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Why US green groups are talking about abortion this election
Green billionaire Tom Steyer vowed to make the November congressional elections about climate change. Now he's talking about abortion and the economy to get his candidates across the finish line.

Shamed cleric Kieran Conry was 'loved and admired', says Bishop of Portsmouth
Roman Catholics in Arundel and Brighton are devastated by the loss of their bishop who they "admired and loved" the Bishop of Portsmouth has said.

Support marriage, urges Pope Francis: 'Families are wounded and in crisis'
Christians urged to follow Jesus' example and "waste time" on pastoral care.

Mars Hill pastor Steve Tompkins confesses sinful behaviour, asks forgiveness
Mark Driscoll's resignation has triggered another admission of past wrongdoings from a senior figure.

Krish Kandiah: The power of remembrance
Music and memory are intimately connected, writes Krish Kandiah. Can music help us honour the dead?

Czechs honour 105-year-old British man who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from Holocaust
Sir Nicholas Winton has received the Czech Republic's highest award.

Miroslav Volf: how I learned to forgive my interrogator
We can't forget the past, but we can learn to transform it, says Croatian theologian Miroslav Volf.

Therapy won't turn gay people straight, says prominent Southern Baptist Russell Moore
Ethicist calls for same sex celibacy but says 'reparative therapy' is 'severely counterproductive'.

Islamic State fights Syrian army for gas field, killing 30
Islamic State militants in Syria killed at least 30 pro-government fighters in an assault on a gas field that has witnessed some of the bloodiest confrontations between the two sides, a monitoring group said today.

Five things evangelicals get wrong about Halloween
It's that time of year again - but are churches worrying unnecessarily? Mark Woods on Halloween hysteria.

Colorado 'personhood' law could effectively end abortions
Colorado 'personhood' law could effectively end abortions

Mother of 'Satanist' who drove into Ten Commandments monument says he has been 'very Christian' all his adult life
Mother of 'Satanist' who drove into Ten Commandments monument says he has been 'very Christian' all his adult life

Christian Bale's initial reaction when Ridley Scott asked him to play Moses:'Oh no'
Christian Bale's initial reaction when Ridley Scott asked him to play Moses:'Oh no'

Terminally ill Brittany Maynard completes her bucket list with Grand Canyon visit
Terminally ill woman Brittany Maynard completes bucket list

Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard made an extra secure marriage covenant to make divorce even harder
Most couples would settle for exchanging their vows at the altar as proof that they're in it for the long haul.

Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald stare adoringly at each other in cute wedding invitation
Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are just days away from their wedding and Jessa has all but disappeared from Twitter these past few weeks. Could it be all the last minute wedding prepping that has kept her off social media?