• Scandal Surrounding '19 Kids and Counting' Duggar Family Inspires Upcoming 'Law & Order: SVU' Episode

  The series of scandals surrounding the Duggar family of "19 Kids and Counting" fame have inspired an upcoming episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the shows creators have announced.

  

• Republican Presidential Candidate Ben Carson Warns that The Biblical End of Times are 'Getting Closer'

  Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has said that the end times are at hand and warned that people with an apocalyptic worldview could prompt such an event if they came into possession of nuclear weapons.

  

• Justin Bieber's New Album 'Purpose' Banned in the Middle East Because It 'Promotes Christianity'

  The new album "Purpose" from singer and songwriter Justin Bieber has been banned from some predominantly Muslim countries as they fear it promotes Christianity, thanks to the cross tattoo on singer's chest.

  

• Orphanage Founded by Mother Teresa Halts All Adoptions Over New Laws in India Permitting Single Parents to Adopt

  The Missionaries of Charity, an organization founded by revered Catholic nun Mother Teresa, has deregistered 13 orphanages from adoption services in India because new laws permitting divorced persons to adopt "hurt" the faith-based charity's "conscience".

  

• Prominent Christian Pastor in Central African Republic Narrowly Escapes Assassination Attempt by Muslim Mob Brandishing Machetes

  A prominent Christian pastor in the Central African Republic has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt after a mob of angry Muslims stormed his house, branding machetes and automatic weapons.