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Paws for prayer: 7 amazing pictures of Jesus with animals
Paws for prayer: 7 amazing pictures of Jesus with animals

This week has been a huge and historic one on both sides of the Atlantic. These are serious times, and they demand heart warming silliness.

After the election: 5 Bible verses that help us to pray

The general election has produced a result very few people expected and thrown the UK's immediate future into uncertainty.

Facing heat from Comey, Trump tells evangelicals: \'We\'re under siege...the truth will prevail\'
Facing heat from Comey, Trump tells evangelicals: 'We're under siege...the truth will prevail'

President Trump yesterday addressed the evangelical Christian community, telling them that 'we're under siege' but will emerge 'bigger and better and stronger than ever'.

May on the ropes as election crushes Tory hopes
May on the ropes as election crushes Tory hopes

With no clear winner emerging from Thursday's parliamentary election, a wounded May signalled she would fight on, despite losing her majority in the House of Commons.

AS IT HAPPENED: How the night of the general election unfolded
AS IT HAPPENED: How the night of the general election unfolded

Christian Today's Harry Farley and Andy Walton bring you all the latest results, analysis and reaction for #GeneralElection2017 night

Gay marriage in Scottish Episcopal Church: GAFCON announces \'missionary bishop\' as split looms
Gay marriage in Scottish Episcopal Church: GAFCON announces 'missionary bishop' as split looms

Conservative Anglicans have announced a controversial 'missionary bishop' after the Scottish Episcopal Church became the first major UK church to legalise gay marriage.

Scottish Episcopal Church permits gay marriage in historic vote
Scottish Episcopal Church permits gay marriage in historic vote

The Scottish Episcopal Church has forged ahead becoming the first UK Anglican church to legalise gay marriage.

Former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders draws evangelical fire at Vought confirmation hearing
Former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders draws evangelical fire at Vought confirmation hearing

Senator Bernie Sanders has been accused of creating a 'religious test for political office' and discriminating against Christians because of their beliefs.

\'They\'re not even people\': Eric Trump\'s Democrat dismissal is everything that\'s wrong with politics
'They're not even people': Eric Trump's Democrat dismissal is everything that's wrong with politics

Yesterday Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, said that his father's political enemies were to him 'not even people'. It's a new low, and as Britain concludes another divisive election campaign, betrays the current state of much modern politics.

Islamic State won\'t win, says Iranian priest after Tehran atrocity
Islamic State won't win, says Iranian priest after Tehran atrocity

The fallout from Islamic State's attacks in Iran's capital Tehran has continued with revelations that gunmen and bombers were Iranian members of IS.

The man who punched out demons: 6 things you should know about Smith Wigglesworth
The man who punched out demons: 6 things you should know about Smith Wigglesworth

Today is the birthday of Smith Wigglesworth, a revivalist healer and preacher who shaped much of early Pentecostalism. Beside his remarkable surname, here are six things you should know about Smith Wigglesworth.

The crucified creation: A Christian view on the climate crisis
The crucified creation: A Christian view on the climate crisis

Creation is being crucified. This crucified creation is groaning under the weight of sin and greed.

Down\'s Syndrome documentary among winners of prestigious awards celebrating UK\'s faith broadcasting
Down's Syndrome documentary among winners of prestigious awards celebrating UK's faith broadcasting

Yesterday saw the announcement of the winners of the 2017 Sandford St Martin Awards, which celebrate excellence in religious programming. The winners included Christian actress Sally Phillips' provocative documentary 'A World Without Down's Syndrome?'

Why thinking of your church as a family could be a really bad idea
Why thinking of your church as a family could be a really bad idea

A party? A spiritual paracetamol? That half-time inspirational pep talk? A pop concert? What could you liken your church to?

Pray for us, say Qatar\'s Christians as crisis deepens
Pray for us, say Qatar's Christians as crisis deepens

The Qatar crisis is deepening – and Christians in the Middle Eastern nation are calling for prayer for their country.

God, apes, and confused creationists: Why Christians can\'t make science the enemy
God, apes, and confused creationists: Why Christians can't make science the enemy

Thel discovery of mysterious fossilised bone fragments has divided the conservative Christian community, with Young Earth Creationists torn on what to say. Many are determined to defend the Bible, but are they missing the point?