Evangelical Alliance address Committee on Religious Hatred Bill
A spokesperson for the Evangelical Alliance has contrasted the difference with the ways in which Christians and Muslims react to provocation. Dr Don Horrocks who is the Head of Public Affairs at the EA....
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Christians concerned by MPs' Debate on 'Back-Door' Euthanasia Bill
Whilst the report on misuse of Euthanasia was being reported in the Netherlands, UK pro-lifers and Christian bodies have raised their voices against the drafted Mental Capacity Bill, which may put many lives at risk by legalising euthanasia...
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Methodist Church opposes Evangelicals' views on Religious Hatred Proposals
The Methodist Church has decided to go against many conservative Christian groups, and has publicly declared its support for the government's plans to outlaw actions which may be seen to incite religious hatred...
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Christians welcome Chancellor's US World Aid Trip
Speaking ahead of the trip to the US this week, the British Chancellor Gordon Brown pledged his "mission" to press the Bush administration to act over climate change and global poverty, and in particular to relieve the suffering of people in Africa...
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Memorial Service for Murdered Iraqi Aid Worker takes place in London
Margaret Hassan, the CARE aid worker who is thought to have been murdered in Iraq has had a funeral mass carried out in her memory in London's Westminster Cathedral...
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Final IRA Peace Deal Reliant on Protestant-Catholic Agreement
Leaders in Britain and Ireland have published detailed plans to revive the Catholic-Protestant administration in Northern Ireland. The peace-building initiative has been delayed constantly...
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Churches told 2005 is Make or Break year for World Poverty
The year 2005 has been declared as the "make or break year for development" for world poverty by Chancellor Gordon Brown at a Catholic aid agency’s annual Pope Paul VI Memorial lecture...
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Christian Aid's Lifeswitch website gets BAFTA nominations
Christian Aid's LifeSwitch.org site has been nominated for two BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Interactive awards. With more than 400 entries, top nominees also include...
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Asia-Pacific Leaders of All Religions Meet to Fight Terrorism
On Monday 6th December, an extraordinary interfaith forum was held in Indonesia in which leaders of all faiths from 13 Asian-Pacific countries engaged in dialogue to map out a way to fight terrorism...
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International Relief Experts to Meet at World Vision UK Headquarters
Professionals from the worldwide humanitarian community have arranged to meet in the UK to discuss the past and future of aid quality in humanitarian crises across the world...
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Oxfam: 45 Million Children Condemned to Death by Rich Countries
Over the next ten years up to 45 million children will die due to richer countries cutting back on the funds they are providing to tackle the problems of world poverty said Oxfam today...
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Atkinson joins Evangelical Coalition
Television star, Rowan Atkinson, from the celebrated comedy series 'Blackadder' has joined conservative Christian groups in opposing the proposed religious hatred Bill. The celebrity will lead a coalition of writers and religious groups to oppose...