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Lesbian Minister Found Guilty of All Charges
The lesbian United Methodist clergywoman Beth Stroud was convicted of "engaging in practices declared by the United Methodist Church to be incompatible with Christian teachings"...
Nearly One Thousand Dead or Missing in Philippines as Churches Provide Relief
Four typhoons over a span of three weeks have wreaked havoc in at least five regions in the Philippines, sources report. As of Dec. 2, the number of people dead...
Netherlands Begins Euthanasia of Newborns
A hospital in Netherlands, the first nation to permit euthanasia, revealed it has already begun killing terminally ill newborns by administering a lethal dose of sedatives after proposing guidelines on the procedure...
Christmas Message from Salvation Army's General
The Salvation Army International has issued the General’s Christmas message from General John Larsson on the first day of December, marking the coming of the great Christian festival ...
Women & Churches Join to Open New Path to Peace in Sudan
An interview with a Christian woman from Sudan by the World Council of Churches (WCC) has revealed the reality of Sudanese women who are struggling against violence...
Church Army Appeals to UK Churches to Restore Real Christmas
Starting a new month in December, the Church Army has launched an initiative urging churches across the UK to bring back the real meaning of Christmas ...
South Korean Woman Paralysed for 20 Years Walks After Adult-stem Cell Treatment
A South Korean woman who was paralysed for 20 years was able to walk again during a press conference last week in which scientists revealed some extent of their success in repairing her damaged spine using adult stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood...
Conservative Anglicans Release Repair the Tear Response to Windsor Report
The Anglican Mainstream, a conservative network within the Anglican Communion, released a lengthy response to the Windsor Report, entitled, "Repair the Tear." The statement not only assesses and summarises the Windsor Report, but provides...
Third Methodist Lesbian Trial Case Opens in Pennsylvania
Rev. Irene Elizabeth Stroud, the United Methodist minister facing trial for her violation of denominational laws that prohibit the ordination of "self-avowed, practicing homosexuals," strutted into Andy's Court Building...
Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Medical Marijuana Case
The Supreme Court considered on Monday whether sick people should not be prosecuted under federal law for growing and using marijuana with a doctor's recommendation...
SBC Total Contributions Up One Percent; Designated Offerings Down 23 percent
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)'s Cooperative Program (CP) announced a one percent increase in "year-to-date contributions" on Nov. 30, compared to the same time frame in 2003...
Philippines Appeal for Relief as Flashfloods Leave Hundreds Dead
Nearly 300 people are dead and thousands of families stranded in three coastal municipalities in Quezon province of the Philippines in the aftermath of tropical depression Winnie...
CMS report Mission Reversal as Black Pentecostals Revive Britain
The Church Mission Society joined thousands in London recently at a Festival of Life. The Nigerian head of the world’s biggest Pentecostal Church led a night of prayer for the nation, and an estimated 17,000 people...
Britain Pledges to Join the World in Battle against AIDS
While the number of British people infected is still on the rise, standing currently at 53,000 adults, leaders in the UK have expressed their commitment in joining the world in the battle against AIDS...
CSW outcry at continued Eritrean Religious Persecutions
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has recently received reports that three Orthodox priests have been detained since the third week of November. All three are Orthodox priests who have been involved...
Anglicans gather at Lambeth Palace to debate Windsor Report
Rev Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury will lead a summit today, which will see more than 50 Church of England bishops discuss the homosexuality crisis in the Anglican Church...