Ethan Cole

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• May 28, 2009

  Churches Take Action to Bring Peace in Palestine, Israel

  Around the world next week, churches will take part in a wide range of activities to help end the 60-year conflict between Palestinians and Israel. World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel will focus particularly on Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory.

• May 27, 2009

  Christian Group Joins Celebrities, Politicians to Free Burma Leader

  A Christian human rights group joined major celebrities and world leaders Wednesday to call for the release of Burma's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and all of the country's political prisoners.

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  May 19, 2009

  Christian Aid Agencies Respond to Pakistan, Taliban Fighting

  Christian relief groups are helping to meet the urgent needs of some of the nearly 1.2 million Pakistani civilians who have been internally displaced within the last month by the fighting between the government and Taliban militants.

• May 18, 2009

  Israel Readies for Upsurge in Christian Tourists after Pope's Visit

  Israel is opening new archaeological sites with Christian significance and enhancing its security measures in anticipation of an increase in Christian tourists after Pope Benedict XVI's visit last week.

• May 14, 2009

  BBC Names Muslim to Head Religion Unit

  For the first time, the BBC, the world's largest broadcaster, has appointed a Muslim to head the religious programming unit.

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  May 13, 2009

  'We Are the Forgotten Church,' Say Palestinian Pastors

  The entire population of evangelical Christians in the West Bank and Gaza could fit into one large church in the United States, one pastor from Jerusalem realized after a recent visit to the U.S.

• May 12, 2009

  Iran Should Also Free 2 Christian Women, Says Rights Group

  While people rejoice in the release of U.S.-born journalist Roxana Saberi, a rights group is calling attention to two female Christians who are still being held in Evin prison in Iran.

• May 12, 2009

  Immigration Reform Advocates Renew Calls on Postville Anniversary

  To mark the one year anniversary of the Postville raid - the largest immigration raid in U.S. history at the time - proponents of immigration reform renewed their calls for new laws that protect workers and family unity.

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  May 11, 2009

  Iran Frees U.S. Journalist After Successful Appeal

  American journalist Roxana Saberi was freed Monday from prison in Iran after an appeals court reduced her eight-year jail sentence to a two-year suspended sentence.

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  May 5, 2009

  Christian Aid Groups Committed to War Victims in Sri Lanka

  As fighting persists in war-torn Sri Lanka, Christian groups are stepping up to meet the needs of the hundreds of thousands of displaced civilians who are in urgent need of food and clean water.