Ruth Gledhill
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Justin Welby defends Stephen Fry: 'That is his freedom, given to us in creation'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has defended the "freedom" of atheists to criticise God in the wake of debate surrounding comments made by Stephen Fry over the weekend.
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Breakaway South Carolina diocese can keep $500 million of church property, judge says
A conservative diocese that split from the Episcopal Church can keep its assets.
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Harper Lee to publish To Kill a Mockingbird sequel
The literary and theatrical worlds are celebrating the surprise announcement by author Harper Lee that she is to publish a sequel of her Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill A Mockingbird this summer.
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Influential Church of England evangelical comes out as gay
One of the Church of England's most influential evangelicals has come out as gay, reports Ruth Gledhill.
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BBC to axe head of religion post
The BBC is to axe the post of its head of religion as part of a move to streamline commissioning and cut costs.
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Vatican document says plastic surgery is 'like a burqa made of flesh'
Plastic surgery is described as a "burqa made of flesh" in a new Vatican document that warns against the practice.
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Rural vicars struggling with multiple churches and dying congregations
Vicars in rural Britain are rushing between multiple churches to take Sunday services while their congregations are dying off faster than they can be replaced, according to a new report.
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One third of Americans don't believe in evolution
Nearly a third of Americans do not believe in human evolution and instead imagine that humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.
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Half of UK adults visited a church last year
Nearly half of British adults have visited a church or a chapel in the last year, according to a poll today.
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Church of England to investigate Stephen Sizer over 9/11 Israel post
The Church of England is investigating one of its clergy after he posted a link on Facebook post to an article entitled "9-11/Israel did it".
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Research finds major barrier to mission is 'paralysing fear of rejection'
Churchgoers are reluctant to invite non-Christian friends or family to join them in the pews because they are "paralysed" by fear of rejection or damaging a relationship.
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Justin Welby: 'Love often says don't tweet'
Twitter is not the best place to have a row, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.