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Premier Radio Duo Win Prestigious Jerusalem Award for HipRock UK Show
A Christian Hip Hop Radio has received the prestigious Jerusalem Award, beating BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4. Premier Radio’s HipRock UK programme is a Rock and R'n'B radio show broadcast weekly by Dave Rose and Bridgitte Tetteh...
No More Christian Nice Guy
"Recovering nice guy" Paul Coughlin points the way for all men who yearn to live a life of boldness and conviction--like Jesus. Using humorous examples from his own life, powerful and poignant stories, and vivid examples from contemporary culture...
Intelligent Design Advocate Testifies Theory as Science in Court Battle
A biochemistry professor who is one of the leading advocates of intelligent design testified in a Pennsylvania federal court that the theory does not advance any religious belief, qualifies as science, and has a place in biology classes...
Episcopal Diocese of Egypt Welcomes Anglican Global South Meeting
The Episcopal Diocese of Egypt has welcomed delegates from twenty provinces in the Anglican Communion just days before the third Global South Encounter. The focus of the gathering of around 120 delegates will be...
Zimbabwean Archbishop Calls Mugabe to Be Sent into Exile
Roman Catholic Archbishop, Pius Ncube from Zimbabwe, has called on President Robert Mugabe to be sent into exile and for the international community to play a greater role in helping the 200,000 Zimbabweans that could die...
U.S., Mexico Brace for Most Powerful Storm in Atlantic History
Hurricane Wilma, the most powerful storm on record in the Atlantic Basin, hit Cancun, Mexico on Thursday and is proceeding north towards the Florida southwest coast where it is expected to make landfall Sunday...
U.N. Head Calls World to Step Up in Pakistan Aid Efforts
Aftershocks continue to shake the hard-hit lands of South Asia as millions of people in Pakistan feel the first snowfall of the fierce Himalayan winter. Officials raised the death toll to more than 47,700 people while regional authorities estimate figures as high as 79,000. Local authorities reported 37,958 deaths alone in the...
European Evangelicals Commence Largest Annual Assembly in History
Nearly 200 evangelical leaders from over 35 countries are gathered in Tavira, Portugal this week for the largest ever combined assembly of the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), the European Evangelical Missions Alliance...
Church Group Calls on Government to Make UK Poverty History
In response to official statistics which show that more than one in four children in the UK still live in poverty, Church Action Poverty (CAP) has called on the Government to increase its efforts to end inequality in Britain...
Methodist Council Meeting Receives Report on Suitability of Blessing Civil Partnerships
The Methodist Council convened on 17-18 October in London’s – the first Council meeting since the Methodist Conference earlier this year in June. The Council received a report back from the Working Party...
Bishops Give OK to Spiritual Songs at Civil Ceremonies
The Church of England's House of Bishops has given its approval to the inclusion of songs such as Robbie Williams' Angels at civil marriage ceremonies, saying it does not turn the ceremony into a religious service...
Leading Protestant in France Addresses Worrying Secular Trends to WARC Executives
A debate regarding the secularism of France, which has been ongoing over this past year, has been reignited this week as a leading Protestant told how the growth of Islam and the mushrooming of other religions...
Christians in Sport Release Guidelines for Churches on 2012 Olympic Games
New guidelines have been issued by Christians in Sport to ensure churches and Christian groups do not inadvertently breach copyrights to the Olympic Games...
Sentamu Tells 1,000 Youth for Christ Members to Spread Feeling of Belonging
The new Archbishop of York, Revd John Sentamu has stated that a distinct feeling of not belonging is a major issue in why young people in today’s society feel isolated in the world. At the Youth for Christ...
Iran Government Confiscates Over 3,000 Satellite Dishes
As the Iranian government cracks down on what it considers “trouble makers” in the country’s capital, satellite dishes have been included to the list and are being confiscated. At the end of last month, the government...
Christian Concern Rises Over Escalating Attacks Against Bangladesh Believers
A wave of attacks allegedly coordinated by Islamic extremists against Christians recently in Bangladesh has raised concerns among human rights organisations. In the most recent report of violence, a church...