Maria Mackay
Ex-Church of Scotland Minister Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim
A former minister with the Church of Scotland has against all expectations won the right to claim compensation for alleged sex discrimination by the Church of Scotland...
Bangladeshi Women Reject WTO Negotiations
Hundreds of women from poor rural regions of Bangladesh gathered in Dhaka, the country's capital, to reject the WTO negotiations which continue to be marred by stalemate in Hong Kong...
Tsunami Aid Workers See Signs of Recovery
One year on and Church World Service Aid workers are reporting signs of progress right throughout the tsunami-affected zone. The need, however, is still urgent, as thousands continue to live in temporary...
Church of England Welcomes Results of Government Anti-Terror Consultation
The Church of England has welcomed news that the Home Office has dropped proposals to close places of worship on the suspicion that terrorist activity is taking place there...
Christian Aid Rejects WTO Development Package
Christian Aid has rejected the 'Improved Market Access' package, the latest offering from negotiators at the World Trade Organisation talks in Hong Kong. The deal would waive any tariffs or quotas on exports...
Christian Herald to Cease Publishing in the New Year
The gem of British Christian journalism, the Christian Herald, will cease publication at the end of January 2006. The difficult decision was made by the trustees and executives of CPO, and marks the end of an era in UK Christian publishing...
Scottish Chaplain Attacks Retailers Over Long Working Hours
A Scottish minister who chaplains at two of Scotland's largest and busiest shopping centres has criticised retail bosses for the long working hours that many of their staff will have to endure this Christmas...
Scripture Union Youth Website Appeal Continues
Scripture Union Scotland's November appeal to gather funds for the development of a new youth website is gaining momentum as donations break £50,000. SU Scotland is also appealing to youths in Scotland to...
British Envoy in Iraq Still Hopeful of Hostage Release
An envoy from the Muslim Council of Britian, currently in Iraq with the aim of bringing about the release of the Christian Peacemaker Teams hostages has said he is still "hopeful" that the men will be released...
Alarm Expressed at Creation of Man-Mouse Stem Cell Experiment
A U.S. group which works against experimentation using life human embryos has condemned the creation of a man-mouse chimera by a leading U.S. research institute. Operation Rescue has...
Scottish Faith Leaders Meet to Discuss AIDS
Forty delegates from across the religious spectrum were welcomed by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt. Rev. David Lacy, to a conference on AIDS on Tuesday...
New Christian Radio Comes to Romanian Port City
A new Christian radio has been launched in Constanta, Romania, bringing Gospel news to the residents of the city in their native tongue. The radio is the joint initiative of HCJB World Radio, the Romanian Missionary Society...
Operation Noah Welcomes Climate Change Agreement
The Christian environmental project Operation Noah, joint-run by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and Christian Ecology Link (CEL), has welcomed the agreement reached at last week's climate change summit in Montreal...
Christian Aid Exhibition Captures Boxing Day Tsunami
Christian Aid has launched a new multimedia exhibition using photo images and sculpture in an emotionally powerful memoir of last Boxing Day's devastating tsunami...
Archbishop of Canterbury Sets Dates for 2008 Lambeth Conference
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams, has officially announced the dates for the 2008 Lambeth Conference...
Pakistan’s Christian Community Terrified Amid Calls for Execution
Members of Pakistan's Christian community remain tense as some of the country's worst anti-Christian persecution intensifies with calls for the execution of a young Christian accused of burning the Koran...