Ruth Gledhill

Atheist Sues For Right To Say \'I\'m God\' On His Car Licence Plate
Atheist Sues For Right To Say 'I'm God' On His Car Licence Plate

An atheist in the United States has filed a lawsuit demanding the right to use the car licence plate "IM GOD".

Education Secretary Praises \'Hugely Popular\' Christian And Other Faith Schools
Education Secretary Praises 'Hugely Popular' Christian And Other Faith Schools

The education secretary Justine Greening MP has praised England's "hugely popular" church schools which she says are "significantly more likely than other schools to be rated by Ofsted as good or outstanding."

US Leaders Condemn Putin\'s Bid To Equate Christian Evangelism With Terrorism
US Leaders Condemn Putin's Bid To Equate Christian Evangelism With Terrorism

One of American's most influential conservatives has joined with a leading member of the country's Jewish community to condemn Russia's crackdown on religious freedom.

Report Says: Pastors Kept Politics Out Of Pulpit During Election
Report Says: Pastors Kept Politics Out Of Pulpit During Election

There was little or no debate about the election or the candidates in America's Christian houses of worship, according to a new survey.

Top Barrister To Examine Evidence Of Sex Abuse Case Against Bishop George Bell
Top Barrister To Examine Evidence Of Sex Abuse Case Against Bishop George Bell

Lord Carlile of Berriew has been named as the independent reviewer in the case of George Bell, the Church of England former Bishop of Chichester who was accused of paedophilia 37 years after his death.

Christian Convert Sentenced To Death In Sudan Secretly Read Bible In Prison
Christian Convert Sentenced To Death In Sudan Secretly Read Bible In Prison

Meriam Ibraheem, a Christian who was sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan and gave birth to her second child in prison, has described how she secretly read the Bible while she was behind bars.

Iraqi Christian Teen Recreates Ancient Art Bulldozed By ISIS
Iraqi Christian Teen Recreates Ancient Art Bulldozed By ISIS

A 17-year-old Assyrian Christian is painstakingly recreating sculptures destroyed by Islamic State.

Ancient Christian Monastery Recaptured From ISIS
Ancient Christian Monastery Recaptured From ISIS

The fourth century Mar Benham monastery has survived Islamist atrocities before – and the signs are it will survive again. On Sunday, Christian and Muslim fighters liberated the Syriac Orthodox monastery from Islamic State.

Catholic Priest Thanks Protestant Clergy Who Reached Out To Him After \'Hate Crime\' Attack
Catholic Priest Thanks Protestant Clergy Who Reached Out To Him After 'Hate Crime' Attack

A elderly priest who has made it his life's work to defend civil rights in Northern Ireland has thanked Protestant clergy who reached out to him after his home was victim of a sectarian attack.

Thousands March In Support Of Top Christian Politician Facing Blasphemy Investigation
Thousands March In Support Of Top Christian Politician Facing Blasphemy Investigation

Indonesian police are to investigate a complaint of blasphemy agianst the Christian governor of Jakarta, Basuki (Ahok) Tjahaja Purnama, who is an an ethnic Chinese Christian.

Vatican Explores Space-Age Technology To Preserve Its Most Ancient Documents
Vatican Explores Space-Age Technology To Preserve Its Most Ancient Documents

The Vatican has turned to space-age technology to help preserve some of the oldest and most fragile documents in the world.

\'Indifferent To Truth And Decency\': Former Archbishop Rowan Williams Slams Donald Trump
'Indifferent To Truth And Decency': Former Archbishop Rowan Williams Slams Donald Trump

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has condemned the election of Donald Trump as a betrayal of "truth" and "decency".

Church In Rwanda Issues Apology For Horrors Of 1994 Genocide
Church In Rwanda Issues Apology For Horrors Of 1994 Genocide

The Catholic Church in Rwanda has apologised for church members who played a role in the 1994 genocide, killing people and looting their properties.

The Queen Is To Invite Donald Trump To Britain. Time For The Christian Virtue Of The \'Stiff Upper Lip\'
The Queen Is To Invite Donald Trump To Britain. Time For The Christian Virtue Of The 'Stiff Upper Lip'

We've had Brexit and Donald Trump. Troubles always come in threes. The next shock to our national psyche could be Honey G wins The X Factor. Anything now seems possible. Even Donald Trump visiting Britain next year.

Fulani Militants In Nigeria Torch More Christian Villages, Murder Babies, Women And Children
Fulani Militants In Nigeria Torch More Christian Villages, Murder Babies, Women And Children

Muslim militants in Nigeria have torched four more villages in Nigeria and murdered more than 35 Christians, including women and children.

Hope Amid The Darkness: Christians Urge People Everywhere To Light A Candle For Aleppo
Hope Amid The Darkness: Christians Urge People Everywhere To Light A Candle For Aleppo

Christians are calling on people, churches and other communities throughout Britain to "light a candle for Aleppo" to support the children, men and women trapped under renewed bombardment in the ravaged city.