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Christmas tree needles Israeli rabbi
Controversy erupts over Christian symbol in town square.
Family Guy airs controversial Jesus episode, 'The 2,000-year-old virgin'
The Christmas episode sees Peter and his friends try to help Jesus lose his virginity.
Petition launched to pull Bible from Target stores in GTA V backlash
Protesters are calling on Target Australia to pull the Bible from their shelves after it was announced that Grand Theft Auto V would no longer be sold by the retail giant.
Nicki Minaj plays Beyoncé as Mary opposite Justin Bieber Joseph in Saturday Night Live nativity
Nicki Minaj channelled her best Beyoncé impression as she played Mary in an unconventional take on the Nativity in a sketch for Saturday Night Live this weekend.
Pope Francis praises Iraqi Christians for persevering under persecution
Pope Francis described Iraqi Christians as a "rod that bends but does not break" in a video message of encouragement shown in the northern city of Erbil on Saturday.
Mars Hill leaders may face racketeering charges
Former deacon prepares lawsuit, alleges diversion of funds.
Pastor says 'sickening and violent' death of five-year-old boy is 'blasphemous act'
A five-year-old boy found dead in his home with "sickening and violent" injuries on Friday has been described as "a lovely boy who was part of the life" of his local Baptist church.
Kirk Cameron still joyful after 'Saving Christmas' voted worst movie of all time on IMDB
Kirk Cameron still joyful after 'Saving Christmas' voted worst movie of all time on IMDB
Britain's hunger crisis: Bishop of Truro says benefits system doesn't work
The Bishop of Truro, together with a group of cross-party MPs, has criticised the effectiveness the benefits system in a comprehensive report into Britain's hunger crisis released today.
New Zealand pastor prayed for suicide of gay Christian author
A Baptist pastor says he stands by his email to a gay Christian author who he referred to as a "filthy child molesting fag".
Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in France, attacks have more than doubled
Anti-Semitic threats and incidents have more than doubled so far this year in France, said the interior minister at a rally on Sunday to protest a violent attack on a young Jewish couple.
Analysis: How students are being radicalised by Islamic State
Islamic State doesn't have a strong presence in Afghanistan but, among the student population in particular, desire to join is growing.
200 inmates released in Nigerian prison raid
Gunmen broke into a prison in the central Nigerian city of Minna, freeing around 200 inmates, a police spokesman and security sources said.
'Today we choose to forgive. We choose to love,' says wife of hostage killed in failed rescue mission
The Christian wife of a man killed during a US-led hostage rescue mission says her husband is "alive in our hearts".
Typhoon Hagupit: At least 21 reported dead
At least 21 people were reported dead, many of them drowned as flood waters rose in Borongan, the main town in Eastern Samar, where typhoon Hagupit made first landfall.
Anti-Semitic incidents on rise in France, says minister
Anti-Semitic threats and incidents have more than doubled so far this year in France, said the interior minister at a rally on Sunday to protest a violent attack on a young Jewish couple.