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30-year-old seminarian with terminal brain cancer reaches out to Brittany Maynard: 'Suffering is not worthless and our lives are not our own to take'
30-year-old seminarian with terminal brain cancer reaches out to Brittany Maynard: 'Suffering is not worthless and our lives are not our own to take'

Gay advocate is fundraising to help Christian bakers pay off $150k fines for refusing lesbian couple's wedding cake order
Gay advocate is fundraising to help Christian bakers pay off $150k fines for refusing lesbian couple's wedding cake order
Former lesbian porn star came to faith after an experience with Jesus that shook her 'to the core'
Former lesbian porn star came to faith after an experience of Jesus that shook her 'to the core'

Where is God when bad things happen? The case for the defence
Different people need different arguments at different times, says Vince Vitale.

One in 50 clergy don't believe in God
One in 50 Anglican clergy in the UK believes God is merely a human construct, a survey claims.

Fist of Jesus zombie-slaying game is a far cry from 'blessed are the peacemakers'
If depictions of Jesus as the soft fluffy Lamb of God or "everybody's friend" holding the hands of children are your thing you'll maybe want to give "Fist of Jesus" a wide berth.

2 pastors killed in attack by Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria
Two pastors were among the victims of a deadly attack in Nigeria's Taraba State on Sunday that left dozens injured.

Pastor who served time for murder defends hiring convicted killer of Grand Ole Opry star and wife
A Nashville pastor has defended his decision to give a job to the man who killed David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife once he is released from prison.

Alvin Stardust, glam rocker who found God on a train journey, dies aged 72
Tributes paid to the man behind the scowl.

New Archbishop of Chicago doesn't want to live in a $14m palace
Archbishop Blasé Cupich will instead take up residence in a modest rectory.

The best leaders know when it's time to move on
Do you hold on too tightly to your leadership roles or are you willing to raise up others, asks Claire Musters?

Sacked New York seminary professors back to work, for now
'Reconciliation' needed at General Theological Seminary as issues remain unresolved.

Joss Stone launches day-long vigil for war dead in Poppy Appeal
The singer was the first at the Cenotaph for The Watch.

US pastor defrocked over son's same-sex wedding faces Methodist council
Rev Frank Schaefer made an appeal to hang onto his ordination before a Methodist judicial council.

'Lord, keep this nation under your care.' Canadian church leaders urge prayer after Parliament shooting
Church leaders have called for prayer following the fatal shooting of a soldier at Canada's parliament yesterday.

A new religious right in Britain? Meet the Christians who are voting UKIP
As popular support for UKIP increases ahead of the 2015 General Election, Mark Woods meets the Christians among their number.