Christianity should be based on the teachings of Christ who opposed violence and abuses of power. 

A dishevelled man appeared in a Toronto court today charged with murdering a Chinese woman whose scuffle with her assailant was seen on webcam by her helpless boyfriend back home thousands of miles away.

Islamic countries today asked the UN Human Rights Council to examine the question of religious tolerance, saying that Pope Benedict’s remarks on Islam threaten to alienate Muslims from the West.