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Composer Aims to Set up Gospel Museum and Concert Hall
Margaret Pleasant Douroux, a gospel music composer, hopes to establish a Los Angeles museum and concert hall to celebrate the music that first came out of African-American churches.
Bishop of Jerusalem Speaks on Crisis in West Bank and Gaza
The Bishop of Jerusalem has given an account of the daily suffering faced by Palestinians in the occupied territories of the West Bank and Gaza as he called for a two-state solution and the separation barrier to come down.
Church Critical in Uniting Europe, Says EU Polish Commissioner
The first Polish Commissioner to the European Union said Tuesday that the Church is critical to efforts to reconnect Europe with its people. Dr. Danuta Hübner, the EU Polish Commissioner, opened the 2006 European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) and the European Evangelical Missionary Alliance (EEMA) General Assemblies...
Historical Synod Vote Sees Aboriginal Australians Enter Anglican Church Leadership
The Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Australia will allow Aboriginal leaders to be represented at the Church body, following a vote this week. Sydney Archbishop Peter Jensen had supported the vote to accept two indigenous representatives who will be elected by community members...
Johnson Encourages Religious Teachers to go on Exchange Programmes
Legislation requiring new faith schools in England to admit at least 25 per cent of pupils from the wider community has met with a mixed response in religious circles.
Protestant Church Head Assassinated in Indonesia
The acting head of the Protestant Church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been assassinated this week, 16th October. He was shot in the head on a street in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - the same region where three Catholic Christians were recently executed.
Christian Ministries in New Partnership to Take Bibles to Millions
The International Bible Society and Send the Light are exploring a new project which will see them collaborate to bring the Bible to millions who have so far, been unable to receive it.
Salvation Army Claims Victory in Struggle with Russian Gov't
Salvation Army's Moscow branch won a long court battle against the Russian government over the group's legal status in the country. After a five-year court struggle, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) unanimously ruled against the Russian state for refusing to approve the Salvation Army's registration application...
Christian Ministries in New Partnership to Take Bibles to Millions of Un-Reached
The International Bible Society and Send the Light are exploring a new project which will see them collaborate to bring the Bible to millions who have so far, been unable to receive it...
Protestant Church Head Assassinated in Indonesia
The acting head of the Protestant Church in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been assassinated this week, 16th October. He was shot in the head on a street in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia - the same region where three Catholic Christians were recently executed....
The Nativity Story Premiere Approaches
New Line Cinema introduces the highly-anticipated film The Nativity Story, which tells the story of Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, an arduous journey, and the history-defining birth of Jesus.
US Governor Criticised for Leading Christians to Campaign Against Homosexuality
U.S. governor of Massachusetts Mitt Romney is facing criticism after leading evangelicals to expressing how a "homosexual agenda" was interfering with the constitutional rights of same-sex marriage opponents of revealing their dissent and religious freedom.
Mixed Response to Ruling Over Gay Police Advert
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found the advertisement placed by the Gay Police Association in the Independent on 29 June 2006 to be offensive and derogatory towards Christians, because it implied they were responsible for a 74% increase in religion-fuelled homophobic incidents...
European Evangelicals Open General Assemblies in Poland
The 2006 European Evangelical Alliance and European Evangelical Missionary Alliance General Assemblies and EEA Youth Forum kicked off on Tuesday evening with an opening address by the European Union's Polish Commissioner, Dr. Danuta Hübner
Blair Warns of Scotland Independence as Church Leader Gives Backing
While the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has given his full backing to independence for Scotland, Prime Minister Tony Blair has repeated his view that independence would be economically disastrous for Scotland.
Bishop of Jerusalem, Christians Rally in Support of Palestine
The Bishop of Jerusalem has called on Christians in Britain to support Palestinians suffering under Israeli occupation at an event organised by the Amos Trust and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign Tuesday night.