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Christian Aid: EU has Failed the World on Climate Change

Christian Aid: EU has Failed the World on Climate Change

Christian Aid has accused European leaders of "betraying the world" by failing to adopt an EU plan to tackle climate..

  • Pro-Gay Ad Takes Swipe at 'No Mob' Ad Condemning Prop. 8 Violence

    A pro-gay rights group published a full-page ad in The Salt Lake Tribune on Thursday to respond to an earlier ad by a religious liberty group that condemned the mob \"violence and intimidation\" directed against the Mormon church and other Proposition 8 supporters.

  • Mother's Alarm Over Christian Words Omitted from Oxford Junior Dictionary

    A mother-of-four from Northern Ireland expressed her horror this week over the number of words associated with Christianity that have been removed from the latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary.

  • Pope Hits Out at Pursuit of Wealth and Profit Behind Poverty

    Pope Benedict XVI has lashed out at the "unbridled pursuit of wealth and short term profit" he says is behind global poverty and the present food crisis.

  • Christians Push Human Rights on Anniversary

    As the world marks the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, different groups are using the opportune moment to push the United Nations and governments to make religious freedom and the protection of family higher priorities.

  • Media Misconceptions on Bible, Homosexuality

    In the aftermath of the passage of California\'s Proposition 8, Newsweek and Hollywood are the latest players to launch their attacks on traditional marriage supporters and the biblical case against homosexuality.

  • BP Scraps Sale of Porn Magazines from Service Stations

    Petrol giant BP has removed porn magazines with an R-rating from 250 stores nationwide. The move will ensure that publications given a Category 1-restricted classification will no longer be available at the outlets. Although the titles have been deemed inappropriate by the organisation, it can only lobby for their removal from a further 1150 nationwide stores that it has a co-branding arrangement with.

  • Child Abuse Costs Community $11 Billion Per Annum

    The physical, sexual and psychological abuse of more than 170,000 Australian children is costing the community almost $11billion a year. The first comprehensive study of the financial impact of child abuse undertaken in Australia attributes the bulk of that figure, nearly $7 billion, to the children\'s fear, anxiety and depression as it cuts their quality of life. The report, published by Access Economics, counts the cost of child abuse on the health, education and welfare systems.

  • Drugs a Growing Concern for Young Australians

    The 2008 National Survey of Young Australians has found that body image, drugs and family conflict are the biggest worries for 11-24 year olds with one-in-four regarding each as major concerns. The national survey, conducted by the charity Mission Australia, tested the views of more than 45,000 young people between the ages of 11-24 (97.7 per cent between 11-19). Body image was ranked most frequently in the top three concerns by 26.3 per cent of respondents, closely followed by drugs at 26 per c

  • Tragic Death Underscores the Harm of Euthanasia Workshops

    The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) is urging authorities to keep a close eye on euthanasia workshops to be held in Perth this week, pointing out that euthanasia is illegal under Australian law.

  • Hollywood Celebrities Mock Christians in Anti-Prop. 8 Video

    Opponents of the California same-sex marriage ban have released a Web video satire entitled \"Prop 8: The Musical\" that mocks Christians as hatemongers and Jesus as a Bible critic.

  • Pro-God Christmas Ads Take On Atheist Bus Campaign

    Two Christian-based groups have purchased advertisements with Washington D.C. Metro buses to counter the atheist \"Why Believe in a God?\" bus campaign with their own pro-God Christmas ads.