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Internet's Growth Spurt Impacting Christianity
According to monitoring firm Netcraft, the web grew by more than 17 million sites, exceeding the fever pitch growth of 2000 when 16 million sites sprouted at its peak...
Christian Aid to Launch Exhibition for Sri Lanka, India Tsunami Remembrance
Christian Aid is set to launch a multi-media exhibition remembering the Asian tsunami on 9th December 2005. "‘Every time I see the sea...’ Life after the Tsunami" will tell how lives...
National Giving Week Aiming to Raise Charity Awareness
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is holding its second National Giving Week, which aims to raise the profile of giving and to encourage the public to give more to charities...
Church of England Synod Elections Disappointing for Liberals
The liberal theologian Marilyn McCord Adams has been defeated by evangelical scholar Oliver O’Donovan in the significant contest of the General Synod elections...
Huge Religious Opposition Revealed at Euthanasia Bill House of Lords Debate
This week has seen huge opposition arise against Lord Joffe’s proposals for euthanasia. Leading bishops and religious leaders have applied such united pressure against the private member’s bill that the euthanasia campaigner has been forced to...
Iraq’s Christians Nervous as Constitution Goes To Vote
It is hoped that many of the more than 15 million registered voters in Iraq turn out today to cast their vote on the new Iraqi draft constitution. Open Doors, however, have voiced concern over the possible threat...
Church World Service Celebrates World Food Day with Call for “Dear Sudan” Campaign
Just 24 hours before World Food Day celebrations begin, Church World Service has called on the world to fight against global hunger by joining in the "Dear Sudan" campaign...
Relief Agencies Prepare to Send Relief to Hurricane-Devastated Guatemala
Relief providers are now in high gear to deliver supplies to regions along the Mexican coast that were affected by Hurricane Stan’s devastation last week, especially Guatemala where at least 500 people were killed by the flood and landslides...
More Australians Marry, But Not in Church
Marriage is back in vogue in Australia, but not church marriages, according to new statistics that show nearly 60 per cent of all marriages being carried out by a marriage celebrant...
Christians Worldwide Called to Fast, Pray for Rights of Dalit Christians
As the date for the Indian Supreme Court hearing on equal rights for Dalit Christians approaches, the head of a mission ministry with a strong presence in India is urging Christians around the world to join in two days of fasting and prayer...
Pakistan Quake Leaves More Than 2.5 Million Victims Homeless as Winter Approaches
More than 2.5 million survivors of the deadly earthquake last Saturday are presently faced with the stark reality of their homelessness as the winter season approaches South Asia. Nearly a week after the massive quake in Pakistan the survivors of the disaster...
Sydney Diocese to Unite with Protestants & Evangelicals in New Mission Strategy
Australia’s largest Anglican diocese, the diocese of Sydney will debate on controversial new plans for it to take on independent “Bible-based” churches or congregations from other denominations. As part of a mission strategy to convert at least 10 percent of Sydney’s population...
President of Venezuela Orders Christian Organisation to Leave
The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, has shocked a U.S.-based Christian organisation, active in mission in the country for more than half a century, by ordering it to leave. New Tribes Mission was told to leave in a nationally televised speech in which President Chavez accused...
Salvation Army & Methodist Church Win Award for Gambling Bill Campaign
The 2005 Third Sector Excellence Award for PR Strategy has been awarded to The Salvation Army and The Methodist Church. Third Sector is the weekly magazine for the charity sector and this was the inaugural event for the awards...
WARC Continues Mission Rejuvenation with New Gender & Youth Agendas
A new ambitious agenda for justice and youth work for the next two years was discussed by Reformed Church leaders on Oct. 13th, 2005. The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) continues its journey to rejuvenate its mission by utilising the refreshed structure...
Deal on Iraqi Draft Constitution Brings Hope as Referendum Draws Near
Iraqi government leaders came to an agreement Wednesday on the draft constitution with compromises made to gain the vote of the Sunni party. In an effort to draw Sunni Iraqis to vote favorably this Saturday...