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North Korea arrests senior citizen for contacting Chinese Christians

A 61-year-old resident in North Korea's Ryanggang province was tied with rope, assaulted and arrested after he returned from China on charges of spying after allegedly contacting his Christian relatives

The Church: It\'s sick and it needs a doctor
The Church: It's sick and it needs a doctor

The Selfish Gospel is a brief look at the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of one of the most complex patients I have ever encountered: the body of Christ, the Church.

ISIS the 'tipping point' for Christian mass-diaspora from Middle East

More than half, and up to 80 per cent of Christians in Syria and Iraq have fled the regions since the Syrian civil war began, according to a study.

Richard Dawkins: Islam is the most evil religion in the world
Richard Dawkins: Islam is the most evil religion in the world

'If you look at the actual impact that different religions have on the world it's quite apparent that at present the most evil religion in the world has to be Islam.'

Welby rebukes conservatives as Scots\' gay marriage move opens way for others
Welby rebukes conservatives as Scots' gay marriage move opens way for others

The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised conservatives for planting a 'missionary' bishop after Scotland's Anglicans approved gay marriage in church.

Hundreds march against Islamic Shariah law in US-wide protests
Hundreds march against Islamic Shariah law in US-wide protests

Hundreds across the US rallied yesterday in 'Marches against Shariah', protesting the perceived threat of radical Islam to American civilisation.

Palestinians recall 1967 uprooting from Jerusalem\'s Old City
Palestinians recall 1967 uprooting from Jerusalem's Old City

Days after capturing Jerusalem's Old City in a 1967 war, Israel razed the Moroccan Quarter, a ramshackle neighbourhood of Palestinian homes in front of the Western Wall, aiming to create an open space for Jews to pray at one of their holiest sites. The conflict's 50th anniversary has rekindled memories of the event.

6 damaging attitudes that are killing evangelism in our churches
6 damaging attitudes that are killing evangelism in our churches

Why are our churches less evangelistic today? One of the key explanations is simply an attitude problem.

Bail denied for Nigerian pastor charged with child sex abuse and human trafficking
Bail denied for Nigerian pastor charged with child sex abuse and human trafficking

A Nigerian pastor accused of child sex abuse and human trafficking was yesterday denied bail from the Magistrate's Court at Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Somalia\'s president vows revenge on al Shabaab after Islamist attack kills 38
Somalia's president vows revenge on al Shabaab after Islamist attack kills 38

Somalia's president said late Thursday night the country's army was in 'hot pursuit' of Islamist group al Shabaab fighters after the insurgents' assault on a military base in the Puntland region that left at least 38 people dead.

Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath
Trump says Comey not telling truth, willing to respond under oath

US President Donald Trump on Friday denied he tried to interfere with an FBI investigation, effectively accusing James Comey, the FBI's former director, of lying under oath to Congress.

The Mummy review: evil has never been so bad
The Mummy review: evil has never been so bad

Universal is attempting to move into the crowded hero marketplace by backing evil, and from this evidence it really doesn't offer a compelling experience for the viewer.

Revelation 17: The prostitute on the scarlet beast
Revelation 17: The prostitute on the scarlet beast

John was not preaching a gospel sermon – but he was telling the troubled and besieged churches about the enemy they were facing.

Enter stage right: The conservative Christian DUP party, new kingmakers of Westminster?
Enter stage right: The conservative Christian DUP party, new kingmakers of Westminster?

The conservative Christian grouping the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has moved centre stage in British politics this afternoon, after Theresa May called on them this morning to form some kind of informal alliance in order to form a working Tory-led majority.

Iraqi Christian girl kidnapped by ISIS returns home after 3 years missing
Iraqi Christian girl kidnapped by ISIS returns home after 3 years missing

An Iraqi Christian girl kidnapped by ISIS has been returned to her family after being missing for three years.

Did God swing the British election – or was it the Russians?
Did God swing the British election – or was it the Russians?

Is chaos life's one consistency? After another shocking turn in political events, prompting cheers from some, tears from others, one can't help wonder – was God at work in Britain's general election?