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Christian Charity raises concerns for UK Religious Hate Law Proposal
A UK-based international charity which is working with Christians in Islamic societies has launched a campaign to stand up against a plan by the British government to outlaw incitement of religious hatred...
UK Charities see Great Hope in making Poverty History
On 14th September 2004, a wide coalition of faith groups, charities, trade unions and campaigning groups in the UK announced a new initiative: "MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY"...
LWF President calls for Inter-Faith Understanding
An inter-faith gathering for peace and non-violence was convened by the National Council of Churches of El Salvador, and the Communion of Lutheran Churches in Central America...
Beslan Continuing to Recover From Scars of Terrorism
Thousands of schools across the EU held a minute’s silence on Tuesday in honour of the victims of this month’s hostage crisis in North Ossetia, Russia...
LWF Supports New Strategic Planning Report on Theology and Ecumenism
Through the combined efforts of the DTS, the Office for Ecumenical Affairs (OEA), and the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France, the Strategic Planning Report on Theology and Ecumenism has been published...
US Anglican Leader calls for Reconciliation in Homosexuality debate
The leader of the American Anglican Church, Bishop Frank Griswold, who has been outspokenly supporting of homosexual rights within the Church, used the pulpit of St Paul’s Cathedral on Monday 13th September to plea for reconciliation...
Methodists Stand in Line with Churches against Euthanasia
A week ago, the Church of England House of Bishops and the Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales described the Bill as “misguided” and “unnecessary”. Recently, the Methodist Church of Great Britain has also given its written response...
Dr Williams voted as one of the least Effective Archbishops in modern times
The current Archbishop of Canterbury has been voted as one of the least effective Archbishop of Canterbury’s in modern times according to a poll conducted using over 200 of his own clergymen...
LWF Plans New Program to Reinforce Minister’s Theological Knowledge
After the closure of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Council which was held in Geneva on 7th September, LWF has started off with a new direction...
Pope Petros VII, Patriarch of Alexandria Dies
On Sept 11, 2004, one of the vanguards of the Christian-Muslim ecumenical dialouge in the Greek Orthodox Church died alongside 16 others in a fatal helicopter crash in the northern Aegean Sea...
Rowan Williams tells Christians to give more respect to other Religions
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev Rowan Williams marked the third anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by calling out to Christians everywhere to show more respect to other religions...
Christians in Eastern Europe Reporting Persecution, Hope
While religious freedom is a fairly new concept for many of the countries in Eastern Europe once held captive by the Iron Curtain of communism, Christian ministry leaders in several Eastern European nations have been encouraged lately...
No Injuries After Car Bomb Explodes at Baghdad Church
A car bomb exploded outside a Baghdad church late on Friday, shattering stained glass windows but harming no one, a church priest said. Just earlier in the week, a car bomb tore into a convoy of American and Iraqi troops near Fallujah...
50,000 German Christians Demonstrate Against Terrorism on Jesus Day 2004
As Christians gathered for solemn memorial services around the world, a number of Christians in Germany marked the third anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in a very different way...
Churches Celebrate Ethnic Diversity
Churchgoers in Britain will celebrate ethnic diversity as they gather for Racial Justice Sunday, an annual event to overcome racism coordinated by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)...
Bush Marks 9/11 with Quiet Prayer and Remembrance
On the third anniversary of the 9/11 attack, while the majority of the American still were unable to forget the pain of losing their loved ones, they were able to stand firm in unity to pray and remember...