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Swedish Pastor Accused of Hate Crimes Not Guilty

Christian groups were grateful that a Pentecostal pastor in Sweden was found not guilty of hate speech charges stemming from 2003 comments he made for criticising homosexuality. Pastor Ake Green, who had denounced homosexuality...

Chinese Pastor Convicted of Bible Selling to Get Second Trial

Chinese Pastor Cai Zhouwa, who had been convicted of “illegal business operation” after he distributed Bibles to Christians in China will undergo a second trial, according to China Aid Association...

Mexican Evangelicals Worry as Authorities Attempt to Remove Bible Monument

Evangelicals in Mexico have expressed concern over the growing religious intolerance following an attempt by authorities to remove a monument to the Bible in Mexico's capital city. At the end of October...

Vatican Releases Public Instruction on Gay Clergy

The Vatican officially released its highly-anticipated document yesterday naming restrictions on gays in the clergy. The five-page document – Instruction – advising against sexually active gay clergy...

Saddleback Opens AIDS Conference; Warren Urges Churches to Care

“Purpose Drive” Pastor Rick Warren opened the Saddleback AIDS/HIV Conference on Tuesday with a talk on how the church must be more than just a mouth. In his opening talk, Warren lectured to the 1,300-plus participants, from pastors and ministry...

Lutherans & Methodists Step Toward Full Communion

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Methodist Church released the draft of a possible full-communion statement after years of dialogue that began nearly three decades ago. Since 1977, Evangelical...

Iraq TV Shows Video of Abducted British Christian Peace Promoter

A British Christian has been abducted whilst investigating human rights abuses in Iraq with a group called the Christian Peacemakers Team. An unknown Iraqi group has issued a video of four western hostages...

Government Calls Evangelicals to Help Tackle International Justice & Disaster Relief

Evangelicals across the UK have been called by a government minister to help the parliament tackle issues such as international justice...

Mobile Orphanages Helping AIDS Orphans in Zimbabwe

Children left orphaned by AIDS in Zimbabwe are finding care and the Gospel in Christian mobile orphanages. The Mobile Orphanages programme run by Christian World Outreach will help some of the 980,000 AIDS...

Christians Called to Prayer Ahead of WTO Talks in Hong Kong

The Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance has called on Christians around the world to offer their prayerful support to the preparations for faith events to be held around December's WTO talks in Hong Kong. A Day of Prayer on Trade has been scheduled for 11 Dec...

Tsunami Survivors Continue to Rebuild Lives Almost One Year On

ACT and other Christian charities continue to help Sri Lankan survivors of last year's tragic tsunami rebuild their lives as the one year anniversary approaches. ACT has been helping 175 families in a camp...

Tsunami Survivors Continue to Rebuild Lives Almost One Year On

Non-Christian Clerics Urge Church of Scotland to Push Religious Teaching in Schools

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has been urged by leaders of non-Christian communities to press for religious teaching in schools...

Christian Radio to Bring Hope to Darfur Refugees

A new Christian radio programme is to be launched for Beria refugees fleeing the Darfur region into neighbouring Chad. The radio programme will be the first Christian radion programme to be in the Berian language...

Evangelical Advent Guide Puts Christ Back in Christmas

In the build up to Christmas this year, the Evangelical Alliance has produced a special edition Advent Prayer Guide that is hoping to inspire, and bring about a new vision of respect to Britain. This year’s sales have been enormous, and have proved...

Christian Christmas Movie - It’s a Boy - Premieres in London’s West End

The premiere of It's a Boy, the Christian animation that aims to bring the real meaning of Christmas to children across the country, has been held in London's West End...