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Christians called to challenge political candidates on funding
Ade Omooba is urging Christians to engage with their local parliamentary candidates on issues of funding for Christian initiatives.
CSW welcomes inquiry into Burma crimes against humanity
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has welcomed the UK Government's support for a UN investigation into crimes against humanity in Burma.
Egyptian security agents destroy church
State security agents in the upper Egyptian city of Luxor destroyed an Anglican church and assaulted the churchâs pastor when he tried to save the building last week.
Evangelistic festival expected to draw 500,000 in Haiti
The first large-scale evangelistic festival since the massive earthquake devastated Haiti earlier this year will be held Friday amid the rubbles of Port-au-Prince.
Lichfield Cathedral to be part of Staffordshire Hoardâs Mercian Trail
Lichfield Cathedral will be part of a new Mercian Trail, being created as part of plans to showcase the magnificent Staffordshire Hoard on Anglo Saxon gold treasures.
Church publishes prayers for voters ahead of the General Election
The Church of England has published prayers to help voters as they consider their options in the forthcoming General Election. The prayers remind voters that they can make a difference, ask that the concerns of all may be heard and seek protection from despair and cynicism.
CLAAS calls on Pakistan to end abuse of blasphemy law
CLAAS UK says Pakistan's blasphemy law is being misused by extremists to harass Christians in spite of the government's promises to protect the rights of minorities.
Sale of human eggs 'wrong', says Church convener
A senior figure in the Church of Scotland has condemned the auctioning and selling of human eggs for IVF treatment.
Help for the poor comes from Sherwood forest
Itâs not quite the Robin Hood legend, but recently in Sherwood Forest there was a band of merry men â and women â helping those less fortunate.
Regulator keeps conscience clause for religious pharmacists
The General Pharmaceutical Council has decided to uphold the right of pharmacists in the UK to refuse to dispense treatments that conflict with their religious beliefs.
Lloydspharmacy reveals young women becoming more sexually active
According to new figures released by the sexual health team at Lloydspharmacy*, todayâs women have three times more sexual partners by the time they reach 24 than women of their grandmothersâ generation had by the same age.
Rend Collective Experiment and the ultimate Easter video
A few weeks ago the Collective found a hall, invited some friends and made themselves a short video for the epic track âYou Bledâ. Youâre going to love itâ¦
New ACT Alliance to improve coordination among Christian aid groups
More than 100 church-based relief and development organisations worldwide, including Christian Aid in the UK, have formally united under an umbrella group.
Darling plays safe with pre-election budget
Chancellor Alistair Darling has put off painful cuts in public services in favour of taxing higher earners in his pre-election Budget today.
English Heritage plans guide to help churches shoulder burden of maintenance
English Heritage has announced plans to compile a new guide to help congregations look after their historic church buildings.
MRDF seeks runners with a big heart
A charity is looking for volunteers to run in the British 10K in the summer and raise funds for its work with some of the worldâs poorest communities.