Ruth Gledhill

$Nigeria: Pastor\'s daughter killed after arson attack on church$
Nigeria: Pastor's daughter killed after arson attack on church

A pastor's daughter has been killed in an arson attack on a church and manse in Kano state in north-western Nigeria.
Evangelicals, Catholics and Methodists join 60 other groups to oppose gay marriage in Supreme Court

More than 60 groups have filed briefs against same-sex marriage to the US Supreme Court, with most of the opposition coming from religious organisations and some Republican officials.
$America has an \'ugly, anti-Christian bias\' says Franklin Graham$
America has an 'ugly, anti-Christian bias' says Franklin Graham

Influential evangelical leader Franklin Graham has issued a powerful warning of growing bias against Christians, which he says will lead to discrimination and loss of religious freedom.
Christian student survived Garissa attack by hiding in cupboard for 2 days

Extraordinary tales of courage and survival are emerging from the Islamist university massacre in Kenya.
$David Cameron\'s official Easter message highlights Christian persecution, mentions Jesus$
David Cameron's official Easter message highlights Christian persecution, mentions Jesus

Prime Minister David Cameron has joined the Pope and the Archbishop of Canterbury in using his Easter message to remember the victims of Christian persecution worldwide.
$Archbishop of Canterbury\'s Easter message pays tribute to persecuted Christians$
Archbishop of Canterbury's Easter message pays tribute to persecuted Christians

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope will today issue a powerful call today on behalf of all Christians persecuted by Islamic militants worldwide.
$Archbishop Sentamu\'s Easter message: Britain needs revival and renewal$
Archbishop Sentamu's Easter message: Britain needs revival and renewal

Christian values can still turn the world upside down and transform people's lives from within, according to the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu.
Supporters raise $500,000 for Christian pizza restaurant shut down in gay marriage row

Donations have poured in to help Memories Pizza, Indiana.
$Ed Miliband\'s Easter message highlights persecuted Christians in Syria and Iraq$
Ed Miliband's Easter message highlights persecuted Christians in Syria and Iraq

Labour leader Ed Miliband has used his Easter message to express his concerns for the fate of persecuted Christians around the world.
$Islam is world\'s fastest-growing religion, will equal Christianity by 2050$
Islam is world's fastest-growing religion, will equal Christianity by 2050

Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and if present rates continue, soon after 2050 the number of Muslims will equal the number of Christians for the first time in history.
Dear Tories, please leave religion to the religious

To capture the Christian vote, the Conservatives will have to do far more than say they believe, writes Ruth Gledhill.
Influential black-led coalition breaks with US Presbyterians over gay marriage

One of the world's most influential black-led church coalitions has broken with the US Presbyterian Church over its endorsement of gay marriage.