Daniel Blake

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• Mar 23, 2007

  U.K. Evangelical Leader to Christians: Serve Until Gay Equality Laws Stop You

  Christian organizations across Britain have been urged not to withdraw their public services due to the perceived threat from the recent passing of gay equality laws.

• Mar 1, 2007

  Group: Iraq's Religious Minorities Face Tough Choices

  New levels of violence against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq are being witnessed, according to one human rights organization’s latest report.

• Feb 12, 2007

  Portugal PM Seeks to Legalize Abortion Despite Voided Voting

  Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates has outraged pro-life supporters by saying that he will legalize abortion in the country despite the weekend’s referendum having a turnout too low to be legally binding.

• Feb 5, 2007

  Pope Calls for Believers to Reject Abortion, Euthanasia

  Pope Benedict XVI re-emphasized his call for Catholics everywhere to reject abortion and euthanasia.

• Jan 22, 2007

  Sacked Muslim Veil Woman Appeals Dismissal

  A Muslim classroom assistant who was sacked by a Church of England school last year for refusing to remove her veil while teaching children, said she will appeal against the dismissal.

• Jan 19, 2007

  Report: Security Forces Gun Down Evangelical Pastor in Sri Lanka

  A Christian pastor was shot dead by security forces in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, this past weekend, according to a report from the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL).

• Jan 18, 2007

  World Evangelical Alliance Welcomes Ceasefire Agreements in Darfur

  The World Evangelical Alliance has applauded the agreement reached this week by New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to cease all hostilities between the Khartoum government and rebel groups for 60 days as they work towards a durable end to the conflict in Darfur.

• Jan 16, 2007

  WCC Lays Down Ecumenical Priorities for the Future

  Marking the beginning of a new period for ecumenical bodies during Epiphany Season 2007, the head of the World Council of Churches hopes member bodies will discover strength in unity.

• Jan 9, 2007

  Evangelical Alliance Offers Support to Suspended Christian Group

  The Evangelical Alliance, representing more than 1 million evangelicals in the U.K., has expressed concern over the Exeter University Christian Union’s legal action against the university’s student guild.

• Jan 2, 2007

  250 Million Christians Will Be Persecuted in 2007

  Around 250 million Christians worldwide will face persecution in 2007, simply for following Jesus Christ, according to persecution watchdog Release International. In particular the U.K.-based group found that persecution is growing the fastest in the Muslim world.