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Brown Hails Britain's "Moral Crusade" against Poverty in Edinburgh
Immediately after the massive 200,000-strong rally against poverty in Africa on Saturday in Edinburgh, the British Finance Minister Gordon Brown responded to the demonstrators at a church-organised gathering in the Scottish capital...
Live 8 a Huge Success as Pressure Builds on G8 to Change the World
London’s Hyde Park drew the world’s attention towards the plight of Africa, as the showpiece leg of the series of Live 8 concerts around the world took place on Saturday 2nd July 2005. Overall, the Live 8 event...
200,000 in Edinburgh Make Final Call to G8 for Anti-Poverty Actions
The high-profile Make Poverty History rally yesterday drew over 200,000 from the UK and Europe to the capital of Scotland, Edinburgh. Standing in solidarity with the world’s poorest continent - Africa...
Indonesia Literacy Program Providing Basic Skills to Thousands
The Indonesian Bible Society (LAI), in collaboration with local churches, has worked to give reading to several thousand adults and children in the province of Central South Timor over a nine-month period.
CARE Alarmed as Doctors Vote to Drop Opposition to Euthanasia
The Charity CARE has expressed its dismay over the decision of the British Medical Association (BMA) to vote in favour to adopt a 'neutral' stance in the issue of euthanasia during the BMA's conference held on 30th July 2005...
Over 100,000 Anti-Poverty Protestors Pack Edinburgh to Wake-Up G8 Leaders
Today over 100,000 demonstrators, led by the two top leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Britain and Scotland, will join the Make Poverty History rally in Edinburgh, Scotland, to put pressure on G8 leaders to eradicate poverty in Africa...
Live 8 Marathon Begins Across the World to Turn G8 Eyes to Africa
Hundreds of musicians will today walk onto 10 stages across the globe for the huge Live 8 event. London, Johannesburg, and Philadelphia are among the cities to host the event, which aims to pressure G8 leaders to eradicate poverty in Africa...
Massachusetts Funding to Promote Homosexuality in Schools Condemned
The Executive Director of the Christian Educators Association International has condemned funding to be used for the Massachusetts Governor's Commission for Gay and Lesbian Youth...
Protestant Christians face Persecution and Torture by Police in Uzbekistan
A Pentecostal Christian from Tashkent, the capital city of Uzbekistan, has been tortured by police since his arrest on June 14, according to Forum 18. The 19 year old Kural Bekjanov has been subjected to torture...
Ecumenical Orthodox-Vatican Dialogue Ready to Resume after Five Years
The ecumenical relationship between the world’s two largest Christian denominations has made a big step forward as the visiting Orthodox leaders to the Vatican told Pope Benedict XVI that theological dialogue is ready to resume...
Premier Radio Gathers Redman & Music Stars for Make Poverty History Rally
Premier Christian Radio has announced that it will give its full backing to the Make Poverty History campaign, and in particular will be providing listeners with a live broadcast to the highly publicised Live 8 & G8...
Christians Urge UK to Receive Zimbabwe Asylum Seekers
Christian leaders in Britain are appealing to their own government to accept asylum-seeking Zimbabwean refugees, who were left homeless by their government's policy to "drive out trash...
Roman Catholic Church Pays out Record £600,000 to Abuse Victim
A man who suffered abuse at the hands of a Roman Catholic father has received a record £600,000 in damages. Father Christopher Clonan abused the victim, known simply as A, as a child over a ten-year period...
Canada Evangelicals Defend Traditional Marriage amid Gay Union Commons Win
The same-sex marriage bill C-38 in Canada has successfully approved by the House of Commons on Tuesday. Evangelicals in Canada have strongly defended traditional marriage which is defined as the union of one man and one woman ...
International White Band Day kicks off week of action against poverty
St Pauls Cathedral is just one of the famous landmarks around the world to be dressed in white banners as part of White Band Day
Africa Leaders: Education & Church Vital in HIV/AIDS Fight
Education and unity is seen by many leaders, both religious and political as the way to fight the HIV/AIDS pandemic in countries all over the African continent. Religious leaders in Nigeria have...