Ruth Gledhill
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Cut the jokes, churchgoers tell Christian preachers, as finalists gear up for 'Sermon of the Year' award
A ground-breaking Christian artist and theologian who preachers sermons while painting pictures is one of the finalists in the new Sermon of the Year competition.
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Samaritan's Purse appeals for volunteers to help in Fort McMurray
"Hell on earth â that is how one evacuated resident described the massive fire burning in Fort McMurray, Canada," wrote Franklin Graham this week.
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United Methodists row over gay marriage as general conference begins
Evangelical leaders are calling for the suspension of an elder in the United Methodist Church in the US after he married his male partner.
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Franklin Graham denounces Obama plan to create 'monument to sin'
Evangelical Christian leader Franklin Graham has denounced President Barack Obama's decision to create a new national monument to recognise the gay rights movement.
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Anglican chief counters accusations of 'Lusaka six'
Further Anglican divisions have emerged after six delegates to a recent influential meeting last month of church leaders denied that they had either endorsed or affirmed the actions of the Anglican Communion primates in January.
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Christian and Muslim leaders meet in Rome and pledge 'solidarity' with the poor and needy
The top-level meeting of Catholic and Muslim leaders endorsed the "humanising and civilising" role of both religions.
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Leading Christian PR exec steps down from Liberty in Donald Trump controversy
Mark DeMoss has resigned from the board of the infuential Christian education establishment Liberty University after a disagreement with Jerry Falwell Jr over Falwell's endorsement of Donald Trump.
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Obama on prayer: It gives us the chance to learn from mistakes and do what is right
In a statement issued for the National Day of Prayer, Obama said: "In times of steady calm and extraordinary change alike, Americans of all walks of life have long turned to prayer to seek refuge, demonstrate gratitude, and discover peace."
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Donald Trump backs Brexit, attacks 'horrible' migration
In an interview with Fox News, Donald Trump said Britain would be better off outside the European Union.
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Christians in Syria plead for 'day of prayer' for city of Aleppo after yet more deaths and bombings
ntensive bombing that has brought yet more devastation to Aleppo, killing hundreds including a baby aged just one minute.
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China and India protest US religious freedom report
China and India have strongly refuted the findings of a US report that condemned violations of religious freedom around the world.
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Evangelical Christians help bring more than 100 new Syrian refugees to Italy
More than 100 Syrian refugees have arrived in Rome under the "humanitarian corridors" programme of the Christian Sant'Egidio community and Italy's evangelical churches.