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carol angels
See the results of our vote on those theologically-modified, politically-corrected festive carols wrecking Christmas services worldwide.
12 days of kitschmas   The 12 Days of Kitschmas
Welcome to our annual tribute to the world's most tasteful religious products, featuring gifts that will help you through the financial crisis!
baby jesus   Gold, frankincense and GPS
Baby Jesus has been fitted with a GPS tracking device in Palm Beach county, Florida... and other sensible Christmas news.
holy sepulchre   Holy Sepulchre!
The Mystery Worshipper visits Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and wonders if Mary Magdalene would approve.
Church of the Holy Left Hook
Sleeping preachers...
Some sermons are so torpid that even the preacher sleeps through them. Read Steve Tomkins' latest Loose Canon.
Lights! Camera! Action!
The Mystery Worshipper is dazzled and dismayed by cameras and monitors at a communion service in Trinity Wall Street, NYC.
Humble heavyweight
Iwan Russell Jones reflects on the unique contribution of leading African theologian Kwame Bediako, who died in the summer.
The church militant
There's little that Christians do quite so well as protesting. Just a shame they're not more selective, says Steve Tomkins.
The bishop and the actor
A famous bishop meets a famous comedian... but could it be they are one and the same person?
Is Obama, like, the Antichrist?
On the blogosphere's lunatic fringe, the choice before America now is McCain... or the Devil.
Greenbelt 2008... the diary
Simon Parke has been to the UK's Greenbelt festival and has seen gongs and angels and a guru's son.
Didgeridoos for the bishop
Australia's first woman bishop is saluted by didgeridoos in a packed Perth Cathedral.
Dark Knight in a dark place
Batman is going through a mid-heroic life crisis: is he the right hero for Gotham City? Simon Parke sees the new Batman movie.
Rowan Williams discovered
The white-maned Archbishop has been found practising alternative theology at his hideout.
Crucifixions daily
Visit the Holy Land Experience in Florida (featuring a daily crucifixion "live show") via the Fruitcake Zone.
Faith-based furniture
Meet the latest in our Gadgets for God: the Jesus Chair, a tasteful addition to the holy home.
At Obama's ex-church
An unsurprisingly fiery sermon from Revd Wright awaited our visiting Mystery Worshipper.
Bric-a-brac theology
In the aftermath of a jumble sale, Andrew Rumsey ruminates on mug trees and china kittens.
 
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loose canons
See our latest Loose Canon, on the Scrooge's saintly daughter.
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Simon Jenkins explains the new look of the site for the Ship's 10th birthday.
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