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While the United Methodist Church waits for an official decision on the denomination’s stance on LGBT issues, some members say the church could be heading for a split because of differences in the interpretation of Scripture.

Archaeologists may have identified the oldest depiction of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The drawing was found on a wall of what is considered as the oldest Christian church, which lies in the city of Dura-Europos in Syria.

Kentucky governor Matt Bevin signed into law a bill that allows public high schools to provide optional Bible literacy courses.

A man from a tribal animistic village in Oaxaca, Mexico abandoned the traditions he grew up with and gave his life to Christ despite great persecution from other tribal members.

A new fact sheet distributed at Harvard University is teaching students that gender expression is “fluid” and “can change from day to day.”

Members of City Harvest Church expressed their full support for the wife of senior pastor Kong Hee, Ho Yeow Sun, as Kong serves his jail term at Changi Prison for three years and six months.

More and more Chinese citizens are embracing Christianity to meet their need for spiritual fulfillment, a journalist who has covered the country since the 1980s said.

The largest teachers' union in the United Kingdom is pushing for the introduction of LGBT education for very young children.

Lawmakers proposed a bill that amends an old communications legislation that online sex traffickers use to avoid being apprehended by the law.

The results of the recent gubernatorial election in Jakarta, with the incumbent Christian governor losing to a Muslim candidate after a religiously tinged campaign, could be a sign of rising political Islam in Indonesia, some experts said.

Christian Bale’s new movie, “The Promise,” has received tens of thousands of one-star ratings on IMDB, and a group of Turkish trolls are reportedly behind the ploy to make its ratings go down.

Millennial believers are attracted to churches that prioritize the preaching and teaching of the Scriptures.

Schools in Pakistan teach children to hate Christians and other religious minorities despite the government’s promise to get rid of hate materials.

She credits her long life to her faith in God and upholding the teachings of the Bible.

Kong Hee, the senior pastor and foudner of Singapore-based City Harvest Church, will start his jail term on Friday, April 21. He said he is ready to face it with peace in his heart.

The United Methodist Church is set to make a “declaratory decision” as to whether or not an LGBT person can serve as an ordained minister.

The persecution of Christians in China has “intensified” since Pres. Xi Jinping took hold of the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership in 2012. However, it has failed to curb the growth of churches in the country, a report said.

After a divisive election campaign rocked with protests and a blasphemy trial, Jakarta’s “quick count” election results show Christian governor Ahok trailing behind Muslim candidate Anies Baswedan.

More than two months after his disappearance, Pastor Raymond Koh remains missing, his whereabouts or abductors still unknown, and people are wondering if religious vigilante groups are behind his abduction.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, during her Easter message, talked about religious freedom and said people should be able to freely talk about their faith, including their faith in Jesus Christ.

Christian author N.D. Wilson (Nathan David Wilson) was recently diagnosed with brain tumor and said his family is going through a difficult phase in their lives.

Pastor Saeed Abedini said that when he was still detained in Iran, he was taken out of prison and brought to Day Hospital in Tehran to be tortured while his mother watched. “They attack me and they grabbed me and they throw me to their car like a lamb,” he recounted, “and when hospital nurses came to help me they punched them to their chest and throw them to the wall.”

Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok, or Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, led the polls by a slim margin a few days ahead of the runoff election. Experts say it's difficult to predict who will win.

The Scottish Medicine Consortium gave its approval for the use of the controversial gay lifestye drug, making Scotland the first in the U.K. to legally allow its use.

An angry mob of Pakistani students shouting “Allahu Akbar” beat a fellow student to death on campus Thursday for alleged blasphemy against Islam. The student was reportedly stripped of his clothes and beaten with wooden planks until his skull collapsed.