Ruth Gledhill

Thousands of Pakistan protestors demand more blasphemy deaths

Up to 25,000 supporters caused chaos in Pakistan when they protested in support of a man who was executed after he murdered an opponent in the long-running dispute over the country's blasphemy laws.
Sacked Christian magistrate now suspended from NHS trust over views on gay adoption

The Christian magistrate who was removed because of his opposition to same-sex adoption has now been suspended by the NHS trust on which he served as a non-executive director.
Senior bishop warns against fixed date for Easter

In a Maundy Thursday sermon, Bishop of Salisbury Nicholas Holtam said that Easter was linked to the Jewish Passover festival. Fixing one date for Easter would separate Christians from their Jewish roots, he warned.
$Schools have \'moral obligation\' to protect students from extremism, says union head.$
Schools have 'moral obligation' to protect students from extremism, says union head.

However, the UK's biggest teachers' union has 'concerns' about the current strategy, Prevent, used by the Government.
Dozens of Christian men, women and children slaughtered in Pakistan bomb blast

More than 65 people have been murdered and about 300 more injured in a bomb blast in a public park in Pakistan.
Stand together to defend our Christian values, says Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron led calls by church and political leaders to "stand together" and defend Christian values in the face of terror.
$\'No suffering is beyond the mercy of God\' says Cardinal on Good Friday$
'No suffering is beyond the mercy of God' says Cardinal on Good Friday

Cardinal Vincent Nichols was speaking to Christians and members of other faiths on the annual Good Friday walk in London.
$Zac Goldsmith: \'My number one priority is to make London safe from terror\'$
Zac Goldsmith: 'My number one priority is to make London safe from terror'

Zac Goldsmith has pledged that his "number one" task if elected Mayor of London is to make the capital safe from terror.
$We will not be \'cajoled\' into accepting homosexuality, says African Archbishop$
We will not be 'cajoled' into accepting homosexuality, says African Archbishop

A leading conservative Archbishop has accused the worldwide Anglican leadership of trying to "cajole" orthodox churches into accepting homosexuality.
Prayer and faith in God helped Hollywood star Jesse Metcalfe overcome addiction

The star of God's Not Dead 2 says faith became really important to him after he joined Alcoholics Anonymous.
Crown of syringes replaces traditional crown of thorns in CofE Easter Passion film

The #EasterJoy film is a modern-day Passion Play and stars people who have fought drug addiction, crime and homelessness with the help of faith.
Women more religious than men, especially Christian women

Many religious denominations, such as Roman Catholics, allow only men to be clergy. "Yet it often appears that the ranks of the faithful are dominated by women," says the report.