A 15-year-old student opened fire with a handgun inside Marshall County High School killing two of his classmates, injuring 17 and sending hundreds fleeing for safety.

A pastor at Bethel Baptist Church on Tuesday evening told students, their families, and other residents in the community that “we know that God has not forsaken us”.

He added: “And don’t go to thinking this ‘what did someone do to deserve this’?

“In life evil makes no sense – it is unpredictable and yet it is predicable.”

 
 
A girl died at the scene, and a boy died later at a hospital.

The shooter has not been identified by the police and a motive has not been disclosed.

Governor Matt Bevin said he will be charged with murder and attempted murder.

After facing unprecedented bad press during his recently-concluded South American tour, Francis released his annual social communications message on the subject of “fake news and journalism for peace”.

The Pope said the first fake news dated from the Biblical beginning of time, when Eve was tempted to take an apple from the Garden of Eden based on disinformation from the serpent.

Francis said: “The strategy of this skilled ‘Father of Lies’ is precisely mimicry, that sly and dangerous form of seduction that worms its way into the heart with false and alluring arguments.”

He urged a rediscovery of the “dignity of journalism” and called for reporters to speak the truth.

By Associated Press via the Press Association.

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They’ve started campaigning online and, on 30th January, they will gather, urging the Speaker of the House, Trevor Mallard, to change the ‘Te Reo karakia’, or prayer, back to how it was before.

The pastor of Celebration Church in Wellington, Pastor Ross Smith is encouraging Christians to speak out.

The movement, called ‘Jesus for NZ’ released a statement, in which Pastor Ross Smith said: “We feel that the Church does not have a voice in this change and we are here to change that.”

“Numbers speak to Parliament and this rally may be the only way to keep Jesus in the prayer; that is why we are calling for all Christians to be a part of this movement.”

Rally organisers met with the Speaker late last year, when he advised he would consider the matter over the holidays.

Mentions of the Queen have also been removed. 

Pastor Ross Smith of Celebration Church talks about the #Jesus4NZ rally, calling on believers to come together to pray for our nation at Parliament on Tuesday 30 January, 12pm – 1:30pm. See you there! #DoItForJesus pic.twitter.com/f1lFVLyoAN

— Jesus For NZ (@JesusForNZ) 24 January 2018

Many have got behind the movement on facebook, with support from New Zealand radio stations and plans to release social media videos on Tuesday.

One supporter uploaded this poster:

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In honour of Family Mediation Week, the organisation has partnered with Wells Family Mediation to put together advice on how separated parents can show unity when raising their child.

Available on the charity’s website, the advice includes a short film and articles containing practical tips. It also includes advice for single Dads from Daniel Sherwin who runs the blog Dadsolo.

The advice includes:

• Aim for a relaxed atmosphere at handovers, where the child does not pick up stress or conflict.
• Protect your child from conflict between you and the other parent.
• Always speak nicely of the other parent when in the child’s presence.
• Use ‘we’ language to the child, to show that mum and dad talk about him/her and make decisions together.

Ian Soars, chief executive of Fegans, which provides children’s counselling and parenting support services across the South East, said: “Separation is an incredibly stressful and upsetting time, and we can’t always protect our children fully from the impact of a broken relationship. However, research shows that children benefit from shared parenting.

“This is not just about how much time they have with each parent – although that is important – but it is also about how they experience the relationship between their parents.”

The new short film gives the child’s perspective of family life after separation.

In one scene, a boy looks up from…