Ethan Cole

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• Mar 22, 2007

  Church Head Urges Clear Apology for European Slave Trade

  A global church head is pressing European nations to show greater acknowledgment on their involvement in the slave trade and for an “unambiguous apology” to people of African descent ahead of the United Kingdom’s bicentennial anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade.

• Mar 19, 2007

  British Churches May Become Post Offices, Dry Cleaners

  English churches are being encouraged to carry more than just the Gospel message. In rural villages where post offices are threatened with closure, churches may become the next home for postal services.

• Mar 19, 2007

  Christian Iraq War Protest Draws Fire for 'Radical' Simplification of Situation

  A conservative Christian group criticized the massive ecumenical Iraq war protest for over-simplifying the situation and laying all the blame on the United States.

• Mar 18, 2007

  Ecumenical Delegates Take Risks to Lobby U.S. Congress on Philippines Killings

  U.S. Methodist leaders have helped a Filipino delegation urge U.S. lawmakers to end the island nation’s extrajudicial killings, which have resulted in more than 800 deaths, including clergies and religious leaders, since 2001.

• Mar 17, 2007

  Evangelical Torture Statement Draws Conservative Fire

  A Southern Baptist leader has criticized the statement on torture recently adopted by the National Association of Evangelicals as confusing and failing to define boundaries for the practice

• Mar 15, 2007

  Islamic Militants Attack One of Indonesia's Largest Evangelical Schools

  One of the largest evangelical theology schools in Indonesia was harassed for the second time this month by a mob of more than 200 Islamic militants past weekend.

• Feb 18, 2007

  U.S. Christians Visit Iran's Top Leaders to Defuse Tension

  U.S. Christian leaders are visiting Iran’s top political and religious leaders this week in hope of relieving tension between the United States and Iran.

• Feb 17, 2007

  MTV Overtaking Whole Bible Generation, Warns Church Head

  The head of a global church network told Christian students that the Church is heading towards losing a whole generation of new leaders to MTV culture.

• Feb 10, 2007

  Graham, Frist Hear Unsettling News in South Sudan

  Globe-trotting evangelist Franklin Graham and former Senate majority leader Bill Frist visited southern Sudan this week to meet with leaders and provide aid to the region where Graham has vowed to rebuild hundreds of burnt churches.

• Feb 9, 2007

  WHO: No Hope for HIV/AIDS without Faith Groups

  A major portion of HIV/AIDS care and treatment comes from faith-based organizations (FBOs), according to a study released by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.