Jennifer Gold

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  Mar 5, 2008

  Global Warming Needs Church Help, Says UN Chief

  'Global warming will only be resolved through a global common response and we need your help,' the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told the head of the 349-member World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, this week.

• Feb 28, 2008

  Charity Praises UK Police for Sex Trafficking Arrests

  CHASTE (Churches Alert to Sex Trafficking Across Europe) has come out in praise of Cambridgeshire police after their 'vigilant' clampdown on brothels in the county that has led to 25 arrests.

• Feb 27, 2008

  Evangelical Leader Calls for 'Ceasefire' on Sharia Controversy

  The General Director of the Evangelical Alliance, the Rev. Joel Edwards, has urged a “ceasefire” in the recent row between people of faith and secularists over the place of religious belief under the rule of law.

• Feb 16, 2008

  Evangelical Alliance Invites Christians to Join Sharia Debate

  The Evangelical Alliance (EA) is inviting Christians to join the debate on Sharia law following the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent assertion that the British legal system should accommodate aspects of Sharia law.

• Feb 1, 2008

  Anglican Task Force Seeks to Finalize Document to Repair Communion

  The Anglican Covenant Design Group was in London this past week to review responses to a document that aims to rebuild trust and cooperation between the churches in the worldwide Anglican Communion.

• Dec 31, 2007

  Egyptian Government Compensates Christians after Muslim Attacks

  The Egyptian government has given 1,265,000 Egyptian pounds (US$230,000) in compensation to 17 Coptic Christians whose property was damaged by a mob of angry Muslims.

• Dec 20, 2007

  Report: Over Half of British Babies Born Out of Marriage

  Over half of babies born to British women this year were born outside of marriage, according to newly released figures.

• Dec 17, 2007

  Borders Tags Atheist Book with 'O Come All Ye Faithless' Cards

  A controversial Christmas card reading 'O come all ye faithless' has been strongly criticized by Christians as an 'ill judged and insensitive joke.' Borders book stores began giving away the card free with every copy of Richard Dawkins’ well known atheist work, 'The God Delusion,' this Christmas.

• Dec 12, 2007

  Police Conspiracy Rumors Prompt Turkey to Re-Probe Christian Murders

  An investigation has been launched in Turkey to look into possible conspiracy between Turkish police and at least one of the suspects in the brutal murder of three Christians in a publishing house earlier this year.

• Dec 10, 2007

  Christians Stress Right to Make Voices Heard on Human Rights Day

  The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has called for global recognition of communication rights on Human Rights Day today.