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spacer   New Archbishop
The newly announced Archbishop of Canterbury has succeeded in his quest to find the one ring to rule them all.
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The death of ecosystems is hardly laugh-a-minute stuff, but comedian Paul Kerensa performs a set on climate change.
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Church officials in Zaragoza, Spain, can now drown their sorrows over the "restored" Jesus fresco with a new wine.
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Boogity boogity boogity, amen
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FruitTube latest: Pastor Joe Nelms thanks the Lord for his "smokin' hot wife" before a NASCAR race in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Who cares about online sacraments?
Over the summer, we ran a survey on how people feel about online sacraments. Mark Howe looks at the results.
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Warm regards
Concerned about climate change, All Humankind fires off a letter to God suggesting how he could improve the situation.
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Digital bread and wine?
Why are church leaders wary of the idea of online church? Mark Howe looks at online communion.
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Beards only need apply
The Bearded Wonder of Canterbury is stepping down, but which among England's hairiest bishops stands a chance of replacing him?
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On the Camino trail
Follow Augustine the Aleut, one of our most seasoned Mystery Worshippers, as he walks the Camino pilgrimage route in Spain.
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Dear John
Blogger Emily Birkinshaw wrote the Archbishop of York a letter asking why he wrote a column in Rupert Murdoch's new Sun on Sunday.
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Da Jesus Book, fo real
A new digital Bible in Hawaii Pidgin shows the pioneering work being done in putting the Good Book onto smartphones, says Mark Howe.
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What would Jesus occupy?
What happened when Occupy Wall Street went head to head with the richest Anglican church in the world? Becky Garrison reports.
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In the footsteps of St Paul's
Do you know a church which is as brilliant as St Paul's Cathedral at welcoming people to church? Send us your pictures and stories!
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Da Jesus Book, fo real
A new digital Bible in Hawaii Pidgin shows the pioneering work being done in putting the Good Book onto smartphones, says Mark Howe.
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New miracle face
When a Canadian man went for a scan on an area of his body in the trousers dept, he didn't know a miracle was about to happen.
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Turning the IT clock back 30 years
As the adrenaline subsides after the death of Steve Jobs, Mark Howe takes a critical look at his work.
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St Paul's loses the plot
St Paul's could have seen the protesters as a new congregation. But instead they shut and got in the lawyers, says Simon Jenkins.
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Milton Jones joins Roll on Christmas
Award-winning comedian Milton Jones will narrate Roll on Christmas – our retelling of the nativity story as an animated farce on Facebook.
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Glad to be gray
Becky Garrison surveys the shades of gray of evangelical opinion on LGBT rights, from God Hates Fags to Welcoming and Affirming Baptists.
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The kingdom of Jobs is within you
The day Steve Jobs died, Simon Jenkins went in search of shrines outside London's Apple stores.
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IKEA confessional box
Isn't it time you ditched your Gothic horror of a confessional box and updated to the IKEA model? Yes, it's our latest Gadget for God.
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Signs and blunders
Things that go wrong in church, part 3,000. Seen or heard something accidentally funny in church? Let us know.
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Crisps and smoke
The Mystery Worshipper goes to Santa Teresa church in Mijas, Spain, and encounters crisps, sweets and smoke.
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Going for God
How many of us take seriously the biblical command to "go"? Here's a great new gadget that gets to the bottom of the issue.
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Rob Bell born again
Controversial author Rob Bell has been born again, but not in a way that will please our right-wing brethren.
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Why Pastor Jones is wrong
Pastor Jones of Gainesville, Florida, he of Qur'an burning infamy, demonstrates that his message is idiotic whichever way he puts it.
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King Jimmy for ever
The King James Bible is celebrating its fourth century, but some Christians are rejoicing in it just a bit too much.
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An app goes to confession
Want to confess your sins, even the things you didn't think were sins? There's an app for that. And the Catholic Church has approved it.
 
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