Ruth Gledhill

Christianity is not under attack in the US, says Bill Maher

Leading US comedian and tv host Bill Maher has dismissed the suggestion that Christianity is under attack in the US.
Christian nursery worker wins discrimination case

A Christian nursery worker was discriminated against because of her religious belief, an employment tribunal has found.
$Catholic Church \'flourishing\' as African and Asian priests become missionaries to the UK$
Catholic Church 'flourishing' as African and Asian priests become missionaries to the UK

Thriving churches in the developing world are sending clergy to Europe to help meet a growing shortage.
Church of England bans lobby groups from interfering over women bishops

Lobby groups and special interest organisations in the Church of England will be barred from complaining about clergy or bishops over the new rules on make and female bishops.
$Wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini: \'Jesus hasn\'t abandoned us\'$
Wife of imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini: 'Jesus hasn't abandoned us'

The wife of a prominent Christian pastor imprisoned in Iran has described how her family has been "torn apart" by their ordeal. But they have kept their faith, she explained, adding: "Jesus hasn't abandoned us."
$\'Atheist of the year\' tells of exit from fundamentalist Quiverfull movement$
'Atheist of the year' tells of exit from fundamentalist Quiverfull movement

A former leading light in the Christian "Quiverfull" movement made famous by the Duggar family, and recently named Atheist of the Year, has opened up about her experiences in the fundamental Christian community.
$Creflo Dollar will get $70 million plane - says \'necessary\' for ministry$
Creflo Dollar will get $70 million plane - says 'necessary' for ministry

The popular US televangelist Creflo Dollar is to get the $70 Million Gulfstream G650 jet plane because it is "necessary" for his ministry, his church board has decreed.
Canada: Ex-Muslim convert to Christianity says he will be killed if deported

A gay Christian Palestinian man born into a family of prominent Hamas supporters is appealing for help to save his life.
Egypt: Coptic Christians forced to flee their homes following blasphemy claims

Coptic homes have been attacked and Christian families forced to flee from a village in Egypt after reports that Islam was insulted on Facebook.
Bishop of Aleppo says Assyrian Christian did not behead ISIS member

Reports that an Assyrian Christian beheaded an ISIS fighter as an act of revenge are "unreliable and unverifiable", according to the Catholic Bishop of Aleppo.
$Nervous about church? Here\'s how to worship from the comfort of your own home$
Nervous about church? Here's how to worship from the comfort of your own home

Churches in the UK are for the first time being urged to live-stream services on social media to allow people who are ill, too nervous to attend, or who have family commitments to take part.
$Britain\'s Got Talent finalist: \'I just prayed that God\'s will be done\'$
Britain's Got Talent finalist: 'I just prayed that God's will be done'

A Welsh vicar who came close to winning Britain's Got Talent in the CÃ´r Glanaethwy choir has described how he prayed for God's will to be done to cope with the stress in the run-up to the final.