Jennifer Gold
CSW Reveal Calls for UN Security Council to Address Burma Threat
A new report entitled “Threat to the Peace – A Call for the UN Security Council to Act in Burma’, commissioned by former Czech President Vaclav Havel and Bishop Desmond Tutu, has been released to call on the UN Security Council...
Does March of the Penguins Support Intelligent Design Theory?
Christian conservatives have claimed that March of the Penguins, the documentary of emperor penguins by Luc Jacquet, is a film that support Intelligent Design. The film, narrated by Morgan Freeman, distributed...
World Council of Churches Calls for New Global Force after UN Summit
The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) General Secretary Dr Samuel Kobia has issued a statement calling for a new global force. Speaking ahead of the International Day of Prayer...
Church of England Report Calls Churches to Play Vital Role to Combat Terrorism
A working group of the Church of England’s House of Bishops has released a 100 page report, ‘Countering Terrorism: Power, Violence and Democracy Post 9/11’ stating...
WCC Executive Calls for Churches to Use "Unique Potential" for Peace
The World Council of Church (WCC) executive committee held meetings at the WCC’s Bossey Ecunemical Institute near Geneva on 13-16 September 2005. In the last full meeting leading up to the WCC 9th Assembly...
Christians Called to 'Get More Out' on Church Army Sunday
The Church Army will hold its annual Church Army Sunday on 25th September which will be based around the theme of Get Out More. The aim is to equip churches to develop an effective Christian presence in everyday situations in the community. Church Army describes the work as pioneer evangelism...
Church Announces New Director of Ministry for Archbishop's Council
A new Director of Ministry for the Archbishops’ Council has been announced. The Archdeacon of Portsdown, the Ven Christopher Lowson, will lead a team responsible for developing policy...
Christians Under-Represented in EU, says Vatican
The Vatican has come out to demand greater representation of Christians in the arrangement of Europe. There are around 368 million Christians living in Europe...
UK Evangelical Council Backs Deposed Brazilian Priests and Bishop
The Church of England Evangelical Council have given support this week to thirty-seven evangelical clergy who have been excommunicated in Brazil. The Evangelical Council...
World Alliance of Reformed Churches Joins Calls to End Global Poverty
In the largest ever UN World Summit in New York which commenced yesterday, General Secretary Setri Nyomi of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) joined in with other international religious leaders to condemn systematic poverty and call...
Church Leaders Worried by Northern Ireland Violence
The Presbyterian Church of N.Ireland has voiced concerns over the recent wave of violence in the country. The Church of Ireland, meanwhile, has organised a conference with...
Historic National Summit to Unite Ethnic Minority Church Leaders in UK
Over 100 black and minority ethnic church leaders from across the UK will gather in an historic meeting entitled ‘Stronger Together – Weaker Apart’ next month. The leaders’ summit has been organised by...
Christian Medical Fellowship Calls for Moratorium on ‘Virgin Conception’ Research
In response to the creation of Britain’s first ‘virgin conception’ human embryo, the Christian Medical Fellowship has called on the government to restrain the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)...
New Churches Together Course Confronts Violence & Forgiveness
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland is to publish a new five-part study course on violence and forgiveness. The publication date coincides with the United Nation's International Day of Peace, and the ecumenical study course was jointly...
Unregistered Protestants Facing Fines for Worship in Kazakhstan
Unregistered Protestants in Kazakhstan are being fined for worshipping, but religious communities are reportedly being refused registration by government officials. Two local Protestant churches have been denied...
Borneo Malaysia Anglican Diocese Set to Send Missionaries to England
An Anglican diocese in Borneo, Malaysia, which was first pioneered 150 years ago by missionaries from Britain, may soon be sending their own missionaries back to England. The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, the Bishop of Lichfield...