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Did you think people liked your church for its high quality worship? Think again
A majority of US churchgoers say that the quality of the sermon is the main factor affecting their church attendance.

EA head: Now's the time to help shape our country's future
The Evangelical Alliance has called on Christians to 'fully engage' in the general election and to 'take the opportunity to speak hopefully, and with vision for the future'.

Why the gay sex issue isn't going to go away for Tim Farron â and what he should say next time he's asked
It's a question Tim Farron must lie awake at night dreading.

Ancient Sinai monastery targeted by Islamic militants in Egypt a week after Coptic church bombings
Islamist gunmen attacked security forces near St Catherine's Monastery in Egypt's south Sinai yesterday, killing at least one police officer and injuring four others outside one of the world's most important and oldest Christian sites.

#PMQs with Christian Today: And they're off...
In one of the final Prime Minister's Questions before Parliament dissolves for the General Election, both sides of the House of Commons laid out their election pitches.

The hunt for Jesus' DNA: What does it actually tell us?
Scientists may be on the verge of discovering the DNA of Jesus Christ. So what?

Why I'm a Christian voting Liberal Democrat in June
Our present political climate is one that the history books are going to swoon over. And that was the case without a snap general election being called.

Hope that 'something good will come': How victims of rape and conflict in Uganda are being aided by this Christian charity
In northern Uganda, the leading Christian charity World Vision is helping victims of rape and conflict.

Arsenal's Jack Wilshere says his faith helped him recover from injury â so what?
In a recent interview with football website Kicca, Wilshire revealed that one of the key factors in his recovery from, and perseverance though those various setbacks was his emerging Christian faith.

Predictions and trajectories: What will the Church in Scotland look like in 30 years?
So what will the Church look like in 2047? It is impossible to foresee with any certainty, but the current trajectory suggests the following.

When North Korea's capital had so many Christians it was called the 'Jerusalem of the East'
Though Christians remained a small minority of the overall North Korean population, Pyongyang was a different story, and at its high point, three out of 10 people there were practising Christians.

Less than half of German Christians believe in heaven
Less than half of German Christians will defend the idea of heaven and hell, a new poll has revealed.

Student lynching spurs Pakistan parliament to call for reform of blasphemy laws
A Christian advocacy group has welcomed the Pakistani parliament's plans to reform its controversial blasphemy laws.

'A gift in God's story': rare 1866 gold coin helps fund new church
An extremely rare 19th century US gold coin featuring one of the earliest uses of the motto, 'In God We Trust', will help an Indiana congregation secure its own church building.

Middle East's only Christian President says his message is peace
In a region torn by conflict and hate, a Christian political leaderâthe only one in the regionâlit the light of hope and peace just before Easter, the celebration of Jesus' resurrection.

What is Heaven like?
We can't know exactly until we get there but the best clues are to be found in the Bible.