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Mike Pence wants to 'hang' all gay people, according to Donald Trump
Donald Trump said that his Vice President, Mike Pence, 'wants to hang them all' while joking about gay people, according to a profile of Pence in the respected journal the New Yorker.

Woman who fell from St Paul's Whispering Gallery 'loved God but was very sad'
The woman who died in a fall from the Whispering Gallery at St Paul's Cathedral last week 'loved God' and was 'the definition of good', according to her grieving family.

Church defends dress code after mom says her daughter was 'uninvited' from First Communion for wearing pant suit
Chris Mansell said her church 'uninvited' her 9-year-old daughter, Cady, from her First Communion because she wanted to wear a pant suit for the ceremony.

3-year-old Christian girl who loved God 'with all her heart' drowns in grease pit at ice cream shop
'She had more faith than any child I've ever seen,' said her grieving mom, Corrie Andrews, who regularly attends the popular Church of the Highlands with her family.

The 9 types of coward in the church: are you one of them?
Sadly, not everyone in the church behaves in a Christ-like manner.

Can I get a hedge of protection? Why Christians need to mind our language
There is a whole range of rather wonderful pious phrases that either mean nothing or mean something rather different from what they appear to say.

Pope Francis implicitly criticises Trump over the US leaving Paris climate accord
Pope Francis implicitly criticised the US today for pulling out of the Paris agreement on climate change, praising the agreement as a means to control the devastating effects of global warming.

Donald Trump: It's time to say 'Merry Christmas' again
Donald Trump repeated his oft-promised return to traditional beliefs last week, vowing to instil 'Merry Christmas' back into American discourse.

Female church leader named as new top pastor at Willow Creek
A woman will take over as lead pastor of the evangelical megachurch Willow Creek Community Church.

As Israeli PM hails evangelical 'best friends,' a heartfelt cry from Bethlehem's mayor over the 'strangling' of Jesus' birthplace
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday told a group of Christian media representatives that Israel has no better friend than the world's Christian communities. The message has caused criticism from the mayor of Bethlehem.

Christian printer refuses to print business cards for 'gobsmacked' transgender woman
A Christian printer refused to produce business cards for a transgender 'diversity consultant' who was left 'gobsmacked' by the decision, according to reports.

Simchat Torah: The joy of the Torah and how music and dance can change lives
In Judaism law is personified as a woman. To observant Jews, the Torah is simply the 'boss'.

Was The Shack movie a success?
It was heralded as a landmark faith-based movie. A Christian film with a real budget, real stars and plenty of real theology.

'Crucify no voters' graffitied on church walls in Australia's toxic same-sex marriage poll
'Crucify "no" voters' has been graffitied on a Melbourne church in the latest call to violence during Australia's increasingly toxic same-sex marriage postal survey.

Martin Luther's handwriting discovered on 16th-century document in American university
The handwriting of Martin Luther has been discovered on a 1520 Pamphlet at Emory University in Atlanta.

Hillary Clinton at Cheltenham: Powerful advocate of liberal democracy or a woman in denial?
The former Secretary of State told the Cheltenham Literature Festival yesterday: 'I'm not going anywhere, except right into the middle of the debate about our future.'