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Ruth Gledhill (born 1959) is the long-standing religion correspondent for The Times newspaper.

Gledhill grew up in Gratwich a small village near Uttoxeter, as the daughter of the local vicar. She is married to Alan Franks, a Times feature writer. They have one son, Arthur.

Gledhill began her journalistic career in Uttoxeter with the Uttoxeter Advertiser then moved to The Birmingham Post and Mail, before joining the Daily Mail in 1984 and The Times in 1987; she became Religion Correspondent in 1989.

She co-authored with Tim Webb a guide to Birmingham entitled Birmingham is not a Boring City. She also edited The Times Book of Prayers and The Times Book of Best Sermons, published for six years in connection with The Times Preacher of the Year Award.

Gledhill has argued in favour of the benefits of schism within the Anglican communion, taking a critical stance against Peter Akinola and other anti-gay leaders in the Church. ^[1]

In October 2008 she wrote that Peter Mullen, chaplain to the London Stock Exchange, "should have his bottom spanked" for demanding[1] that gay men should be tattooed with labels warning against "sodomy" and "fellatio kills," etc., "after the manner of cigarette packets."[2]

Gledhill writes features, news stories and a weblog.

References

1. ^ It is time for the Anglican Luthers to divorce

External links

• Ruthie Gledhill Twitter feed
• Journalisted - Ruth Gledhill articles
• "Articles of Faith" Ruth Glendhill TimeOnline blog