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Homosexuality: Can a single YouTube sermon change conservative minds?
Dewey Smith blasts those who judge and condemn gay people for their hypocrisy.
Chinese church leaders: 'Each time they take a cross down, we will put more up'
Catholic leaders have pledged to "make the cross flourish throughout China" following the removal of more than 1,200 crosses from churches in Zhejiang province.
Man-made climate change: 4 continents hit by historic droughts affecting millions
Four continents around the world are currently experiencing historic droughts affecting millions of people and their livelihood, and experts warn this is the effect man-made climate change.
Bobbi Kristina Brown dies, 'She is finally at peace in the arms of God'
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only child of late singer Whitney Houston, died on Sunday at the age of 22.
Lord Sewel resigns amid cocaine scandal
A senior British lord quit his post on Sunday and will face a police investigation after a tabloid newspaper released a video alledgedly showing him semi-naked and snorting white powder through a banknote while partying with two women.
Jehovah's Witnesses hid child sex abuse cases: Australian inquiry told
The Jehovah's Witnesses Church in Australia failed to report to police more than 1,000 cases of child sexual abuse going back more than 60 years
Christians in Niger struggle to rebuild 70 churches destroyed by Islamic militants
Christian leaders in Muslim-dominated Niger cried for help as their churches recover at a snail's pace from a series of attacks carried out early this year by Islamists.
Corbyn calls for large-scale renationalisation amid warnings of party meltdown
A battle for the party's soul has prompted warnings it could split in two.
Pakistan resumption of executions 'does not deter terrorists', say critics
Of 180 people hanged since December, fewer than one in six were linked to militancy.
Iran: 'Middle Eastern nations should combine to fight militancy'
Gulf Arab states fear Tehran will increase backing for armed opposition groups.
ISIS took $1 billion in cash from banks when it seized Mosul, US official bares
The jihadist group Islamic State raked between $500 million and $1 billion in cash when it took control over Iraq's second largest city in 2014, a top official under US President Barack Obama said.
First of its kind: ESA mission to Jupiter moons to search for extraterrestrial life
The undertaking, dubbed the Juice (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) mission, will begin in 2022 and will explore Jupiter's Galileean moons: Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
Rick Warren says Satan loves 'detached' believers because they are defenceless
If there is one thing Satan loves, according to Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, then that is "detached" believers, because these are the people he can easily prey on.
'Duck Dynasty' stars sympathise with victims of Lafayette theatre shooting
The hearts and prayers of "Duck Dynasty" stars Willie Robertson and his daughter Sadie went to the victims of the recent Lafayette shooting, which claimed the lives of two innocent moviegoers and injured nine others.
Iran's Supreme Leader tweets cartoon showing Obama holding gun to his head
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, posted a controversial and seemingly provocative graphic on his Twitter account (@khamenei_ir) apparently directed against the US and President Barack Obama.
Russia still poses 'existential' threat to US, wants to split NATO â Special Ops chief
Russia still poses a threat to the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at present, the chief of the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) warned.