jihadist group in the West African country of Niger after the Islamist militants attacked his home, killed two of his guards and kidnapped him, The Christian Post reports.

ISIS Militant Beheads Own Father for Insulting Terrorist Group\'s Leader By Calling Him a \'Dog\'
ISIS Militant Beheads Own Father for Insulting Terrorist Group's Leader By Calling Him a 'Dog'

For insulting Islamic State (ISIS) supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by calling him a "dog," an Iraqi man was reportedly beheaded by his own son, who is an ISIS militant.