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Anglican Church Criticises Legal Protection for Politicians in Nigeria
Nigeria’s politicians were challenged yesterday by Anglican Archbishop Peter Akinola to control their “ostentatious” lifestyle. Rev Akinola called for the nation’s immunity clause which protects the politicians from being prosecuted...
Scottish Academics to Study Role of Religion in Northern Ireland
Academics from Scotland's Aberdeen University will lead a research project into the role of religion in the peace-process in Northern Ireland. The research will include interviews conducted over a two-year period with churches...
Salvation Army Prepared To ‘Respond For As Long As Needed’ To Hurricane Victims
With hundreds of thousands still without basic needs in the Gulf Coast regions in the US, the Salvation Army is stretching its arms wide to provide...
BBC Criticised for Offering Misleading Christian Views on Leading Debate Programme
Premier Christian Media Group and Christianity Magazine have joined forces to call on the BBC to give a clearer definition of the opinions of Christian leaders...
Authors To Defend Books From Being Digitised by Google
It has now been one year since Google unveiled plans to digitise the archives of five of the world's great libraries at Stanford, Michigan and Harvard universities, the New York Public Library and Oxford's Bodleian Library - by 2015. A £110 dream of "organizing the world's information and making it more universally accessible and useful". Google repeatedly claims that their plan for e-libraries will raise awareness and sales of books.
Church of Wales Issues New Pack to Strengthen Spiritual Life
A new teaching pack has been launched by the Church of Wales in an attempt to strengthen the spiritual life and practical commitment to God by parishioners. The ‘Rule of Life’ Teaching Pack material is in both Welsh and English...
World Vision Educates Mission School Teachers in Liberia
World Vision has undertaken a new training programme in public and private mission schools in in Liberia. World Vision, one of the world's leading relief and development agencies, has trained 178 teachers...
Europe's "God TV" Expands to the United States
Europe’s Christian broadcaster GOD TV is scheduled to officially launch in the United States on direct TV on 6 October, 2005. God TV reports that the ‘God Channel’ reaches a potential 270 million viewers in over 200 nations & regions...
Prominent Church Activist Released from Labour Camp
An activist from the underground Protestant church in China has been released after serving two years at a labour camp, according to the US-based China Aid Association...
Kenya’s Church Leaders Accuse Politicians of Lying on Constitution
Church leaders in Kenya have voiced angry criticism against the country's politicians for their conduct in the referendum campaign on the draft constitution. Politicians are accused of distorting and making...
Sri Lanka Parliament to Rule on "Anti-Conversion" Constitutional Amendments
A proposal to make a constitutional amendment in Sri Lanka will be discussed by the national Parliament next week. The 19th Amendment was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in December 2004 and has been...
Café Chain Offers Donation to Salvation Army Homeless Work
EAT, the popular cafe chain, has pledged to donate to The Salvation Army and homeless charity Centrepoint for their work serving the homeless community, for every cup of soup sold...
Entire Lay Leadership of Anglican Church in Iraq Feared Dead
It is greatly feared that the entire lay leadership of the Anglican Church in Iraq has been killed after attending a conference together. The Iraqi-born Anglicans are feared to have been killed after failing to return...
Leading Evangelism Researcher Heads UK Tour to Equip Churches Spiritually
This week a national tour has commenced looking to equip the Church to engage with modern society’s increasing interest with spirituality. The tour will be led by Church Army’s Researcher in Evangelism...
Top Southern Baptist Leader: Most Evangelical Christians Strongly Support Israel
A top leader from the Southern Baptist Convention in the US has said that he believes most evangelical Christians back the Israeli government's decision to withdraw from the Gaza Strip....
Evangelical Alliance Condemns Ordination of Transsexual in Church of England
The ordination of a transsexual woman in the Church of England at the weekend has been firmly condemned by the Evangelical Alliance. Sarah Jones, 44, lived as a man for the first 29 years of his life...