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Sick people who want to kill selves won't get last rites, Canadian archbishop says
With a law legalising assisted suicide expected to become a reality in Canada soon, a Catholic archbishop has warned that sick people who want to kill themselves will not be able to receive the last rites even if they ask for this.

Why Christianity and astrology don't mix
A YouGov poll has found more than half of people in the UK (56 per cent) definitely don't believe astrology works.

Nebuchadnezzar: What his mental illness tells us about human nature
King Nebuchadnezzar's story is told in the book of Daniel. He is a dreamer, whose dreams are interpreted by the prophet, who's also called 'Belteshazzar'.

How to deal with family members who have still not accepted Jesus as their saviour
Being the only saved member of your family can be hard. I have counselled and discipled many church members who have had struggles dealing with parents who have not yet accepted Jesus as their saviour and lord.

4 Bible verses we take out of context
Of all the literary pieces that have existed all across time, there is none that has received as much attack and ridicule as the Bible. And in every time that the Bible has been abused, it was taken out of context.

3 illustrations that help clarify the Trinity
How can something be three and one at the same time? Although there is no complete illustration that shows us God as the Trinity, here are some illustration that can help us understand how God can exist as three and as one.

A question of integrity: Why we shouldn't confuse social action and evangelism
The gospel is good news. That's literally true: it's what the word means in Old English. ("Gospel! I've won the Lottery!")

Why must we view Jesus as both man and God?
The concept of seeing Jesus as both man and God can be hard to completely comprehend, but it is a non-negotiable in our faith.

Christian student expelled from university for quoting Bible on homosexuality
A married Christian student with four children has been expelled from his university because he wrote a post on Facebook opposing gay marriage.

Happy Leap Year: 29 things to do with an extra day
It's Leap Day! Martin Saunders has 29 ideas for how to make the most of the extra day.

4 idols that can be built in church
It's interesting to know that people in the Bible who had fallen into idolatry were not in the worst conditions when it happened. In the same way, you don't have to be out of church to have idols. We can have idols in church.

More artificial babies soon? Chinese scientists successfully grow mouse sperm cells inside laboratory
Scientists in China have successfully bred a handful of healthy mice from sperm cells they created themselves inside the laboratory using embryonic stem cells plucked from these animals.

Canadian government panel criticised for recommending euthanasia even for kids
Alex Schadenberg, the executive director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, told LifeSiteNews that the committee generally made "very bad" recommendations on how to implement the Canadian Supreme Court's decision last year to strike down the prohibition against assisted suicide and euthanasia in the nation.

Worse birth defects from Zika feared: Baby with virtually no brain dies inside mother's womb
Medical practitioners are having reasons to believe that this virus can bring worse health effects, even to the extent of killing unborn children.

Astronomers able to locate fast radio bursts for the first time, but more mysteries remain unanswered
For the first time in nearly a decade, a team of astronomers were able to reach a breakthrough in the study of FRBs: they were able to pinpoint the exact source of these short but spectacular flashes of radio waves.

How Bible teaching on temptation can guide us as Christians today
As Christians, we face temptation every single day. As we make our way through Lent, it's a topic that many of us are thinking about more than ever. Jesus' words to his disciples give us a great starting point to thinking about how can we can work to tackle temptation today.