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Christians Attacked in Pakistan as Man is Accused of Burning Koran
The radical Muslim crowd has been reported to have attacked and burned Christian homes in three areas near Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday night, 28th June 2005. The attacks came after one Christian man was accused of burning papers with Koran text...
Methodist Church Considers Consecration of First Bishops
The Methodist Church has moved a step closer to adopting Bishops after voting to receive the report 'What Sort of Bishops' at the annual Conference...
Methodist Church To Offer Guidelines for Same-Sex Blessing Requests
The Methodist Church's conference decided yesterday to research guidelines to offer to ministers on how to respond to requests to conduct prayers or services for blessing same-sex couples. The Methodists will become the first mainstream Church in Britain to offer...
Spain Becomes Third Country in the World to Legalise Gay Marriages
Spain has legalised same-sex marriage, making it the third country in the world after Belgium and the Netherlands. The vote overruled the rejection of the bill by 131 to 119 in Spain’s...
Jerusalem Gay Parade Ban Reversed by Israeli Court
An Israeli court on Sunday ordered the Jerusalem municipality to allow a gay pride parade to take place, reversing a ban last week by the city's mayor. It was ordered that the city must place the rainbow flag, symbol of the homosexual movement...
Church of Scotland Deems Blair's ID Cards "A Threat"
The Church of Scotland has spoken out against the government’s proposed introduction of identity cards after the bill secured only a small minority on its second reading in the House of Commons last night. Tony Blair saw his majority on the issue slashed...
US Churches Unite Against Poverty Ahead of G8 Summit
Religious leaders in the US have put aside theological and political differences ahead of the G8 summit in Scotland next week and joined forces against global poverty and hunger, especially in Africa...
Church Attendance in Germany Experiences Huge Growth after Pope Benedict Elected
Cardinal Karl Lehmann, Bishop of Mainz, Germany, has announced that a noticeable increase in the number of people joining the church has been seen. This increase has been attributed to the death of Pope John Paul II...
WCC New Ecumenical Research Centre Inaugurated
The world’s ecumenical movement is entering into a new phase as more dialogue between different Christian denominations has been opening up. On Sunday, the WCC’s new ecumenical research centre in Switzerland, was inaugurated...
India Christians in Danger as Missionaries are Prosecuted and Killed
Christians in India are reportedly facing persecution from Hindu extremists all over the country. Recent news provided by Gospel for Asia (GFA) has revealed the prosecution of missionaries in Orrisa state and the violent death of a family of six...
Salvation Army & Church World Service Reflect: Tsunami Six Months On
The aid effort by church organisations and religious groups is moving into a new phase six months after the tsunami in south Asia, which killed over 200,000. The international response from churches...
WCC Calling for Immediate Halt of Forced Evictions in Zimbabwe
The forced mass evictions recently taking place in Zimbabwe have causes disquiet from church leaders as well as human rights activists and organisations. The eviction was...
RE:SPECT Offers New Approach to Relationship Issues at Methodist Conference
RE:SPECT, launched today at the Methodist Conference, is a new resource pack to stimulate more openness in the discussion and consideration of relationship issues. Everything from same sex relationships, divorce, singleness or cohabiting...
Protest Rally Calls for Vietnam Religious Freedom
Jubilee Campaign has helped to facilitate a protest rally of the indigenous people of Vietnam in Washington, USA on 21st June 2005. The rally was organised by the representative organisations...
Anglican-Methodist Covenant First Report Welcomed by Methodists
The Methodist Conference 2005 entered the third day on Monday with the agenda highlighted the first ecumenical report on the Anglican-Methodist Covenant prepared by the Joint Implementation Commission (JIC). Methodist leaders have warmly welcomed the report ...
Over 85,000 Drawn to Luis Palau’s Historical Madrid Festival
Last weekend, the eyes of Christians from all over the world turned to the great evangelist Billy Graham in New York. At the same time another inspiring evangelistic event - Luis Palau’s Festival...