British Donate Ł37 million to Red Nose Day Charity for UK & Africa
Donations of over Ł37 million have been pledged by Britons during the televised Red Nose Day fundraising extravaganza. By 2am this morning, viewers watching BBC1 had donated Ł37,809,564....
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Rev Jesse Jackson Comes to London to Rally Ethnic Minority Vote
The US civil rights campaigner and political activist Rev Jesse Jackson this week has visited London to help a campaign to help mobilise ethnic minorities to vote. In addition he has also taken part in a number of...
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Christians Demand Decisive Action as Blair Pledges Double Aid to Africa
The long-awaiting report from the Commission for Africa, a British sponsored group formed in February 2004, has been grandly launched at the British Museum by Prime Minister Tony Blair on Friday 11th March...
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Tony Blair to Address Church in Pre-General Election Faithworks Lecture
In the run up to the General Election, the Prime Minister Tony Blair will give a major speech to the Church on 22nd March in London at 12 noon, in a special event hosted by Faithworks. He will address an audience of church leaders...
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St Paul's Cathedral to hold Multi-Faith Memorial Service in May
The Queen and the Prime Minister will both attend a special national memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in May, it was announced today. The service will be held in memory of all the British victims of the Asian-African tsunami...
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UN Moves One Step Closer to a Total Ban on Cloning
An historical resolution was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The 191-nation assembly has sought a total ban on all forms of human cloning by a vote of 84-34, with 37 abstentions...
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UK MPs Show Strong Backing for Make Poverty History Campaign
Make Poverty History, the anti-poverty campaign, has announced that more than half of UK members of Parliament have signed an Early Day Motion, which demands trade justice, debt cancellation and increased aid...
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BBC: Christian Protestors to Springer Musical Threaten Freedom of Speech
The Director-General of the BBC, Mark Thompson has accused Christian groups that opposed the broadcast of Jerry Springer – The Opera of being extreme, and said that they were a threat to freedom of speech...
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Bishop Corrects Catholic Ban on Red Nose Day
A Catholic bishop has corrected a statement from a colleague at the weekend stating that Catholic schools in a diocese in Wales would ban Red Nose Day after concerns that cash would be given for abortions...
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Pro-Lifers Hail Success in Clarifying Abortion Policy as US Drops Campaign
The US has been urging for an amendment to a Beijing declaration during the recent UN Commission on the Status of Women meeting in a bid to ensure that it does not create the right for abortion. However, it now appears as if the US has dropped its lobby...
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Catholic Schools in Wales Ban Comic Relief amid Abortion Controversy
It has been reported that three Catholic Schools in south Wales have banned Red Nose Day this coming Friday, because certain church leaders have claimed that the money raised would be used to fund abortions...
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Concern for Television's Weakening Commitment to Religious Programming
Church experts have warned this week that the future of religious broadcasting in the UK is under threat. Concerns have arisen since Ofcom recently authorised ITV to reduce its religious programming by 50percent, and the Green Paper on the BBC's...