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Registering Christian Voters: Same Goals, Different Values
With less than two weeks remaining before the American 2004 Presidential Election, numerous “progressive and moderate” Christian organisations and their leaders launched the first ever coordinated national “Get Out the Vote” campaign...
Tense Debate begins on UN’s Anti-Cloning Treaty
Commencing from Thursday 21st October, the UN General Assembly’s legal committee will begin a two-day debate on the treaty banning human cloning. No conclusion has been drawn from the debate yet, but it is expected to be very uneasy as it involves a great ethical dilemma at the root of the debate...
International Agency Coalition warn that climate change may Intensify World Poverty
An international coalition of environment and development agencies has launched a joint statement of concern to address its concern over the climate change due to global warming. Yesterday, the coalition issued its report ...
Iraq Government Urges Aid Agencies Not to Compromise with Terrorists
Today represents the third day since the devoted Iraqi-British aid worker, Margaret Hassan was captured by Iraqi terrorists in Baghdad. Even though the reason behind the kidnapping is still a mystery, it is confirmed that the kidnappers are related to the Islamic extremists...
Christian Aid Report points at Israel’s illegal actions
A new report entitled ‘Facts on the Ground: The End of the Two-State Solution?’, by Christian Aid has stated that Israel’s illegal actions in the Gaza Strip and West Bank may destroy any chance of a two-state solution being reached...
Churches Worldwide hope for Reunification of North & South Korea
In closing the historical 20th Anniversary Consultation of the Tozanso Process on Wednesday 20th October, the final press communiqué concluded the viewpoints of prominent church leaders around the world, which shows their hope for the reunification of North and South Korea...
Caritas Calls Worldwide Churches to Pray for Columbia
Caritas International, the global network of Catholic aid agencies, has called for churches across the world to pray for peace in Colombia on this coming Sunday 24th October as one of the highlights of the campaign “Peace is Possible”...
Aid Worker Kidnapping results in CARE Suspending work in Iraq
Insecurity in Iraq has further raised concern as another case of abduction happened yesterday, just around two weeks after the tragic execution of the last hostage, a British engineer Kenneth Bigley.
Seminar on Eradicating Poverty hosted by WCC
On 18th October 2004, a seminar on eradicating poverty took place at the WCC’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The half-day seminar was entitled, “The challenge of poverty eradication”, and focused on how churches and governments can unite in achieving...
UN appeal for donors to support Sudan Humanitarian Crisis
During a visit to London on Tuesday 19th October 2004, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan made an appeal to donors for emergency funds to help cover a shortfall of approximately 200 million dollars needed for the UN humanitarian program in west Darfur, Sudan...
Windsor Report Leaves Time to Reflect & Pray
The first day following the release of the Windsor Report in London by the Lambeth Commission, copies of the 121 page report were sent to numerous Anglican leaders around the globe. The report is believed to determine the future of the currently fragmented Anglican Communion...
Assyrian Christians call for Worldwide Attention to Iraqi Unrest
The coordinated violence targeted to Christians during last weekend in Baghdad, Iraq, has sent tremor among the Christian community in the Middle East regions...
U.N. Assembly to debate US and Britain's opposing views on Human Cloning
On 21st October, a UN General Assembly committee representing 191 nations is scheduled to openly debate the drafting of a treaty on human cloning...
Synod of Chaldean Church Postponed Amidst Violence
The Synod of the Chaldean Church, scheduled for Oct. 19-21 in Baghdad, has been postponed as a result of the increasing violence and worsening security situation in the war-torn country of Iraq...
Iraqi Christians Unshaken by Terrorists' Bombs
On Saturday 16 October, the Iraq Christian minority went through yet another day of tremor and darkness as apparently coordinated attacks were targeted on five Baghdad churches in the span of an hour. However, hope was reborn in the churches being attacked...