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Witches used summer solstice to cast more spells on Donald Trump
At the stroke of midnight on the summer solstice, thousands of witches connected via the internet in yet another attempt to cast a curse on Trump.
What do Jesus Christ and heaven look like? Writer describes encounter during coma
In another account of an afterlife experience to hit shelves, book author Steven Musick said heaven was filled with "brilliant" scenes.
Number of Islamic extremists arrested in Europe rises, more women and children suspected of involvement in terror plots
More Islamist extremist suspects were arrested in the European Union (EU) last year, and more women and children were involved in terrorist plots, Europol stated in a new report.
Ten Commandments tablet in Arkansas stokes controversy â then driver smashes it to pieces
A much-contested stone monument inscribed with the Bible's Ten Commandments at the Arkansas state capitol was smashed to pieces after a vehicle drove into it this morning, less than 24 hours after it was erected.
California megachurch pastor steps down for unspecified 'personal misjudgements'
California megachurch pastor Fred K.C. Price Jnr has stepped down from leading Crenshaw Christian Center citing unspecified 'personal misjudgements'.
Franklin Graham hails quarterback Derek Carr: 'Derek isn't ashamed to talk about his walk with Jesus Christ'
Evangelist Franklin Graham has spoken out in praise of Oaklands Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, a committed Christian, after he said the first thing he will do with his new record earnings is tithe to his church.
The bishop who battled heretics: 9 quotes from Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon
Today is the feast day of the ancient Christian bishop, apologist and Church Father Irenaeus of Lyon. Who was he?
Home is where the hurt is?
What is 'home' to you? A real place, an imaginary one, or somewhere you hope to find after death? In her new, beautifully written and meticulously researched book Home: The Quest to Belong, Jo Swinney explores the many ways we seek and find home
Faith schools under fire for failing to tackle LGBT abuse
Faith schools are under fire for failing to tackle LGBT bullying as the third Stonewall report found religious based schools are consistently worse than others are tackling abuse.
Americans still put family first - but is advancing technology a threat?
When ranking life priorities, studies suggest most Americans still put their family first. But in a time of shifting values and emerging technology shaping modern life, is the family at risk?
Hillsborough: Six police charged over, including David Duckenfield for manslaughter
Two senior police officers are among six people who have been charged with criminal offences relating to the deaths of 96 people at the Hillsborough disaster.
Scottish Episcopal Church elects pro-gay marriage bishop as its new leader
Bishop Mark Strange, who was once in love with a man himself, is the new Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church after being elected by his fellow bishops.
Facebook is the new church, says Mark Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg, founder and head of Facebook, says his creation can now fill the role once held by churches, and organisations such as Little League
Wiltshire church vicar condemns 'disgraceful' barbecue atop 200-year old grave
Controversy was stirred at the weekend when a 200-year-old gravestone at an English church was used for a barbecue; the church vicar called it 'disgraceful'.
Lord Carey allowed abuser back into church choir because of 'Christian duty of forgiveness', victim claims
Former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey 'completely failed' a woman who had been sexually abused by a vicar in Sussex, the victim is claiming.
A war story: 'There is no pit so deep God's love is not deeper still'
The remarkable story of how Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch Christian, helped Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during the Second World War and how she escaped execution herself only through a clerical error.