Nelson Mandela to Address Global Anti-Poverty Campaign in London
The UK-based global anti-poverty campaign "Make Poverty History" will be strengthened by the support of Nelson Mandela who is going to visit London for a public address next month....
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Irish Pro-lifer's Address on March for Life Against Abortion
Earlier this week in Washington D.C., the annual March for Life drew over a thousand youth to the rally in protest against the abortion legalisation by the US Supreme Court...
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NGOs Push Poverty Relief a Top Agenda at World Social Forum 2005
The 5th World Social Forum (WSF) has kicked-off on Wednesday 26th January in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Under the theme "Another World is Possible", 75,000 social activists from Brazil, United States, France, Italy and other countries in Asia have signed up for the event...
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Brown Attacks Poverty with Five-Point Plan at UN Meeting
Gordon Brown, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer has followed up his much publicised support for the church-influenced Make Poverty History campaign by making a call for all rich nations...
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Church Aid Call for Psychological Care for Post-Tsunami Shock
For tsunami survivors, the trauma brought about by the death of loved ones is unspeakable. Church aids are calling for psychological care and long term recovery programme...
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Church of England Stands Firm against Euthanasia
The debate over the UK's drafted Mental Capacity Bill has reignited as a House of Lords select committee hears its final day of evidence on the Bill that could allow mercy killings for the terminally ill. The head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams...
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British Charities Tsunami Appeal Breaks World Record
On 20th January, the Guinness World Records announced that the response from the British public to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Tsunami Earthquake Appeal broke a World Record...
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Debate on "Blasphemous" Springer Opera Still Boiling
One week after the screening of Jerry Springer the Opera on BBC, the debate has continued to heat up. The outrage of Christian evangelicals regarding the alleged "blasphemous" opera is still boiling...
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Race Relations Chief Backs Modernisation of Blasphemy Laws
Last weekend, the screening on BBC2 of Jerry Springer - The Opera, prompted a record 50,000 complaints from outraged viewers and various Christian groups who objected to the programme’s offensive material and ridicule of Jesus Christ...
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Christian Media criticise Methods of Protest against Jerry Springer Opera
The Christian Herald newspaper has condemned many Christians as being too hasty in rushing to criticise the BBC 2 television airing of 'Jerry Springer – The Opera'...
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MRDF Tsunami Appeal Reaches Ł155,000
In world-wide response to the tsunami disasters and Boxing-Day earthquake, humanitarian kindness and compassion of the Church community and general Public has been reflected in financial aid for The Methodist Relief Development Fund, which has now reached beyond Ł155,000...
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British Government & NGOs Push Poverty Relief for Africa amid Tsunami Horror
While the world fixes its eyes on the devastated lands of South East Asia, Britain's top government ministers and NGOs reminded the world not to overlook the great demand of aid of Africa...