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£144m Noah’s Ark Theme Park to be built in the UK
The British evangelical charity Ark Alive has proposed to build a Bible-based theme park featuring the Noah’s Ark. The vision is to bring the Bible to life in an entertaining way. It provides both Christians and non-Christians with opportunities to learn the Bible. Through interactive experience and activities, it guides people to Christ ...
Memorial Service Held by Terri Schiavo Supporters
Some 300 friends, family members and supporters of Terri Schiavo on Thursday gathered at a church in Pinellas Park, Florida, for a memorial service Thursday evening in honour of the disabled woman...
Zimbabwe Election Results Begin; Suspicious Polls Expected for Mugabe
In Zimbabwe today results from the election have begun to slowly come in, but already he leader of the opposition party have accused President Mugabe’s government of attempting to alter the results...
Church of England Head Briefs Political Leaders on General Election 2005
The countdown has begun for UK General Election 2005 which takes place on 5th May. Amid the pre-election campaigns launched by the three party leaders, the Archbishop of Canterbury...
WCC Issues Statement regarding Peace in Jerusalem
Yesterday, the Director of the WCC’s Commission of the Churches on International Affairs issued an open letter stating the position of its member churches in Jerusalem calling for peace...
Tortured Chinese Christian Testifies at UN Human Rights Forum
The UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) is now taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, and will run from 14th March to 22nd April. According to Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), a Chinese Christian who was illegally tortured and sexually abused...
Pope on Brink of Death as Given Last Rites after Heart Failure
Pope John Paul II has suffered serious heart failure and is in a very serious condition, the Vatican have reported. The announcement has been released just hours after the Pope was described...
YWAM Reaches out to 205 Omega Zones with 50 Days of Prayer
Starting this past Easter Sunday, "YWAMers" around the world began the biggest prayer event in YWAM history. Five days since then, an estimated 20,000 people, or 65 percent of YWAM members have already gotten involved...
Relief Workers Rush to Dig Out Quake Survivors in Indonesia
Relief workers raced to pull survivors from collapsed buildings and deliver urgently needed food and water on Thursday as strong aftershocks rattled earthquake-devastated islands in northern Indonesia...
International Speakers Attend 12th Christian Conference in Thailand
Approximately 500 guests of the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) have gathered for the week-long 12th General Assembly in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev Samuel Kobia...
Pope Now on Feeding Tube
Pope John Paul II, who in a speech last year declared some life-extending treatments a moral duty for Roman Catholics, is now being fed through a nasal tube because of his throat problems, the Vatican announced Wednesday...
Terri Schiavo Dies as Conservatives Prepare for New Life-Death Debate
Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged American woman whose condition instigated a long-drawn-out legal struggle, died today at a Florida hospice, 13 days after her feeding tube was removed by a court order...
Christian, Jewish & Muslim Leaders Unite in Campaign to Halt Jerusalem Gay Festival
On Wednesday 30th March, the leaders of three major faiths in Jerusalem launched a united campaign against a homosexual festival that is going to take place in August. Religious leaders criticised...
Voting Commences in Zimbabwe Elections with Mugabe Controversy
The elections in Zimbabwe have begun today with President Mugabe vowing to crush his weakened opponents. However, the elections have already drawn controversy after both Europe and the US have questioned...
Tortured North Korean Christians to give Testimonies in London
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) announced that a press conference will be held featuring the testimonies of two survivors of North Korean political prison camps...
Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day to Respond to High-Tech World
A Worldwide Internet Evangelism Day (IED) has been arranged for 24th April 2005. The event, arranged by an evangelistic group of ministries, churches and individuals, was proposed with the belief...