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\'Christians make better lovers\' campaign success
'Christians make better lovers' campaign success

Christian Connection's bold ad campaign on the London Underground has resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of new members joining the UK dating site.

From destructive gambling to a new beginning

The Salvation Army has helped to turn around the life of a man who lost his home, partner and friends because of his gambling habit.

Will Graham: Money cannot change the human heart
Will Graham: Money cannot change the human heart

Evangelist Will Graham shared the grace and hope of Jesus Christ with 33,100 people in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, over the weekend.

Kenneth Bae: \'I have not lost hope\'
Kenneth Bae: 'I have not lost hope'

Kenneth Bae, a Korean-American being held in North Korea, says he is worried about his health after authorities moved him back into a labour camp following a stay in a hospital.

Pakistani Christian man allegedly tortured and murdered by police in Islamabad

A 24-year-old Pakistani Christian, Sabir Masih, a father of two, has allegedly been tortured and murdered while in police custody in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city.

Life for Christians around the world \'has deteriorated\'
Life for Christians around the world 'has deteriorated'

Freedom of religion and belief is an issue "whose time has come", the vice chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said yesterday.

$16,000 robot bridges religion and technology at seminary

A North Carolina seminary has made a special purchase to look at how technology could impact our future.

Welsh churches seek to lead the way in choosing fairtrade
Welsh churches seek to lead the way in choosing fairtrade

Welsh churches are set to highlight issues of poverty and justice next week, as they encourage congregations to buy fairtrade products at the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight.

\'Ugly\' charges against Turkish pastor dropped
'Ugly' charges against Turkish pastor dropped

Prosecutor rules that accusations contained no solid, 'believable' evidence

Belgium allows euthanasia for terminally ill children
Belgium allows euthanasia for terminally ill children

Belgium's Parliament has today voted in favour of allowing terminally ill children to have the option of euthanasia.

Evangelicals in CofE want 12 bishops after women bishops vote
Evangelicals in CofE want 12 bishops after women bishops vote

A group of conservative evangelicals in the Church of England has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to guarantee representation among bishops once women are allowed to the episcopate.

Five frontrunners to be the Church of England\'s first female bishop
Five frontrunners to be the Church of England's first female bishop

Now that the Church of England vote on Women bishops has been accelerated, the next question to ask is "who might it be?"

Christians in the First World War: Edith Cavell, the nurse who was executed for helping soldiers
Christians in the First World War: Edith Cavell, the nurse who was executed for helping soldiers

Edith Cavell was a British nurse who cared for all, regardless of nationality, and it was this care that would cost her her life.

Sectarian violence in the wake of the Arab Spring
Sectarian violence in the wake of the Arab Spring

It is going to be a long time before peace is restored to the Middle East, former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said last night.

Record-breaking number of calls to Christian debt counselling charity
Record-breaking number of calls to Christian debt counselling charity

Leading UK debt charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has reported a record-breaking number of calls from people struggling with personal debt in 2014.

RAKnominate challenges the NekNominate craze
RAKnominate challenges the NekNominate craze

Making random acts of kindness cool on social media