Christian Today
Tsunami, Natural Evil and A God of Love
Natural evil, unlike moral evil, genocide and terror remains one of the most intractable of human problems that defy simply solutions or pat answers...
Eritrean Severe Persecution Continues
Over recent years, Eritrea has become one of the world's most serious abusers of religious liberty and persecutors of Christians, according to the Religious Liberty Commission...
Orthodox Pre-Assembly Commences in Greece
Some 50 Orthodox Christians of various ages, traditions and regions gathered in Rhodes, Greece, for an inter-orthodox meeting in preparation for the ninth assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC), on January 11, 2004...
Maoist Rebels Terrorise Christians, Hindus in India
Maoist rebels opposed to the conversion of animist tribal people are attacking Christians and Hindus in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh, according to a report...
Maoist Rebels Terrorise India Christians, Hindus
Maoist rebels opposed to the conversion of animist tribal people are attacking Christians and Hindus in the central Indian state of Chattisgarh, according to a report...
Grenade Blast in East Sri Lanka Kills Three, Injures 37
Two hand grenades hurled in a clash between Christians and Hindus killed at least three people and wounded 37 on Saturday in a part of eastern Sri Lanka...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Gay Adoption Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by four homosexual men who challenged Florida’s ban on adoption by gay couples, closing the book on a yearlong attempt to rule the ban unconstitutional...
Agency Warns of Social Tsunami in South Asia
As world leaders continue to meet to try to deal with Asia's tsunami crisis and the biggest humanitarian relief operation since World War II, an agency of churches in the UK and Ireland are calling on the international community to make a long-term commitment...
Head Scarves Serve to Protect Iraqi's Women
As the months have passed since the war in Iraq, fewer women — Muslims and Christians alike — are daring to venture out without wearing a traditional Muslim head scarf, according to a recent reports...
Sudanese Rebels and Government Sign Last Chapters to Peace
Holding true to the historic preliminary peace treaty signed last month in Nairobi, Kenya, Sudan's government and southern rebel signed the last chapters to the peace deal on Friday, December 31...
Canadian Anglicans Cautiously Consider Divestment
The head of the Anglican Church of Canada said his church may go in the direction of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and divest from companies profiting with the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, but warned that the church must "have a balance" overall in making the decision...
Detained Cameroon Pastors Complain of Inhuman Treatment
Six pastors and three deacons of the Cameroon National Baptist Convention, (CNBC) who were detained on Dec. 2, have written a memo to the Northwest Attorney General, complaining of poor conditions in detention...
Kevin Max Signs to Northern Records
Grammy Award-winning artist Kevin Max has signed an exclusive recording contract with Orange County, Calif.-based Northern Records...
Five Thousand Visit Bethlehem for Christmas Celebrations
In Bethlehem a new thaw in Israeli-Palestinian relations drew several thousand more pilgrims than last year as Israeli troops eased passage through checkpoints into the West Bank city...
Iraqi Christians Observe Christmas with Low-Key Celebrations
Security concerns kept many Iraqi Christians away from church Christmas Day, while those that did go went despite fears that insurgents, who have attacked churches and mosques in the past year, would strike again...
Evangelical Bishop facing suspension in Brazil
The Rev Robinson Cavalcanti, the bishop of Recife, is facing suspension after an intervention in his diocese by the Archbishop of Brazil, the Most Rev Glauco Soares de Lima. The evangelical bishop has been clashing with his mainly liberal province...