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\'No, you aren\'t distributing Luther condoms,\' Germany\'s Evangelical Church tells youth group
'No, you aren't distributing Luther condoms,' Germany's Evangelical Church tells youth group

The Dusseldorf youth church took things a little too far when they distributed condoms featuring quotes from the great man.

Katie Perry: How my Christian upbringing led to \'I kissed a girl and I liked it\'
Katie Perry: How my Christian upbringing led to 'I kissed a girl and I liked it'

Katie Perry's smash hit 'I kissed a girl and I liked it' came after a gospel-singing upbringing where 'homosexuality was synonymous with the word abomination', she revealed as she opened up about her sexuality and religion.

Gay cleric Jeffrey John speaks out: My homosexuality was the only reason I was blocked as Bishop of Llandaff
Gay cleric Jeffrey John speaks out: My homosexuality was the only reason I was blocked as Bishop of Llandaff

A prominent gay cleric's homosexuality was the only reason he was blocked from becoming a bishop, he has claimed.

Could we be seeing another revival in worship music?
Could we be seeing another revival in worship music?

Les Moir tracks the revival of worship music in the last 50 years. Could we be seeing another one?

BBC apologises for asking \'what is right punishment for blasphemy?\'
BBC apologises for asking 'what is right punishment for blasphemy?'

The BBC apologised on Saturday for asking 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?' on its Asian Network Twitter account.

Pope\'s Egypt visit to address Christian-Islamic violence
Pope's Egypt visit to address Christian-Islamic violence

Pope Francis will make a trip to Egypt next month, the Vatican said on Saturday, giving the pontiff another opportunity to promote better relations between Catholics and Muslims.

Chuck Berry \'greatest rock \'n\' roll writer\' dies aged 90
Chuck Berry 'greatest rock 'n' roll writer' dies aged 90

Chuck Berry, a rock 'n' roll pioneers died on Saturday at his Missouri home. He was 90.

Church congregation\'s prayer leads to miracles that save life of baby needing heart transplant
Church congregation's prayer leads to miracles that save life of baby needing heart transplant

Prayer has a way of turning the impossible into something amazingly and miraculously real.

Plan to put computers inside human brains a \'slap in face of God,\' horrified theologians say
Plan to put computers inside human brains a 'slap in face of God,' horrified theologians say

It has begun. It's not fiction anymore: Computers are being developed to achieve human levels of intelligence to expand human minds — a looming development that theologians and Christian bioethicists consider would be a "slap in the face" of God and would turn people into "subhuman slaves."

Beloved pastor and father of 6 fatally stabbed in the neck by parishioner he was praying for
Beloved pastor and father of 6 fatally stabbed in the neck by parishioner he was praying for

In a tragedy of unspeakable proportion, a pastor and a father of six from Salinas, California was brutally killed by a man he was praying for.

Mother of 5 transitions to become a man after only son became a girl — and husband says he\'s fine with it
Mother of 5 transitions to become a man after only son became a girl — and husband says he's fine with it

Mother and daughter became father and son—and the real father is not bothered a bit.

Man shot dead at Paris airport \'after trying to grab a gun\'
Man shot dead at Paris airport 'after trying to grab a gun'

French soldiers shot a man dead at Orly airport in Paris this morning after he tried to grab a weapon, the interiorministry has confirmed.

Bangladesh police shoot suspected militant armed with explosives
Bangladesh police shoot suspected militant armed with explosives

Bangladesh police shot and killed a suspected militant who tried to enter a security checkpost on a motorcycle armed with explosives today, the latest in a string of security incidents since a deadly attack on a cafe in July.

Gordon Brown sets out \'third option\' for Scotland of more powers in bid to preserve the Union
Gordon Brown sets out 'third option' for Scotland of more powers in bid to preserve the Union

Gordon Brown, who is widely credited with saving the pro-Union campaign in the 2014 Scottish independencereferendum, will today set out a 'third option' for Scotland's future, based on more powers being transferred to Holyrood after Brexit.

You may be scared of us because we come from a place of violence. But we mean no harm
You may be scared of us because we come from a place of violence. But we mean no harm

I have a lot of fears. The sound a missile makes before it hits. The smell of gunpowder mixed with blood. The possibility I will never see my sisters or childhood friends ever again.

Trump stands by claims Obama tapped his phones, despite denial by GCHQ
Trump stands by claims Obama tapped his phones, despite denial by GCHQ

US President Donald Trump stood by unproven claims last night that the Obama administration tapped his phones during the 2016 White House race and shrugged off a dispute with Britain over the notion their spy agency had a hand in it.