This year, Anzac Day closely follows Easter, the most sacredly held period for Christians. One of these narratives is deeply embedded in fact, the other, myth, writes Sam Clements.

Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what was the greatest obstacle to the extension of Christianity. He answered: "Christianity."

No matter how positive a spin Christian leaders put on them, the Census figures on religion are not good news for the Christian church in New Zealand. Decline is loss, not only in numbers but also in influence.

Communist officials in China have denied waging a "demolition campaign" against churches in the country's most Christian regions, after reportedly ordering a dozen to be destroyed.

Darren Aronofsky's Noah, like the Book of Genesis, raises important questions about evil, God, and what a righteous person should do.

A fiercely anti-abortion lobby group is putting pressure on the National Party not to select an experienced doctor whose job has involved authorising and performing abortions.

Minutes after Bishop Victor Silva called on Jesus to cast out "the spirit of sickness", a young man was helped on to the stage claiming his sight had been improved.

Even in California, where people come to convince themselves of just about anything, it's not common for a celebrity couple on the verge of divorce to declare undying love.

An incoming UK Labour government would appoint a gay rights envoy to tackle discrimination around the world, Ed Miliband has pledged.

An evangelical church is marketing olive oil as a part of a religious cure-all treatment for everything from tumours and schizophrenia to relationship problems.

It's unlikely many of us lost much sleep at the thought of Fred Phelps slipping away, writes Jack Tame.

To celebrate the arrival of the honey bee in New Zealand 175 years ago, we explore some amazing facts about bees.

Controversial church plans to picket Lorde's Kansas concert and claims NZ is hated by God for its filthy manner of life, false religious systems and evil govt.

Fred Phelps, founder of the highly controversial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, has been excommunicated from the group and is close to death, his son has said.

The "least biblical film about Noah ever made" faces a deluge of criticism from religious groups

Visiting church pastors Michael and Lomi Naisau were distraught when a huge tree branch fell and smashed a car they had borrowed while visiting Auckland for a conference.

Religious instruction policies will not be altered, despite some schools making changes after complaints from parents, the Ministry of Education says.

Pope Francis has caused a stir at his weekly Vatican address by seemingly dropping the F-Bomb with the ease of a drunken docker in a public house.

Concerns are being raised that all religious symbolism could be abolished from schools following the removal of Bible studies from an Auckland school timetable.

The Secular Education Network is not anti-Christian as Dr Paul Moon's article written on February 13 suggests, writes David Hines.

As a rich historical and cultural tapestry the Bible has played a prominent role in the development of human civilisation over the past two millennia, both for better and for worse.

A booklet aimed at addressing family violence in ethnic communities has been launched by the Government today.

Looking over the curriculum for Bible in Schools, what is most striking is how innocuous it is, writes Dr Paul Moon. It makes its critics appear self-righteous and doctrinaire.

Parents are "very happy" over the decision by an Auckland school to remove religious education classes from its school day.

Catholics are divided on issues such as divorce and birth control amid widespread resentment at Church teachings, two surveys have found.