Andrew Clark

Christian MP joins Cabinet

The resignation of David Blunkett has paved the way for a new Catholic MP to join the Cabinet as the new Education Secretary. Ruth Kelly MP will step up to take the reigns in Parliament to complete a truly remarkable story of success...

Survey Finds Cathedrals boost Economy as well as Spirituality

A recent drive to preserve the heritage behind Christianity in Britain has resulted in a new report stating that Cathedrals in the UK do not just simply provide spiritual support but they also help to bring in substantial revenue also...

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...

SBC's Chapman dismayed at Southern Baptists support of "Moderate" BWA

The Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee president, Morris H. Chapman has responded to the recent meeting of moderate Southern Baptists where support was given to the Baptist World Alliance...

Clerical Witnesses Essential for N.Ireland Peace Progress

The political stalemate in N.Ireland has seen peace talks stutter, however, the Presbyterian Church moderator has said that if more clerical witnesses were used...

Evangelical Alliance reconciles with Chalke

The Evangelical Alliance seems to have begun a more conciliatory approach since its recent public outburst against Rev Steve Chalke. Last month the EA publicly criticised and rebuked Chalke for questioning the doctrine of 'Penal Substitution'...

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...

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...

Backstreet Boy's Littrell signs to Christian Label

Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys has announced that he has signed for a Christian record label...

Eames Clarifies his position on Windsor Report

Rev Robin Eames, the chairman of the Lambeth Commission, and the Archbishop responsible for the production of the highly debated Windsor Report, has expressed his "dismay" that comments he made in an interview were taken "out of context"...

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...

BBC fuels Debate as Gay Cleric chosen to preach Christmas message

The cleric at the heart of the Church of England's potential schism this year – Jeffrey John, has been invited to preach a sermon during a BBC broadcast over Christmas. The move has once again brought the debate over homosexuality in the church to the surface...

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...

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...

WCC's Geneva Call to reach further than just Ecumenical Institutions

In an unprecedented gathering in Geneva, Switzerland the World Council of Churches (WCC) reaffirmed its aim to facilitate "the further and deeper participation of all those involved in the ecumenical movement...

Sri Lankan Churches attacked as Buddhism proposed as State Religion

In the village of Kammalawa in Sri Lanka, a church pastor was approached by an aggressive group of more than 100 people and told to stop holding worship services and to close down the church or they would kill him...