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| What happened when Occupy Wall Street went head to head with the richest Anglican church in the world? Becky Garrison reports from the barricades of Duarte Park, New York, owned by Trinity Wall Street. |
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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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The fifth gospel
If the church is the "fifth gospel", then its stories of faith, hope and love at work in ordinary lives should be celebrated, says Martin Wroe. |
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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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| 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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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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