News and comment

This page contains links to external websites which we hope you will find interesting.

Christian Today

• Call for prayer after Christian registrar loses discrimination appeal
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:55 +0000
  The head of The Christian Institute is urging Christians to pray for religious freedom in Britain after the Supreme Court rejected the appeal application of a Christian registrar disciplined because of her opposition to civil partnerships
  

• Evangelical and ecumenical leaders meet in Geneva
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:35 +0000
  The general secretary of the World Council of Churches and the international director of the World Evangelical Alliance have met to discuss their common concerns about efforts towards Christian unity
  

• Anglicans in Canada agree to close churches
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:30 +0000
  Canadian Anglicans have agreed to move ahead with the disestablishment of several churches according to an announcement Monday
  

• Faith Evans Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin to grace Wembley Arena
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:08:16 +0000
  The UKs largest indoor gospel music festival Oraclez is set to return to Wembley Arena on the May 3 Bank Holiday
  

• Habitat for Humanity begins building homes for quakehit Chileans
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:29:23 +0000
  After distributing emergency tents to quakeaffected families Habitat for Humanity has begun to clear ground to build the first of 36 permanent homes in Chile
  

Christian news from Ekklesia

• Medal for anti-Nazi Quaker undermines negative image of pacifists
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:20 +0000
  div class=field field-type-text field-field-teaserdiv class=field-itemsdiv class=field-itempA British Quaker who worked against Nazism in the 1930s has been honoured by the UK government, undermining the common perception that Quaker pacifists failed to stand up to tyranny./p/div/div/div
  

• A tale of two mosques
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:06 +0000
  pSeeing the report today in the Times about a href=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article7055790.ecechurch leaders in Camberley/a who have joined together to protest against plans/ppa href=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/11474read more/a/p
  

• Sally Army champions moral case for Robin Hood Tax
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:05:57 +0000
  div class=field field-type-text field-field-teaserdiv class=field-itemsdiv class=image mini newsimg src=http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/files/images/robin_hood_tax.mini.jpg alt=Debate at the RSA title=Debate at the RSA class=image mini news width=60 height=40/divdiv class=field-itempThe poor are becoming poorer and the rich need to step in and redress the balance, the Salvation Army said yesterday./p/div/div/div
  

• All-party backing for Fair Trade in Scottish Parliament
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:58:15 +0000
  div class=field field-type-text field-field-teaserdiv class=field-itemsdiv class=field-itempA trebling of fairtrade towns would be needed if Scotland was to become a fair trade nation, MSPs have heard in an affirmative debate in the Scottish Parliament./p/div/div/div
  

• Women still far less visible in the media, says WACC
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:52 +0000
  div class=field field-type-text field-field-teaserdiv class=field-itemsdiv class=field-itempThe World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has highlighted gender inequality in the media as a pressing issue for International Womens Day and beyond./p/div/div/div
  

BBC News

• Man guilty of murdering daughter
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 GMT
  A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.
  

• Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:29 GMT
  Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
  

• UK global clout 'waning' - Hague
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:44 GMT
  The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
  

• Gang jailed for torturing teenager
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:20:32 GMT
  A Leeds drugs gang are jailed for torturing a 16-year-old with boiling water to force his family to pay a 20,0000 ransom.
  

• Biden steps up pressure on Israel
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:14:12 GMT
  The US vice-president renews criticism of Israel over an East Jerusalem building project and urges bold steps to peace.