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VeggieTales and Samaritan's Purse team up for kids at Christmas

Everyone's favourite talking vegetables and Samaritan's Purse are getting together to encourage compassion for children this Christmas.

First verse in Bible is mistranslation, says scholar

An Old Testament scholar in the Netherlands claims that the first verse in the Bible declaring that God created the Heaven and the Earth is a mistranslation.

Evangelical movement at 'head-snapping' moment

The evangelical movement in the US is at a “head-snapping” generational change with younger evangelicals “revolting” against the tone of the Christian right, says a prominent religious scholar.

Opinion divided over Church of England’s women bishops proposals

Feelings are mixed among members of the Church of England over plans to curtail the powers of women bishops.

School children show heart for poor in London march

School children march through capital to show solidarity with less well off children.

Pakistan's Minorities Minister vows to end persecution of Christians

Pakistan’s Minorities Minister has vowed to do everything he can to stop Christians and other minorities from being persecuted for their faith.

Humanists should not be on Thought for the Day, say Christians

Christians say the BBC's Thought for the Day radio programme will lose its distinctiveness if it is opened up to humanist speakers.

Church poverty groups inspire positive response to recession

Share, exchange and re-use. That's the message from three church poverty groups as Britain seeks to bounce back from the recession.

Archbishop supports anti-racism campaign

The Archbishop of York has thrown his weight behind a campaign to end racism.

Jeremy Camp awarded multi-platinum certification for Live Unplugged

Jeremy Camp's next live project hits shelves on November 17.

Iranian female converts charged with apostasy

An Iranian judge has charged two jailed female converts with crimes of apostasy and propagation of the Christian faith, a human rights group reported.

Tutu hails Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has praised US President Barack Obama after he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Service honours sacrifice of UK troops in Iraq

Archbishop thanks British troops who served in Iraq in commemorative service at St Paul's Cathedral.

Bishop makes his first podcast!

For the first time ever the Bishop of Hereford has embraced new technology and made his first podcast.

Chaplains tell of disillusionment among US troops

US chaplains have told of a slump in morale among US troops serving in Afghanistan.

Orissa Christians: We will not renounce our faith

Orissa Christians say they “will not renounce their faith" even though they still receive threats more than a year after being attacked by Hindu extremists.