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US President Bush Vows to Fight Against Global Crisis of Human Cloning
The US President George W. Bush, who is known for his pro-life stance, expressed concern regarding human cloning research in South Korea on Friday. The US is one of the most avid supporters of a total ban on human cloning in the UN table...
Murderer of Australian Missionary in India Given Lighter Sentence
The High Court in Orissa, India has overturned a death sentence imposed on Dara Singh and has released another 7 men during an Appeal Court hearing on May 19th. In September last year an Australian missionary and his two sons...
Christian Pastor Attacked in Turkey as Country Seeks Religious Tolerance
Turkey has made many improvements to increase religious tolerance and freedom over the past year, however it has been reported that Protestant pastor Wolfgang Hade serving in Izmit has recently received threats...
Pro-lifers Warn Cloning is a Global Crisis amid UK & Korea Breakthroughs
The success of therapeutic cloning of human embryos in UK and Korea has hit the headlines on Friday's newspapers worldwide. Behind the astonishing breakthrough in cloning technology...
Vatican Diplomatic Dialogue May Benefit Religious Freedom for Catholics in China
The establishment of formal ties between the Vatican and China has seen promising advancements as both sides have shown their commitment in the ongoing dialogue...
Bible Society Distributes Hundreds of Aid and Bible Packages in Iraq
Hundreds of packages consisting of food items and illustrated Bibles have been distributed to Iraqis in Baghdad by the Lebanon, Syria and Iraq Bible Society (LSIBS). It is the second consecutive year that the initiative has been organised...
GTS Commences Construction of New Tutu Desmond Education Centre
The General Theological Seminary (GTS) has decided to commence the construction of the new Desmond Tutu Education Centre in Chelsea, New York. The name of Tutu Desmond Centre was given after the Anglican leader and Nobel...
Christian Today Interview with Mr Simon Barrow of CTBI
Simon Barrow, Secretary of Churches’ Commission on Mission (CCOM) of the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) was at the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) in Athens and has offered Christian Today an exclusive interview...
World Vision Continues Providing Food Aid to the Masses in Indonesia
One of the largest Christian relief and development organisations in the world continues to provide food assistance to affected communities in Indonesia’s tsunami-battered regions...
Scientists Increase Speed of Stem Cell Creation in South Korea
A team of South Korean scientists has developed a much faster way of creating embryonic stem cells that for the first time genetically match sick or injured patients. Although many hail the news as a significant advance...
Catholic Bishops Call for Kenya's Debt to be Cancelled
This week, in a pastoral statement, Catholic Bishops called for the cancellation of Kenya's foreign debt, of more than Sh700 billion (£5 billion). The statement, read by Bishop Peter Kairo...
UK Delegates Call on WCC to Create Fresh Focus on Evangelism
As the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME) convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Athens, Greece, closed on Monday 16th May, Christian leaders across all denominational lines...
Firm Foundation's 'Wide Open 2005' Festival
The Firm Foundation Festival - 'Wide Open 2005' - will be held during the Spring Bank Holiday from 27th to 30th May at the Boy’s Brigade National Headquarters - Felden Lodge in Hertfordshire, UK...
International Christian Concern Call on Pakistan to Control its Police
The International Christian Concern (ICC), a Washington DC-based human rights group helping persecuted Christians worldwide, has reported on a recent incident of police beating and arresting human rights activists in Pakistan...
Evangelical Anglicans May Reject ARCIC’s Document on Mary
The major theological document "Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ" by the Anglican Roman Catholic International Commission (ARCIC) which addresses the role of Virgin Mary in the Anglican and Roman Catholic Church...
Christian Youth Urged to Vote as Lebanese Election Approaches
Christian groups in Lebanon are encouraging young people to take part in the upcoming parliamentary election despite the unjust electoral law. As previously reported, the upcoming election will run according to the electoral law from 2000...