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Church marriages for same-sex couples imminent in Norway
Norway's twelve bishops unanimously voted to allow gay couples to marry in church, voting for the creation of a special liturgy for the marriage of same sex couples on Friday.
Priest apologises for burning flags, resigns his position
A Church of Ireland priest who burned British Legion flags at the two churches in his parish has resigned from his position following an outcry.
Same sex marriage motion passed in Northern Ireland for the first time
A motion supporting same-sex marriage has been passed for the first time in Northern Ireland's assembly by 53 votes to 51.
Warning raised: 'Full-blown Muslim invasion' of Germany on the way as politicians bicker
As German politicians continued to bicker on how to deal with the huge refugee influx, American political activist Pamela Geller has issued a new warning that "Islam is coming to take over Germany."
Send in troops to defeat Islamic State says 'vicar of Baghdad' Andrew White
Canon Andrew White told Christian Today: "There is one way to overcome ISIS. It is not bombing from the sky. We need troops on the ground to bring about a change. They are so evil, so terrible. They have done terrible things to the Christian community."
Evidence points to terrorist bomb inside Russian plane that exploded in mid-air, killing all 224 onboard
Four pieces of evidence point to a bomb planted by terrorists, possibly Islamic State (ISIS) militants, as the culprit behind the downing of the Airbus A-321 Russian passenger jetliner over Egypt on Saturday, killing all 224 people onboard, aviation experts said as reported by the Daily Express.
Billy Graham: It is a sin to continually criticise your pastor
It is a sin to continually criticise your pastor, well-known evangelist Billy Graham said.
Publisher of atheist books hacked to death in Bangladesh
A publisher of secular books was hacked to death in Bangladesh on Saturday, according to police. In a separate attack hours earlier, two secular writers and a publisher were shot and stabbed at a publishing house in Dhaka.
Faith-based charities urged not to hide their beliefs
Faith-based organisations must not hide their religious basis or intentions when engaging with public services, a new report has said.
Osborne heads to Germany in bid to sell EU reform
Chancellor George Osborne will travel to Germany today to call for a strong EU working for the "benefit of all 28 member states", part of the government's push to change the terms of its relationship with the bloc.
Russian airliner broke up mid-air but 'too early' to draw conclusions
A Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in mid-air, an official of a Moscow-based aviation agency has said after visiting the disaster site, but stressed it was too early to draw conclusions from this.
ISIS takes Syrian town as fighting intensifies
Islamic State fighters drove Syrian government forces from a western town on Sunday, a monitoring group reported, as fighting escalated despite a flurry of diplomatic activity and talks between regional rivals.
Turkey re-instates ruling Islamist party
Turkey's Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to an unexpected victory in elections on Sunday, returning the country to single-party rule in an outcome that will boost the power of President Tayyip Erdogan but may sharpen deep social divisions.
Facebook moves towards 'summoning the demon' through artificial intelligence
Instead of exercising restraint in their efforts to develop artificially intelligent technology, tech giants like Facebook are actually stepping up efforts to, in Elon Musk's words, summon the demon.
In Europe, some Christian churches are removing altars and even crosses to 'accomodate' Muslim refugees' needs
Some Christians in Europe are making major adjustments in their places of worship to accommodate the needs of refugees from conflict areas in the Middle East.
How to prepare for cosmic disaster? Finally, the US government comes up with a plan
Just recently, the White House released documents on how the state plans to deal with a lesser known but an equally threatening natural occurence: solar storms.