Daniel Blake

Methodist Conference to Reaffirm Church Tolerance for Homosexuality

The Methodist Church in Great Britain is to reaffirm its commitment in embracing homosexuality within the Church in its upcoming annual general meeting in the Riviera Centre, Torquay from Thursday 23rd June to Thursday 30th June...

Christians Show Compassion in Providing Aid in Sri Lanka

Christians in Sri Lanka have shown their grace and compassion in helping to impact tsunami-hit areas in south Asia, despite facing great opposition from the Buddhist majority in the region. Since the devastating tsunami hit Sri Lanka...

Churches Unite to Disarm Brazil under WCC Backing

An initiative to get weapons and offensive weapons off the streets has continued in Brazil after a request was made during a meeting between Brazilian Vice President JosÃ© Alencar Gomes da Silva and the World Council of Churches (WCC)...

Spain Vows to Crack Down on Rebels to Gay Marriage Legislation

Spain has pledged to crack down on all mayors that rebel and refuse to allow homosexuals in their controlled region to marry. The announcement comes after several Spanish mayors stated that they will not marry homosexual couples...

UK Christians to Enter 10 Day 24/7 Prayer Week In May

Christians across Great Britain will soon celebrate Prayer Week – a yearly event that takes place across Britain – from May 6 for ten days. Ten days of day-and-night prayer will lead up to the Global Day of Prayer on May 15...

Church of England Release Guide to Protect Clergy from Internet Temptations

A new guide for vicars published by the Church of England warns clergymen to avoid internet temptations – which lead to the oldest temptations that exist in the present secular world. The Vicar’s Guide urged...

Russian Orthodox Easter Ready to Commence with Gibson’s Passion

Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ will be aired on Rossiya TV in Russia today, the eve of Orthodox Easter. Easter is to use St Gregory Nazianzen’s expression "The Feast of Feasts". Orthodox Christians begin...

China Arrests Seven Christians for "Unauthorised Retreat"

It has been reported that seven priests of China’s underground Church have been detained on Wednesday for attending an unauthorised retreat in China’s northern city of Jinzhou, led by Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo. The retreat was held following...

Malaysia Arrests Two Christians – Government Attempts to Ease Fears of ‘Radical Islamists’

Two Protestant Christians have been arrested in Malaysia’s new administrative capital, Putrajaya, on charges proselytising. Ricky Ruperd and Zachry Harris were passing out pamphlets with religious content to Muslims...

World Mission Conference in Greece to Gather Global Attendants via Internet Broadcast

Five hundred delegates from all over the world will meet in Athens on 10th May for the opening session of the first World Mission Conference of the 21st century. All plenary sessions of the conference will be available for viewing live on the internet...

Premier Christian Radio Launch ‘On Demand’ Initiative

Premier Christian Radio is continuing its drive to expand and spread the Gospel, and Peter Kerridge, Premier’s Chief Executive has personally spearheaded the station’s latest initiative – Premier On Demand...

Evangelical Alliance Launch ‘Eric the Evangelical’ to Guide Election Voters

The Evangelical Alliance UK has recently launched a new initiative to allow its followers to keep up to date and to receive comments on election issue as the General Election approaches on 5th May 2005. ‘Eric the Evangelical’ has been created by the EAUK...