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Why the forbidden fruit in Genesis is probably not the apple
It appears that people confused the word malum which means 'evil' with the word malum, pronounced differently, which means 'apple' and somehow conflated the two different meanings in the vernacular.
In defence of Thought for the Day: why Britain needs the BBC's religious slot more than ever
Shots have been fired at the religious slot 'Thought for the Day', featured on Radio 4's Today programme. The 'sermon' segment has been called 'inappropriate' and 'deeply boring'. But society needs its unique platform now more than ever.
'Radical Reformation': The hidden Anabaptist revolution and its message for struggling Western churches
Stephen Coxen looks at the alternative stream to the Reformation - Anabaptism - and how it paves a way forward for Christians today
Rowan Williams: Repentance is appropriate after sins of the Protestant Reformation
The former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has said that 'repentance' is an 'appropriate' way of looking back on the Protestant Reformation, the 500th anniversary of which is celebrated today.
Crackdown on fixed-odd betting terminals revealed amid warnings of a 'fudge'
The maximum stake at fixed-odd betting terminals will be cut, and could be lowered to as little as £2, after government ministers admitted the current status quo was 'inappropriate'.
Iraqi Christians who fled ISIS 'betrayed' by Western countries promising aid
Despite Iraq's liberation from ISIS, Christians in the region remain in dire need and have received nothing but 'lip service' when it comes to aid from western nations.
A second Reformation? How the 'church from below' is shaking the Establishment
Christianity in 21st century Britain is a peripheral affair. The church is a marginal voice and while it may still retain its status of significance in some matters, that voice carries little authority.
Reformation 500 anniversary commemorated by Protestants and Catholics
Today marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation in 1517 and will be commemorated by Protestants and Catholics around the world.
500 years after the Reformation, can evangelicals and Catholics make up?
The language Catholics and Protestants have used about each other in the past, particularly evangelical Protestants, is quite extraordinary.
BBC 'Today' programme presenters in extraordinary attack on religious slot
The presenter of BBC Radio 4's 'Today' programme, John Humphrys, has launched an extraordinary attack on the 'inappropriate' religious slot 'Thought for the Day' (TFTD) in a joint interview with fellow presenters which reveals deep hostility to religion.
Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill appeals to shared faith in Romania: 'There is extraordinary potential for peace'
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church is extending an arm of friendship to Orthodox Christians in Romania in the first visit by a head of the Russian Church since the fall of communism.
Major victory for Church expected over 'crack cocaine' of gambling
A major victory for Church campaigners is expected this week when the government announces its review of fixed-odd betting terminals - known as the 'crack cocaine' of betting.
Sainsbury's accused of 'heavy-handedness' after threatening Christian Fairtrade campaigners with police action
Christian campaigners in Salford are accusing supermarket giant Sainsbury's of heavy-handedness after they were threatened with police action unless they moved on.
Hardline Russian Orthodox priest puts everyone who's watched 'Matilda' under a curse
A 'curse' has been put on all Russians who have seen the controversial movie 'Matilda' by the ultra-conservative former representative of the Russian Orthodox Church, Vsevolod Chaplin.
Spain's Evangelical Alliance in campaign against 'harmful' LGBT laws
The Spanish Evangelical Alliance has tabled amendments to the country's LGBT equality law which has been branded 'the most harmful and damaging' in the EU for individual freedoms.
Meet the young Christian entrepreneur whose stylish sock range is helping Britain's homeless
'Jollie's' is a collection of jazzy socks on sale across the UK including at John Lewis branches. But this is no ordinary fashion item: every pair bought results in a contribution for another, rather thicker, pair of hardy hiking socks donated to are donated to a homeless person local to the purchaser through Jollie's network of 52 UK homeless charities.