Daniel Blake

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• Feb 19, 2009

  New Library Rules May Keep Bible Out of Reach

  Librarians have been told to place all religious texts on the top shelves of bookcases, following complaints from Muslims about the positioning of the Koran on shelves.

• Feb 16, 2009

  Christians Face Discrimination in Workplace, Anglicans Say

  Nearly two thirds of the Church of England's governing body believes Christians face discrimination at work, according to a new survey. It comes on the heels of several media reports about Christians who have faced disciplinary action due to their religious beliefs.

• Oct 25, 2008

  'Disaster' Looms Over South Africa, Says Archbishop

  Poverty in South Africa has been described as being worse than ever before, according to a former Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town.

• Oct 25, 2008

  3 Algerian Christians Accused of Blasphemy Await Court Decision

  Three Christians in Algeria face a possible three-year prison sentence and $630 fine for allegedly committing blasphemy against Islam.

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  Jul 28, 2008

  Anglican Head Warns Divisions Hindering Wider Church Mission

  The head of the Anglican Communion urged bishops in a Sunday sermon to resolve \"internal tensions\" and suggested that current rows over gay clergy and women bishops were hindering the Church\'s wider mission.

• Jun 2, 2008

  China Crackdown Hits House Churches Hard

  House churches across China have been hit by a wave of arrests and detentions, says China Aid Association, the leading support group for China’s persecuted Christians.

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  May 12, 2008

  Christian Groups Rush Aid to Burma as 'Greater Disaster' Looms

  Christian aid organizations and churches are rushing emergency aid to hundreds of thousands of people in Burma despite visa difficulties and the enormous scale of the disaster brought on by Cyclone Nargis more than a week ago.

• Apr 3, 2008

  Creation of Human-Animal Embryos Crosses the Line, Say U.K. Churches

  Churches across the United Kingdom have expressed their regrets after researchers at Newcastle University announced this week that they had created human-animal hybrid embryos.

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  Mar 31, 2008

  Global Church Body Denounces Anti-Quran Film

  The World Council of Churches has condemned a Dutch parliamentarian’s provocative new film which accuses the Quran of inciting violence.

• Mar 13, 2008

  Churches 'Too Trusting’ on Child Protection Issues, Says Author