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Lee Abbey - TV, Film & Soap
Date: 27th August - 2nd September 2005
Venue: Lee Abbey, Devon
Description: Dave Hopwood is Creative Arts Director at Lee Abbey and is a film and TV buff. Who, then, is better placed to shed some light on our faith in a modern culture than this man? “Come on down” for a journey looking around today’s visual media for signs of life...
Milk: Five Myths and Truths
Milk used to be considered a "perfect food"--indeed it is very nutritious. In recent years, however, "cow's milk is for calves" has become a rallying cry for several groups, which claim that milk is nothing less than a "deadly poison." If you believe these groups, milk is behind nearly all our major diseases. Here are some of the claims being made about milk and dairy products and the facts.
Great Ormond Street Charity Launches New Campaign
A famous London children’s hospital has begun a new initiative to attract charity donors. Great Ormond Street Hospital is hoping to sign new charity donors with a DRTV advertisement.
The advert will attempt to capture the feelings of parents of real-life children who have undergone treatment in the hospital’s wards...
Da Vinci Code Film Seeks Church Blessing
Makers of the new film version of Dan Brown's bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code are attempting to win round offended Catholics by seeking advice from Catholic and other Christian specialists on how to make a less controversial plot...
Make God Most Important Part of Life, Says Pope
In an informal address to a crowd of around 2,000 people, Pope Benedict XVI told listeners that adoring God means recognising his presence as creator and lord of the universe and ensuring that God is the most important...
Anglican Evangelical Assembly Set to Revive Worldwide Communion
The Church of England Evangelical Council has announced the focus of its forthcoming Anglican Evangelical Assembly will be the current crises in mission and the Communion. The Assembly will start with Bible...
Afro-Anglican Conference Closes as New Accord Tackles Major Church Issues
The third Afro-Anglican Conference has come to a close on 26 July 2005, with a heart-lifting worship service that encapsulated the conference’s main theme of “Celebrating the Gifts of Afro-Anglicanism”...
Atomic Weapons Still an Intolerable Risk, says German Bishop
Sixty years on from the atomic bomb being dropped over Hiroshima and nuclear weapons are still a huge threat, according to the Head of the Council of the German Evangelical Church. According to the bishop, people comfort...
Evangelical Lutheran Assembly in US to be Dominated by Gay Debate
Heated debates over homosexuality will likely dominate business sessions at the biennial Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Churchwide Assembly this week in Florida, where 1,000 members...
Oxfam: Years of Neglect by Rich Countries have led to West Africa Food Crisis
Oxfam has blamed the current food crisis in Niger on the world’s richest nations, for not giving enough aid to the country, despite it being the second poorest nation in the world...
US Presbyterian Church Warns Companies to Boycott Israel or Face Divestment
Four US companies have been urged by the US Presbyterian Church to stop providing military equipment and technology to Israel for use in the occupations of Palestinian land...
Festival of Spirituality and Peace Remembers Hiroshima
A commemmoration service for the victims of the Hiroshima & Nagasaki A-bombs opened the Festival of Spirituality and Peace in Edinburgh. The Festival will be focusing on the issue of a peaceful tomorrow...
Indians Warned Not to Carry Religious Scriptures into Saudi Arabia
Indians travelling to Saudi Arabia have been warned not to carry religious scriptures, photographs or icons. An official statement issued Wednesday in India that religious activities in private residences...
Moderator of Church of Scotland to Visit Amazon Healthcare Vessel
A senior member of the Church of Scotland is due to visit a ship used in bringing much-needed welfare aid to remote communities along the Amazon River. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland...
Christian Churches to Pray in International Day of Prayer For Peace
Churches are urged to pray for peace to mark the UN International Day of Peace. The call comes from the World Council of Churches as part of its Decade to Overcome Violence. Churches are invited to arrange services or vigils...
Revd Akinola's Response to Church of England Civil Partnerships Stance
Last week a huge divide seemed to engulf the Anglican Communion as the Primate of All Nigeria, Archbishop Akinola publicly condemned the Church of England...