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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.

Why Cameron curbing the Lords is dangerous and arrogant
What is the significance of reducing the power of the House of Lords, and is it a good idea?

Star Wars: Should you take your kids?
Martin Saunders on whether it's safe to take your kids to see the latest Star Wars epic.

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.

Anna Duggar says Josh's affair was a betrayal 'for those who call themselves Christian'
When it was revealed earlier this year that Josh Duggar from the cancelled TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" cheated on his wife using the Ashley Madison website, everybody's thoughts and concerns went out to Anna, the mother of his four children.

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.

Justin Welby: Christ's birth is a source of 'hope and healing' for bereaved
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he has "never got over" the loss of his eldest daughter in a candid message to bereaved parents.

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.

Extremism consultation must be extended, says Christian MP
The government's radical proposals to tackle extremism are "absurd" and must be postponed to allow more time to respond, a Christian MP has said.

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.