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Max Lucado says he was sexually abused as a child
Influential Christian author and preacher Max Lucado has revealed that he was a victim of sexual abuse in his youth and publicly repented for times in his own ministry when he took conversations about women and abuse too lightly.
Attacks on Christians in Nigeria are a 'forgotten tragedy', says bishop
Bishop William Amove Avenya said the victims in his diocese have included children and pregnant women
Pastor with disabled child has seven pleas for his fellow pastors
Including people with disabilities means more than having wider bathroom stalls, says Pastor Anthony Kidd.
Forgotten and forsaken? Africa's humanitarian crises
There are now more crises affecting more people and lasting longer than a decade ago.
Peace pilgrimage will mark 30th anniversary of Lockerbie bombing
The Walk of Peace will take place on December 22 when scores of people are expected to silently climb Burnswark, an ancient and dramatic landmark south east of the Dumfries and Galloway town.
Coptic Christians mourn father and son killed by police officer
Coptic Christians Imad Kamal Sadeq, 49, and his son David, 21, were shot by Robi Mustapha Khalifa, who was stationed as a security guard at the Nahded-al-Qadasa church in Minya, Upper Egypt.
Open Doors church centres step in to help Syrian families
Around 12,000 families are being supported through church-run Centres of Hope funded by donations from Open Doors supporters around the world.
World leaders still need to do more on climate change after UN talks end with weak commitments
After two weeks of polarised talks in Poland, Christian Aid is warning that the latest commitments by world leaders still fall far short of what is needed to stop catastrophic climate change.
Drop in number of people who think Christmas should be about Christ
The number of Americans who think Christmas should be more about Jesus has fallen significantly in the last four years.
Australia recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital but won't move embassy just yet
Australia formally recognizes west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.
Cuba using intimidation tactics against church leaders - report
Religious freedom is rapidly deteriorating in Cuba, Christian Solidarity Worldwide warns in a new report.
Russia added to US State Department's religious freedom 'special watch list'
The U.S. State Department has added Russia to its "special watch list" for religious freedom violators and added Pakistan to its list of "countries of particular" concern.
Atheist parents awarded $12,000 in compensation after complaining about school's Christmas decorations
An atheist couple who protested against a school's religious-themed classroom decorations was awarded the compensation by the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.
Move to call abortion and assisted suicide 'human rights' is 'evil', says Princeton professor
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has been accused of elevating individual freedom above moral considerations after recently declaring abortion and assisted suicide to be rights.
Grandma's mic gets cut when she tries to read Bible at Christmas market opening
The organisers of a Christmas market in Canada cut the mic when a grandma started to read the Christmas story during the official opening festivities.
University blog reinstates pro-life article on birth control after complaints
The Women's Center at the University of Idaho has reinstated an article that was removed from its blog because it challenged pro-choice views on abortion and birth control.