The story so far... Welcome to our features and projects pages, with material ranging from the satirical to the theological. Our archive pages, with material going back (gulp) 10 years, are currently offline, but will be available as soon as we've finished cataloging them.       Chapter & worse We've all got a favourite bit of the Bible... but what's your least favourite? This summer, we're on a quest to find the worst verse of the Good Book, as voted by our readers. Join in and send us your nomination now!   Jesus and the BNP The British National Party has dragooned Jesus into its latest advertising campaign. Which just goes to show that you can use the Good Book to sell anything, says Steve Tomkins.   Sikh and ye shall not mind The BBC has dumped its head of religion and given Songs of Praise to a Sikh executive producer. Welcome to the Ship of Fools guide to the obvious front-runners for the hot seat. Prayer for a serene realist Does the arrival of Barack Obama in the White House open a new chapter in the troubled relationship between politics and religion in America? By Iwan Russell Jones. Anyone for really alternative worship? Is alternative worship genuinely alternative? Theo Hobson steps outside the Church of England in search of worship that kicks the institutional habit. Love at first site? A UK Christian dating website has seen a record number of people join during the economic downturn. Simon Parke visits the offices of Christian Connection to find out why. Car crash carols Time to vote off those theologically-modified, politically-corrected festive verses which are wrecking Christmas, sorry, holiday season services, worldwide. The Simmies 2009 We're thrilled to unveil our first ever bulletin board awards, celebrating the most entertaining and unfortunate moments of the year. Nominate now! Following the footprints of God Iwan Russell Jones reflects on the passing of African theologian Kwame Bediako, and the contribution he made to the Christian faith in Africa, and to the worldwide church. 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, in his newly-resurrected column, Crow's Nest. Is Obama, like, the Antichrist? Steve Tomkins pays a visit to the lunatic fringe of the blogosphere, where the choice before America now is for McCain... or the Devil. John Henry Newman: stay or go? Your vote! The Church is considering moving the body of JHN in the first step on his road to becoming a saint. Should they do it? What do you think? 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. 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, The Dark Knight. Poetry of fools The results of our poetry competition, celebrating the Ship's 10th birthday online, are now in. Chorister, organiser of the contest, announces the three winners. Screwed-up saints Sixties Christian guru Francis Schaeffer has had his life raked over by his son, Frank, to the outrage of former Schaeffer disciples. Iwan Russell Jones reports. The white knight of Narnia With the imminent arrival of the movie Prince Caspian, Matt Page talks to Douglas Gresham, stepson of CS Lewis and film producer, about God, Narnia and making movies for aliens Faith, hope and charity shop Vote for your favourite worst Christian LP cover of all time – with ten of the toe-curling best lovingly rescued from second-hand retailers worldwide. All at sea After a decade online, we look back on the voyage highlights, including the Rowan Bear, Ned Flanders Nights, online church... and not forgetting Jesus' evil twin. Martin Luther King: unrestful Christian On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Iwan Russell Jones reflects on King's costly commitment to Christian unrest. Dry up those dreams When Sid G Hedges penned a booklet for "growing boys" in 1941, he had no idea it would one day become a cult classic. Steve Goddard testifies. Tackling the Teflon Televangelists Exasperated US journalist Mark Pinsky asks why, in spite of decades of detailed exposés, the faithful remain happy to be fleeced by TV preachers begging for their born-again bucks. Seize the Net Mark Howe, one of the driving forces behind St Pixels, the online church, asks why Christians have been so slow to see the amazing opportunities offered by online community and virtual church. It's what we did A band of faithful Ship of Fools pilgrims follows in the unsteady footsteps of Bishop Tom of Southwark, tracing his famous journey home from London's Irish Embassy via Crucifix Lane.     The successor to Church of Fools, St Pixels is an online church open for prayer, worship, debate and blogging. Follow our quest to find the funniest and most offensive religious jokes in all eternity. In 2004 we ran a three-month experiment in online 3D church, making headlines round the world. Big Brother meets the Bible in our Internet reality gameshow set onboard an online Ark. R father was our competition for the best Lord's Prayer in text message form.