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Catholic Adoption Agencies to Continue as Normal

Catholic adoption agencies have assured they are "still very much in business" despite Prime Minister Tony Blair's announcement earlier in the week that there can be no exemptions for faith-based adoption agencies from the new Sexual Orientation Regulations.

Christians Attack Manchester Supercasino

Christians have condemned the Casino Advisory Panel's decision to award the UK's sole supercasino licence to a deprived area of Manchester. Niall Cooper, national coordinator of Church Action on Poverty, and vice-chair of the Debt on our Doorstep network, said: "Only last week Save the Children reported that Manchester has one of the worst records for

Christian Students Recruit Top Apologist to Lead Campus Faith Debates

Christian students have invited one of the world's leading Christian apologists to conduct a two-week tour of English universities next month, in a bid to help them win the intellectual arguments for Christianity, and teach them how to evangelise in our increasingly secular society.

Survey Reveals Youth Hungry to Hear About Religion

A new survey has revealed that people aged between 18 and 24 are more open to taking part in faith-based dialogue than any other age group.

Aid Agencies Warn of Danger in Darfur

Aid agencies including World Vision and Oxfam International warned today that the enormous humanitarian response in Darfur is in the danger of soon being paralysed.

Faith Leaders Urge Blair to Take Further Action on Debt

Seventeen of the most prominent leaders in faith and other communities this week have signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to take further action on the "affront and injustice of international debt".

Stop the Traffik Tour Hits Ten UK Cities

The Stop the Traffik Tour, which kicked off last Saturday, will tour throughout the UK until 9 February to raise awareness of human trafficking. In partnership with the Stop the Traffik Global Coalition, Compassion and Cargo, the tour will hit ten cities.

Archbishop Speaks Out on Supercasinos

The Archbishop of Canterbury has voiced concerns over the potential for long-term deprivation in the area of Beswick in Manchester, soon to host Britain's first and only Las Vegas-style supercasino.

Church Army Urges 'Praying, Giving, and Receiving' at Lent

Written by Peter Graystone, author of the recently published 99 Things to do Between Here and Heaven, a new resource from Church Army, Praying, Giving and Receiving has gone out with an appeal to around 10,000 supporters and parishes.

Zimbabwe Christian Leaders Arrested at Service

Christian relief and development agency, Tearfund, has condemned the arrest last week of six Zimbabwe church leaders by armed police who intervened in a church meeting attended by over 500 people.

Faith-Based Alcholics Rehab Better than Others, Study Suggests

Research published this month suggests that people with drinking problems attending the faith-based Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) groups are 30 per cent more likely than others to remain sober for at least two years.

China Aid Association Releases 2006 Annual Persecution Report

China Aid Association (CAA), one of the leading Chinese persecution watchdogs, has released its first annual persecution report on the oppression experienced by Christians in China in 2006.

Evangelical Alliance Condemns Government's 'Super-Casino' Expansion

The Evangelical Alliance has condemned the Government's announcements on the expansion of the Casino industry in the UK. Manchester has been chosen as the location of Britain's first Las Vegas-style super-casino, and has been granted a full licence for development to go ahead.