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Blair to Address Christian Churches as Faith Becomes a Main Election Issue
The British Prime Minister Tony Blair is today preparing to address church leaders and Christians regarding the role of faith in the political arena. Blair will speak in the highly publicised event in Central London tomorrow (Tuesday 22nd March)...
RE Research Findings Call for Reform of How Bible is taught
The controversy over how the RE curriculum in British schools is taught has been stirred up over recent years, and this has occurred in parallel with a widespread secularisation and rising of non-Christian faith across Europe...
Pilgrims Mark Palm Sunday as Holy Week Begins
Yesterday was Palm Sunday, and Christians around the world have celebrated the day with various different traditions. Even in the historical place of Jerusalem, pilgrims demonstrated their Christian faith despite...
Churches Fight Human Trafficking in Norway
Over 1,300 churches answered a call to stand up against human trafficking in Norway, raising nearly £2.5 million for the cause in just one day. Norwegian Church Aid (NCA), which mobilised the churches on March 15...
CSW to call for Protection of India Christian Converts at International Level
The minority Christian community in Manipur Valley, Northeast India, is calling for protection from being discriminated against by the dominant Muslims, Hindus and traditional religious groups. The All India Church Council (AICC)...
16 Evangelicals Arrested for Watching Christian Video in Eritrea as US Delays Sanction
Tolerance to countries which have a poor record of religious freedom violations has been criticised as the policy to deal with the crisis. Eritrea, which was identified by the US as one of the "countries of particular concern"...
Thousands to Hold Night Vigil at Downing Street for World Trade Justice
In the run up to the Global Week of Action on Trade Justice on 10th-16th April, a coalition of UK aid agencies and faith groups has been preparing a massive event to join the global voice for justice. Thousands of people will be gathering...
Christian Neighbourhood Shaken by Explosion in Beirut
A Christian neighbourhood in Beirut, Lebanon has been shaken by a car bomb attack in the early hours of Saturday morning. Preliminary reports indicate that seven people have been injured...
American Conservatives Slam US Episcopal for Halting All Consecrations
In response to the Covenant Statement issued by the US Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops earlier this week, the American Anglican Council (AAC) has been outraged at the ECUSA’s decision to halt all consecrations...
VOM Partners Spread the Gospel to Sudan in the Midst of Volatile Peace
Despite peace being volatile in Sudan after the formation of the peace treaty between Sudan's Khartoum government and the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, Christian groups have begun to scatter the seed of the Gospel...
Human Rights Campaigners Fear for Religious Freedom in Vietnam and Eritrea
Vietnamese human rights groups have expressed this week their concerns that the nations on the "countries of particular concern" (CPC) list will be able to dodge sanctions by offering empty promises to improve religious freedom...
Approved Final Route of Separation Barrier Divides Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Earlier this week, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved the final route of a barrier around Jerusalem. Christian Aid have said though that the route of the barrier is having a devastating effect on Palestinians...
BMS World Mission Call for Action on Poverty in Africa
BMS World Mission yesterday released a statement to comment on the recent findings of the Commission for Africa. The statement, similar to those previously released by other Christian organisations, asked for action to be taken...
Former Korn Star Brian "Head" Welch "Reaches Out"
"I had nothing to lose. I remember lying in bed, thinking, 'Take me home, Lord.' But he helped me through it. He made me the happiest man alive," said Brian "Head" Welch...
Lutherans: Prayer, Financial Support Most Vital for Tsunami Relief
Nearly three month after the catastrophic tsunami in the Indian Ocean, which devastated the South East Asia region and claimed 200,000 lives, aid agencies have been gearing up reconstructing work to...
UN Commission on Human Rights Focus Directed to Papua, Indonesia by WCC
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has stated that its main involvement this year in the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) will be the economic, social and cultural rights of the Papuan population in Indonesia...