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Ex-Archbishop Denies Muslim Dress Court Case is about Religious Clashing
Following the success of a 16-year-old Muslim schoolgirl in appealing for the right to wear a traditional Islamic "head-to-toe" dress, or jilbab at the British Court yesterday, a former Archbishop of Canterbury warned...
Majority of Europeans Believe in God despite Declining Church Membership
According to a recent survey conducted on behalf of Reader's Digest Germany, it has been stated that seven out of ten Europeans believe in God. However, it has been revealed that churches are losing their influence...
New Report on Human Rights in China Documents Christian Persecution
A report on Human Rights practices in China has been released by the Bureau of Democracy. The report revealed the repression of members of unregistered religious groups in parts of the country...
Christian Aid Sees Hope in Continued Palestinian Peace Effort
Amid suicide bombings and Israeli military activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the one-day global conference on Palestinian reform held in London on Tuesday went a long way in reigniting hope in the ongoing peace process in the West Bank...
Evangelicals Called to Pray for Persecuted Pakistani Christians
Pakistani Christians are facing serious levels of persecution due to widespread Islamic intolerance of Christians, according to the World Evangelical Alliance Religious Liberty Commission (WEA RLC)...
New China Raids come Days after 'New' Religious Freedom Regulations
It has been reported that at least ten foreign evangelical church leaders have been detained and then deported by Chinese authorities. In addition, approximately 140 Chinese house church leaders...
Passion of the Christ Re-Cut for Easter Re-Release
The hugely successful Biblical epic, The Passion of the Christ is to be re-released again this Easter. Mel Gibson's new version, however, will be edited to take out many of the more-violent scenes...
Court Calls for More Guidance on Religious Dress Rights in Schools
On Wednesday 2nd March, the British Court of Appeal sided with a 16-year-old schoolgirl that had been barred from wearing a full Islamic dress by her school. The court ruled that the teenage student's human rights were violated...
Europe & US Clash on Anti-Abortion Push at UN Meeting
At the 49th session of the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), an international dispute over women's rights on abortion has been renewed after a move by the US...
US Propose Amendment to UN Declaration: No Guaranteed Right to Abortions
The 49th session of the United Nation's Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) has opened, and one of the issues which has been reviewed is the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action...
Russian Evangelicals Preach Sexual Purity amid Rising AIDS Epidemic
The leading evangelical mission organisation in Russia - Russian Ministries - has recently started a new initiative to spread "Biblical values" and an "anti-drug [and] sexual purity" message among Russian children and youth...
LWF Hails Mission of African Churches in Healing the War-Torn Country
On behalf of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), the president bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Rev Mark S. Hanson, has made an 8-day visit to Lutheran ministry sites in West Africa...
Former Archbishop of York to be Installed in New Post
On Wednesday evening, the former Archbishop of York Dr David Hope will be formally installed as a parish priest at a service in Ilkey, West Yorkshire. A large curious congregation is expected to attend the service...
WARC Holds Priority-Setting Meeting
The first meeting of newly elected officers of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) ended in Geneva, Switzerland on 26th February. They convened for 4 days to formulate priorities for the Alliance...
British Baptists Preparing for Upcoming World Congress
In about 5 months, Baptists all over the world will gather in England for the Baptist World Congress. The hosting organisation the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) is now gearing up the preparation ...
China’s New Controversial Religious Law Comes into Effect
From 1st March, the new regulations on religions will be implemented in China. While the government claims that the law will protect freedom of faith, critics are appearing among Chinese Christians in both Mainland China and Hong Kong...