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Anti-Terrorsim Law Effective in Britain Despite Criticism from Churches
After a long, bitter debate in Parliament, Britain has finally passed the Anti-Terrorism Law which has been strongly resisted by churches and conservative politicians. Critics from the Churches have said that civil liberties have been grossly overlooked...
British Donate £37 million to Red Nose Day Charity for UK & Africa
Donations of over £37 million have been pledged by Britons during the televised Red Nose Day fundraising extravaganza. By 2am this morning, viewers watching BBC1 had donated £37,809,564...
Offensive Last Supper Ad Banned by Churches in France
The Catholic Church in France has won a ruling in the Court yesterday to ban an "offensive" advertising poster, which is based on Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting of Christ's Last Supper...
Rev Jesse Jackson Comes to London to Rally Ethnic Minority Vote
The US civil rights campaigner and political activist Rev Jesse Jackson this week has visited London to help a campaign to help mobilise ethnic minorities to vote. In addition he has also taken part in a number of...
Albania to Propose New Religious Restrictions as Churches Flourish
BMS World Mission, a Baptist mission group, recently gave a mission report regarding Albania. It has drawn particular concern over the new religious law which has aimed to impose tighter controls on religious activities...
WCC's Kobia Helps Record-Breaking Africa Appeal during Scandinavian Tour
The World Council of Churches General Secretary, Rev Samuel Kobia has helped in a record-breaking fund-raising appeal for Africa. He assisted in the Appeal, which raised a record £1.4 million in just one day...
Global Day of Prayer for Burma Observed in London
On Saturday 12th March, the global day of prayer for Burma will be observed in London, with the event hosted by the UK-based human rights organisation, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)...
Christian Band Aid Raising for Tsunami Survivors with 'One Voice, One Heart'
'One Voice, One Heart' is a charity single created by the combined forces of 200 leading Christian musicians, and has been dubbed as the 'Christian Band Aid', aimed to raise funds for tsunami survivors...
Spring Harvest 2005 Equips Churches for Action in Post-Christendom World
Spring Harvest is a successful Christian initiative that has swept throughout the UK and has inspired many to transform the expression of church. Its annual Easter main event will begin on 21st March, and some 55,000 Christians...
Nigerian University Reopens but Christian Murderers Remain Free
According to Compass Direct, a news agency for persecuted Christians worldwide, the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) in Bauchi, Nigeria has reopened after it was closed due to persecutions against a number of Christian students...
Williams calls for Election Attention to Turn to Climate Issues
The Archbishop of Canterbury this week has called for both voters and political heads to change their attitudes towards environmental issues. At Kent University, Rev Rowan Williams requested that a charter for environmental rights...
Christians Demand Decisive Action as Blair Pledges Double Aid to Africa
The long-awaiting report from the Commission for Africa, a British sponsored group formed in February 2004, has been grandly launched at the British Museum by Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday 11th March...
Spain Church Bells Ring to Mark 1st Anniversary of Madrid Terror Bomb
On 11th March, all of Spain enters a day of mourning to commemorate the first anniversary of the Madrid train bombing which sent engulfed the country in grief and trauma. Throughout the Madrid area 650 churches rang...
Disregard of Bible and Theological Neglect have led to Church Crisis
At an evangelical fellowship meeting, a senior bishop in the UK has expressed his concerns for an increasing impassiveness towards the Bible, and has said that it has now left the Church impotent to cope with rising secularisation...
Christians Appeal for Release of Jesuit Missionary in India
In Mumbai, western India, Christian leaders have cried out for the release of a Christian Jesuit that has been jailed based on the false accusations of a woman who claimed that he tried to convert...
One More 'Mennonite Six' Member Released in Vietnam
A Christian persecution watchdog group announced yesterday the release of one of the "Mennonite Six" arrested in March 2004. On Mar. 3, 2005, Nguyen Van Phuong reportedly became the third among the six to be released...