Ruth Gledhill
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'I am a bishop.' Lesbian Methodist bishop defiant in the wake of challenge to her election
A lesbian bishop in the United Methodist Church asserted her calling to the ministry after a council hearing to determined whether her election last summer was valid.
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In this square where heretics were sentenced to death by fire, the Bible is read out loud to mark the Reformation
Two hundred people met in Spain in a public reading of the Bible to mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
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Dean of Salisbury June Osborne to be next Bishop of Llandaff
Dean of Salisbury June Osborne, who was the first woman to be appointed to a senior post in the Church of England, is to be the new Bishop of Llandaff in the Church in Wales.
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Asperging the asparagus: Why the Church of England is being mercilessly mocked for its latest service of blessing
As part of the British Asparagus Festival Worcester Cathedral has held a service of blessing for asparagus. And it has been the butt of asparagus jokes ever since.
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Gay sex 'is not a sin' says Lib Dem leader Tim Farron, a committed Christian
Tim Farron, a committed Christian, has previously said he does not believe being gay is a sin but has declined to answer whether he believes gay sex is a sin.
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Many believe Ethiopia was the first country to accept Christianity â now for some it is being outlawed
Christianity could be outlawed in Ethiopia for smaller congregations and house churches where a worshippers meet for less formal prayer or smaller services.
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New threat to nurses and midwives over abortions, warns Christian nurse
A leading Christian nurse is warning that nurses and midwives could find themselves under new pressures to be involved with abortions and other procedures that go against their conscience.
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Want to solve the crisis facing England's cathedrals? Here is one answer
The problems facing cathedrals are symptoms of a malaise at the heart of the wider Church. But there might still be room for hope.
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US citizen who worked at university with strong Christian links is detained in North Korea
North Korea has arrested an American professor who worked at a university with strong Christian links in Pyongyang as he attempted to leave the country.
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Thousands expected at UK's biggest Christian evangelism event for decades
Some of the world's top Christian evangelists will come together to lead nearly 50,000 people in praise and worship this July in one of the biggest Christian stadium events ever.
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Archbishop of Canterbury: The resurrection changed the world - because it happened
The Archbishop of Canterbury preached a powerful Easter message today on the power of the resurrection to deliver hope even in the face of pain, despair and death.
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Pope Francis prays to Jesus for peace to end the 'horror and death' of Syria
Pope Francis has used his traditional Easter homily to speak out against the horror of yesterday's bombing of a bus convoy in Syria that left more than 100 people dead.