Ruth Gledhill

At least 46,000 Twitter accounts support Islamic State

There are at least 46,000 Twitter accounts being used by supporters of Islamic state, according to a new study.
Canadian Christian pastor is being held by North Korea

The Christian pastor who went missing in North Korea shortly after he was invited to the capital Pyongyang is being held by the communist state, it was confirmed today.
$\'Atheism is not a religion\' says US mayor after city fined $100k for barring atheist exhibition$
'Atheism is not a religion' says US mayor after city fined $100k for barring atheist exhibition

A US city and its mayor have been fined $100,000 for refusing to allow an atheist "reason station" to be erected next to a Christian "prayer station" in its city hall.
Law Society president: justice is under threat

Andrew Caplen has warned that cuts to Legal Aid and hikes in costs risk cutting people off from the law.
$Religious students more \'moral\' than atheists or agnostics â study$
Religious students more 'moral' than atheists or agnostics â study

Students who profess a religious faith are more "moral" than those who are atheist or have no religion, according to new research.
Christian woman wears hijab throughout lent

A blonde, blue-eyed Christian mum-of-two has decided to wear a Muslim hijab every time she goes out of the house during Lent to remind herself what it is like to be "other".
Becky Watts: Bristol churches hold prayer vigils, stepbrother charged with murder

St Ambrose Church in Bristol is to be opened from 10:30am to 9pm today and tomorrow for mourners to light candles and say prayers in memory of teenager Becky Watts.
Pope Francis approves major shake up of Vatican finance

Pope Francis has approved a major reorganisation of Vatican finances, Cardinal George Pell given top job.
$Ana Marie Cox on \'coming out\' as a Christian$
Ana Marie Cox on 'coming out' as a Christian

The leading US blogger and political pundit has "come out" publicly as a Christian, saying: "I try, every day, to give my will and my life over to God."
$Bakers who refused gay couple\'s order close bakery$
Bakers who refused gay couple's order close bakery

The bakery that achieved international notoriety after the owners declined to bake a cake for a gay couple has shut up shop.
Canadian Christian pastor goes missing in North Korea

A Christian pastor has gone missing in North Korea, shortly after he was invited to the capital Pyongyang.
$Vatican: \'Pope Francis at risk of attack from ISIS and lone assassins\'$
Vatican: 'Pope Francis at risk of attack from ISIS and lone assassins'

ISIS does represent a real threat to Pope Francis but Vatican security officials do not believe an attack is currently being planned.