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Official: Over 99 per cent in Southern Sudan vote to secede
More than 99 per cent of Southern Sudanese voted to secede from the north, a referendum official said Sunday in the first official preliminary result announcement.
Christians pray for religious equality in face of uncertainty in Egypt
Hundreds of Christians in the UK took part in a day of prayer for believers in Egypt on Saturday as protests against President Mubarak reached crisis point.
Making disciples of all
Christians in Kent conduct street outreach and also make disciples. Teams regularly preach the Gospel in Canterbury, Dover, Folkestone, Ramsgate and Ashford. Their literature distribution and conversations often lead to follow-up.
Pastors and LGBT groups disagree over Joel Osteen's homosexuality comments
Popular preacher Joel Osteen's recent affirmation that homosexuality is a sin has garnered reaction from both gay rights advocates and evangelicals alike.
Historic Lausanne declaration calls worldâs evangelicals to action
The Lausanne Movement has today released the final version of the Cape Town Commitment, a historic declaration and call to action to the worldâs evangelicals.
Muslims will make up quarter of the worldâs population by 2030, study predicts
The worldâs Muslim population is expected to grow at twice the rate of the non-Muslim population over the next two decades
Rick Warren calls Christians to fall in love with Jesus again
Christians participating in a 21-day period of fasting and praying have been encouraged virtually by well-known pastors, including Rick Warren of Saddleback Church and Brian Houston of Hillsong Church.
Joel Osteen says homosexuality is not God's best for man
âAmericaâs rock star preacherâ appeared on CNN Wednesday night in an hour-long interview echoing his widely popular beliefs on prosperity, suffering, and homosexuality.
Archbishop: Stories of the Holocaust and genocide must be told again and again
Archbishop of Canterbury remembers victims of Holocaust on Holocaust Memorial Day
Christian health worker suspended for abortion views is restored to work
A Christian mental health worker who was suspended after expressing concern about the information given to women considering abortion has been told she can return to work.
Celebrating a national treasure - the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible
2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible and Tim Brearley, director of the King James Bible Trust, is hoping that Christians will seize the opportunity to explore its beauty, mystery and of course its truth.
Parliament receives 11,000 pledges to tackle global poverty
The personal pledges of more than 11,000 Christians to play their part in halving extreme global poverty were handed over to MPs in the House of Commons yesterday.
Mark Batterson: God doesn't want another Billy Graham
To Christians who think they have to be carbon copies of someone else, Mark Batterson wants to tell them: stop trying to be someone else and discover who God made you to be.
Church leaders condemn bombing at Moscow airport
Pope Benedict has condemned yesterdayâs suicide bombing at Moscowâs main airport in which 35 people died.
Christian guesthouse owners to appeal ruling in double room case
The Christian owners of a guesthouse who were ordered by a judge to pay a gay couple £3,600 for refusing to let them stay in a double room are to appeal the ruling.
Tim Keller: See yourself spiritually in those who are poor materially
Christians can understand more deeply why they should help the poor when they see themselves spiritually in those that lack materially, said Pastor Tim Keller in a new video interview.