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Michael Curry: Who is the Royal wedding preacher who backs gay marriage and opposes Trump?
Michael Curry, the first African-American head of the US Episcopal Church, will preach at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding on Saturday.
Ban on 'Jesus' and Bible references in student's graduation speech overturned by Colorado University
A university in Colorado has reversed its decision to remove religious references from the graduation speech of a nursing student who has been chosen to address her classmates at their pinning ceremony.
An open letter to Richard Dawkins: What have you got to lose by debating God's existence with me this weekend?
I'm free in Sydney and I won't cost a penny: I'm happy to speak about my beliefs for free. What do you have to lose?
Harry and Meghan's wedding: What should Michael Curry say?
Imagine, for a moment, being in Michael Curry's shoes. What would you say? Why? How would you feel? It must be pretty daunting.
Victory for evangelicals as US embassy moves to Jerusalem â but at what price?
As dozens are wounded along the Gaza border amid violent protests there and across the West Bank, shortly after 4pm local time today Robert Jeffress, the pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, will calmly pray for the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at the highly controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem.
Militant family uses child in suicide bomb attack on Indonesian police
A family of Islamist militants in Indonesia carried an eight-year-old into a suicide bomb attack against police in Surabaya on Monday.
Conservatives launch breakaway Anglican church in Brazil
A breakaway Anglican church has been launched in Brazil as part of a worldwide trend following fissures over sexuality.
Mitt Romney blasts 'bigot' Robert Jeffress over prayer at US embassy in Jerusalem, John Hagee in spotlight too
Prominent pastors were last night drawn into the fierce controversy over today's US embassy move to Jerusalem, as Senate candidate Mitt Romney of Utah said that Baptist minister Robert Jeffress should not be giving the opening prayer because he's a 'religious bigot'.
Paris knife attack: 1 killed by man shouting 'Allahu akbar'
An assailant shouting 'Allahu akbar' killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.
Indonesia: 3 churches hit in ISIS-inspired bombing attack
Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least nine people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services at three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city of Surabaya, security officials said.
School district draws complaint for allegedly forcing students to read Bible as punishment
A school district in Oregon is facing complaints for allegedly forcing one student to read the Bible as a form of punishment.
Trump administration to ease restrictions on federal funding for Christian colleges
The U.S. Department of Education has reportedly announced its plan to scrap several rules and regulations, including restrictions related to federal funding for religiously-affiliated schools.
More than four-fifths of churchgoers believe Biblical command of tithing still applies today
A new study conducted by LifeWay Research has found that more than four-fifths of American churchgoers believe that tithing is a Biblical command that is still applicable to the church today.
TEC presiding bishop Michael Curry named as Royal wedding preacher
Michael Curry, primate of the US Episcopal Church (TEC), has been named as the preacher at the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next week.
Austin bomber allegedly used gay dating app Grindr despite opposition to homosexuality
The findings of a recent investigation have revealed that Austin bomber Mark Conditt had secretly used the gay dating application Grindr despite his blog posts indicating his opposition to homosexuality.
United Methodist Church votes down proposal to declare God isn't 'male or female' in Book of Discipline
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has voted to reject a proposal that sought to insert a declaration that God is not "male or female" in the Book of Discipline.