Charles Boyd

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• Oct 14, 2009

  Bible Society Sends Scriptures to Typhoon Victims

  U.K.-based Bible Society is urgently appealing for donations to help send booklets of Bible passages to victims of two typhoons that ravaged the Philippines in recent weeks.

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  Sep 30, 2009

  Salvation Army Church Wins Building of the Year Award

  The dramatic church features a cross-laminated timber panel system with an undulating zinc roof and a distinctive rectangular tower that changes colour according to the light.

• Aug 30, 2009

  Tony Blair Attributes Conversion to Wife, 'Universal Nature' of Catholicism

  Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said his conversion to Catholicism two years ago began with his wife, and that "there was something" about the universal nature of the Catholic Church that made the switch from Anglicanism feel right to him.

• Aug 25, 2009

  W.Va. Church Drops 'Lutheran' from Name after Gay Vote

  The sign outside the church would usually read St. Timothy Lutheran Church. But the word "Lutheran" has been covered over and now simply reads St. Timothy Church.

• Jun 29, 2009

  Faith Community Urged to Combat Gang Culture

  A leading criminologist says that the faith community has a role to play in combating gang culture in the United Kingdom. Churches are in the ideal position to run gang initiatives, he says.

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  Jun 10, 2009

  Human Rights Group Fears for Safety of American Journalists in N. Korea

  Human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide says it is "gravely" concerned for the future of two American journalists who have been condemned to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea.

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  Jun 6, 2009

  Burmese Civilians Flee amid Fears of Attack by Army

  More than 1,000 people have fled from a camp for internally displaced people in Burma's Karen State amid fears of an attack by the Burmese Army.

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  Apr 18, 2009

  Baptist Youth Urge Gov't to Address Water, Sanitation Injustice

  Young people from Bewdley Baptist Church in Worcestershire have sent a petition to their local MP highlighting the problems of sanitation in the developing world.

• Mar 28, 2009

  Train Journey to Mark 14 Stages of the Cross

  This Easter, the town of Tywyn in Wales will play host to a train journey that will in both the physical and spiritual sense mark the 14 stations of the cross.

• Mar 25, 2009

  Tutu Pulls Out of Peace Conference over Dalai Lama Ban

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu has condemned as "disgraceful" the decision of the South African government to refuse the Dalai Lama a visa for a peace conference meant to promote the 2010 World Cup.