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Aid Agency says Number of Tsunami Orphans Less than Feared
The disastrous tsunami in the Indian Ocean has claimed the lives of 295,000, according to the latest official figures. According to Save the Children, the number of children left without any surviving relatives in Aceh may not be as high as initially feared...
WCC Partners to Form "ACT Global" in Response to World Problems
Running from 4-5 February, a consultation on enhancing international cooperation in the field of diakonia and development was convened by World Council of Churches (WCC) at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey, near Geneva...
Evangelicals Release Strict Reconciliatory Report Ahead of Synod Meeting
The conservative evangelical group, Anglican Mainstream have released a briefing paper on the Church of England’s General Synod on 4th February 2005. The report strictly called for repentence and reconciliation regarding the issue of homosexuality...
Kenya & Mozambique back G7 Debt Relief Proposals
On Monday, a debt relief compromise was agreed upon by Kenya and Mozambique, which was agreed by the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy countries at the weekend...
Vietnam Allows Operation of Conditional "House Church"
The Vietnamese Government's treatment of Christians has recently been heated by a number of events. Last week, the court postponed the appeal of Reverend Nguyen Hong Quang...
Faiths Join Together to Promote Cooperation during Relief Efforts
According to Zenit News, seven Muslim and Christian religious representatives signed the joint statement on Saturday to dispel fears that post-tsunami humanitarian aid being provided in the Indonesia’s tsunami-ravaged Aceh province is a means of proselytism ...
Korean American United Methodists Set Quadrennium Goals
Thirty one leaders of the Korean American United Methodist community gathered in Houston, Texas, for the organisational meeting of the United Methodist Council...
Assyrian Christians Protest against Voting Irregularities
It has already been one week since the Iraqi national election. The unexpectedly tranquil election has been highly appreciated by world leaders and religious parties...
G7 Waters Down Brown's Proposals for Debt relief for Africa
The Group of Seven Wealthy nations (G7) has given a pledge to increase the amount they provide for Third World debt, however, the proposals that British Chancellor, Gordon Brown were fiercely opposed by some members...
Mandela Joins World Leaders' Meeting to Call for Debt Relief
Ater his powerful call to support Britain in eradicating poverty, Nobel Prize Winner, Nelson Mandela has further focused his pull on the G7 finance ministers who are meeting in London during the weekend...
Post Election Ukraine sees more Unity Among Christians
After being under control for more than a decade, Christians in Ukraine are pressing forward for a national transformation in the former Soviet republic...
Rights of North Korean Defectors Defended as UN Declares them Refugees
A recent report from the United Nations (UN) has for the first time declared North Korean defectors as "refugees". It is expected that the declaration will shed light...
Evangelicals Prepare Discussion on Windsor Report for Coming Synod
The General Synod of the Church of England will be held on 14th- 17th February. As this is the first General Synod since the release of the Windsor Report in London last October, conservatives and liberals are preparing to present...
Living Sacrifices
"Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship." ~~ Romans 12:1
So we must be living sacrifices every day - we need to live the life of love - we have recieved the unconditional love and grace of God and we should give the living sacrifice that God can truly accept with joy...
Vietnam Releases Instruction on Protestant Affairs
While the religious freedom and Christian persecution in Vietnam is in rising tension, the Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has issued an instruction guiding affairs concerning Protestantism ....
Baptists Celebrate Rise in Home Mission Fund
The Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB) has recently recorded a rise in the Home Mission Fund. Nearly £3.5 million was given to BUGB in 2004 for Home Mission...