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Clergy Sex-Abuse Victims Call for Change
Victims of clergy sex-abuse in the Presbyterian Church USA challenged the 8,000 General Assembly participants to pass resolutions that would enact laws to protect children from abuse, June 27th 2004...
Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams addresses Methodist Conference 2004
On Monday 28th June, for the first time since 1961 the Archbishop of Canterbury addressed the Methodist Conference. The Conference which began on Saturday 26th June and continues...
Recent outsourcing of technological jobs to India extended to Prayers
In addition to the recent outsourcing of information technology tasks to India, the US has been outsourcing Christian prayers and thanksgiving to India as well...
New children’s television show to spread Gospel message
Children around the world will soon be able to meet Earl the Emu, a television character who will preach the love of the Gospel through Biblical stories...
Methodist Conference 2004 Update
The Methodist Conference 2004 commenced on Saturday 26th June and will continue until Thursday 1st July at Loughborough University...
Catholic Candidates for Priesthoods Decline
According to recent report from the Catholic Church in Germany, the church is threatened by decreasing new commitment for the vocation of priesthood...
Thousands of ‘BibleLands Sunday’ Resource Packs Distributed to Churches
The Christian charity ‘BibleLands’ recently announced that it will be holding its first ever ‘BibleLands Sunday’ on July 4th 2004. This will be an event for churches nationwide to...
Increased Human Rights Awareness in Sri Lanka, Eritrea and Peru
[UK, London] Last week, more than 100 MPs showed support for human rights improvements in Sri Lanka, Eritrea and Peru by signing three different parliamentary motions...
Premier Christian Radio will Launch Freeview Broadcast at the End of August
Last week during the ninth anniversary birthday of Premier Christian Radio, it was announced that Premier will be broadcast nationally on Freeview...
Centenary Congress of Baptist World Alliance attracts Top Speakers
The 100th birthday celebration of the Baptist World Alliance will take place at the Baptist World Centenary Congress in Birmingham, England from 27th to 31st July 2005...
Soul in the City--Prayer celebration
The final all-London prayer and worship celebration for Soul in the city will take place on Saturday evening, 3rd July 2004 at Westminster Central Hall. It is the last official celebration before...
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for UN Reform
At an American fundraising dinner, Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury called for major reforms to the United Nations in the aftermath of the Iraq crisis last year...
WCC comments on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
The World Council of Churches’ (WCC) general secretary, Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia gave comment on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, which took place on 26th June...
Faith-Based Organisations to have vital role in largest ever global HIV/AIDS Meeting
The 15th International AIDS Conference will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from 11th to 16th July, and will see organisations from Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish religions attend. Over 100 faith-based organisations...
US Bishop allows Same-Sex Blessing despite Opposing Voice of Anglican Majority
Last week, the Bishop of Washington carried out a "blessing" service involving a gay priest and his partner of 12 years despite of the majority of Anglicans giving an opposing voice...
Killing of South Korean Christian in Iraq stuns the world
South Korea has stated that it is stunned by the "inhumane" beheading of a Korean hostage, known to be a "devout Christian", in Iraq...