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  The new campus commandment: Thou shalt not be offensive

  Jerry Newcombe | Sat 4 May 2019 11:37 BST

  Question: If you believe in the traditional Judeo-Christian sex ethic — that no one should have sex apart from the bonds of holy matrimony (between a man and a woman) — should you be disqualified from making a presentation at a college campus?

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  From Paris to Boston, the crucial role of fire chaplains

  Wendy Cadge, Michael Skaggs | Sat 4 May 2019 11:09 BST

  Chaplain of the Paris Fire Brigade, Jean-Marc Fournier, is credited with saving several items of great significance – such as the crown of thorns – from the Cathedral of Notre Dame as it burned.

• Donald Trump says Americans are proud to talk about God again

  Staff writer | Fri 3 May 2019 19:29 BST

  President Donald Trump boasted on Thursday that Americans are once again saying "God" and "Merry Christmas" thanks to his administration.

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  Synagogue shooting suspect was a churchgoer who thought killing Jews was God's will

  Staff writer | Thu 2 May 2019 21:10 BST

  The 19-year-old suspect in a fatal synagogue shooting in Poway, California, on Saturday has been revealed as a church member who thought he was doing God's will by attacking Jews.

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  US religious freedom report focuses on growing restrictions in China

  Samuel Smith | Tue 30 Apr 2019 21:05 BST

  Persecution against believers in China was front and center as the US Commission on International Religious Freedom released its 20th annual report Monday morning.

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  Americans who prefer the New Testament are more likely to be pro-life and oppose gay marriage

  Samuel Smith | Sun 28 Apr 2019 8:40 BST

  Americans who say they prefer the New Testament over the Old Testament are more likely to oppose gay marriage and say they are pro-life, according to new data.

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  Mother threatened to blow up church on Easter Sunday before being tackled by worshippers

  Leonardo Blair | Wed 24 Apr 2019 17:10 BST

  A former part-time NBC 7 producer, mother of two and Navy veteran threatened to blow up a San Diego church while armed with a handgun and holding a 10-month-old baby during an Easter Sunday service before she was tackled by congregants.

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  Call for prayers after Rachel Held Evans is placed in medically induced coma

  Staff writer | Tue 23 Apr 2019 13:54 BST

  Progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans has been placed in a medically induced coma following health complications.

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  Sharp drop in church membership among Americans - poll

  Samuel Smith | Mon 22 Apr 2019 17:14 BST

  The percentage of Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has hit a historic low, a new Gallup report released Thursday shows.

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  Christian climate change campaigner among activists arrested during Extinction Rebellion in London

  Staff writer | Fri 19 Apr 2019 11:06 BST

  A Christian minister was among the climate change activists arrested at Oxford Circus during the Extinction Rebellion that has brought parts of London to a halt this week.

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  Giant advert in Times Square blasts New York's 'abortion extremism'

  Samuel Smith | Sat 13 Apr 2019 13:24 BST

  The pro-life student association Students for Life of America is sponsoring a giant video advertisement this week in Manhattan's Times Square, speaking out against New York's "abortion extremism."

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  Islamophobia is not behind stronger support for Christian refugees among Americans - study

  Joannie Tremblay-Boire, Aseem Prakash | Thu 11 Apr 2019 6:17 BST

  Participants in the study who thought that most of the refugees were Muslim were no less likely to say they would donate than participants who believed the refugees included Christians and people following other faith traditions.