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Open Doors' Regional Manager Wins Seat on Welsh Assembly
Open Doors' Regional Manager ousts the Labour Culture Minister to take a seat in the Welsh Assembly for Clwyd West.
Baptists Lament Slave Trade as Assembly Opens
The Baptist Assembly has opened in Brighton on Friday with a lamentation over slavery past and present.
Archbishop of Glasgow Apologises Over Angelika Kluk Case
The Archbishop of Glasgow has apologised for the indecent behaviour of the parish priest at the church where the body of 23-year-old Polish student Angelika Kluk was found bound and gagged beneath the floorboards last September. Her killer was sentenced to minimum 21 years on Friday.
Christian Aid Responds to UN Climate Change Report
As the latest chapter of the UN's climate change report is launched, Christian Aid notes that the way in which poor countries industrialise and develop will make or break the planet.
Archbishop of Glasgow Apologises Over Angelika Kluk Case
The Archbishop of Glasgow has apologised for the indecent behaviour of the parish priest at the church where the body of 23-year-old Polish student Angelika Kluk was found bound and gagged beneath the floorboards last September. Her killer was sentenced to minimum 21 years on Friday.
Open Doors' Regional Manager Wins Seat on Welsh Assembly
Open Doors' Regional Manager ousts the Labour Culture Minister to take a seat in the Welsh Assembly for Clwyd West.
Interview: Israel Oyelumade, Star of Anti-Slavery Production 'African Snow'
Christian Today caught up with Israel Oyelumade who plays leading black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano in Riding Lights' new production to commemorate the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade, African Snow.
Local Evangelical Fellowships Called to Engage with the Community & Politics
Christians from across the areas of both Bristol and Manchester will meet in May to hear public speakers, interviews and panel discussion on Christian engagement in the public square.
Micah Challenge Welcomes New African Education Funding
Micah Challenge UK, a coalition of churches and Christian organisations, is calling on the Government to make disabled and marginalised children a priority following the announcement of new funding for education in Tanzania and Ethiopia.
South London Called to Pray Against Gun Crime
School children, church leaders, congregations, police, councillors across south London are being galvanised to attend a prayer meeting taking place on Sunday 13 May to ask for God's healing in light of widespread gun and knife crime in the capital.
Blasphemy Law Under Fire amid Religious Violence in Pakistan
Two Christians in Pakistan have been taken into protective custody yesterday to protect them from militants who believe they are guilty of blasphemy and want to kill them.
Global Day of Prayer Founder to Pray on Kilimanjaro
Believers taking part in the Global Day of Prayer events on Pentecost Sunday, 27 May 2007, are being encouraged to climb to the top of hills and mountains near their villages and cities to say their prayers on the special day.
Bath and Wells "Shocked" over Child Abuse Priest
The Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells said it was "shocked and horrified" after one of its priests was found guilty of sexually abusing boys, just one week after a former choirmaster was sentenced to jail over child sex abuse.
World Vision NZ Calls on New Zealanders to Support Fair Trade
World Vision New Zealand is calling on New Zealanders to buy fair trade products as it lends its support to Fair Trade Fortnight, an initiative of the Fair Trade Association for Australia and New Zealand.
Americans Unite on National Day of Prayer
The US and its millions of residents united in prayer yesterday for the 56th Annual National Day of Prayer. It was a day when Americans of all faiths were urged to "drop their denominational tags and racial and cultural differences" and pray.
CCPAS "Pleased" With Archbishop's Child Abuse Statement
The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service has said it is "very pleased" with the statement from the Archbishop of Canterbury on child abuse following last week's sentencing of Peter Halliday, the ex-choirmaster who abused boys between 1985 and 1990.