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Which kind of Facebook user are you?

Facebook may have over a billion active monthly users but while some seem to live out every second of their lives on the social media network, others have hardly touched their accounts since registering.  

Petition for religious freedom in India

Release International is urging people to sign its petition on religious freedom in India following the passage of anti-conversion laws in several states.

Iranian Christians continue to face arrest, imprisonment

Eight Christians jailed in Shiraz, two more await sentencing in Tehran

Church of England to investigate links to Wonga
Church of England to investigate links to Wonga

The Church of England is to investigate its stake in a US venture capital fund that has invested millions of dollars into payday lender Wonga. 

Spain rail crash prompts call for prayer
Spain rail crash prompts call for prayer

Churches in Spain are being asked to remember the victims of a rail crash on Wednesday that killed at least 80 people.

Internet connection is top hotel gripe
Internet connection is top hotel gripe

We may be living and travelling in the digital age but when it comes to getting online, it seems hotels are still being outdone by the local coffee shop.

One: A Worship Collective
One: A Worship Collective

We Believe is the first title from the new One: A Worship Collective initiative harvesting the best worship songs and sharing them with the global church

Don\'t stigmatise addicts
Don't stigmatise addicts

The Bishop of Swansea and Brecon has asked people to be sympathetic towards people struggling with drug or alcohol addictions.

John Lennox: The battle is not between God and science
John Lennox: The battle is not between God and science

There are scientists on both sides of the theist-atheist divide, Professor John Lennox has told this year's Keswick Convention. 

Most Londoners eat in front of the TV
Most Londoners eat in front of the TV

The traditional dinner at the table has died a death in the capital, according to a new poll.

Pope encourages people to avoid \'idols\' of money, success and power
Pope encourages people to avoid 'idols' of money, success and power

Pope Francis said God offered the only true hope to people, even in situations that seem hopeless

Worshippers to gather on shores of Loch Ness

Three Scottish churches are joining together to hold their first Picnic and Praise event on the shores of Loch Ness.

Pakistan\'s Christians and other religious minorities should take sweeper jobs, says one minister
Pakistan's Christians and other religious minorities should take sweeper jobs, says one minister

"Only non-Muslims will be recruited as sweepers," says KPK Minister

Anxiety costing UK £10bn a year
Anxiety costing UK £10bn a year

There were more than five million cases of anxiety disorder in the UK in 2010, a new study has found.

Google Nexus 7 high resolution tablet unveiled
Google Nexus 7 high resolution tablet unveiled

Google's upgraded Nexus 7 is the highest resolution tablet on the market

Graphic sex education for primary school children challenged

The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is challenging calls for more explicit sex education for primary school children.