Joseph Keenan

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  May 27, 2009

  Sri Lankan Refugees Need $1M Daily to Survive

  A staggering one million dollars is required daily to provide food and water to almost 300,000 conflict survivors who are housed in a string of camp settlements in northern Sri Lanka, says World Vision.

• May 26, 2009

  Groups Appeal for Aid for Cyclone Victims in India, Bangladesh

  Action by Churches Together (ACT) and local NGO partners have appealed for assistance after Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh and eastern India Monday evening.

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  May 26, 2009

  An Urgent Appeal Made for Cyclone Victims in India and Bangladesh

  Amidst reports indicating over 130 people death and thousands homeless due to Cyclone Aila that has hit Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday evening, local Christian NGOs in the region have appealed for an assistance.

• May 25, 2009

  CSW Uncovers More Evidence of Human Rights Abuses in Burma

  Christian Solidarity Worldwide, a human rights organization, recently returned from a three-week visit to South-East Asia with fresh evidence of human rights violations in Burma.

• May 22, 2009

  Lausanne Movement Taps South Korea for Key Leaders Meeting

  The Lausanne Movement will hold its biennial meeting at the Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary (PCTS) in Seoul June 8-12.

• May 18, 2009

  Sri Lanka War Ends; Desperate Aid Needed

  As Sri Lanka declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a quarter of a million people are left suffering and need urgent help for "healing and hope of a future."

• Aug 20, 2007

  Amnesty Affirms New Abortion Stance; Catholics Urged to Cut Ties

  Amnesty International has reaffirmed its decision to support selected cases of abortion including those involving sexual violence, rape, incest or where the health or human rights of women are “in danger,” drawing the ire of the Catholic Church.

• Aug 15, 2007

  Sydney Anglicans Close Doors to Episcopal Author for 'Gutting' Christian Faith

  The Rt. Rev. Peter Jensen, the Anglican archbishop of Sydney, has given an order to prohibit a liberal U.S. Episcopal priest from stepping into the pulpit of any of the churches in the diocese over a new book that one reviewer said “defaced the only portrait of Jesus that makes any real sense.”

• Aug 12, 2007

  Sydney Bishops Take 'Wait-and-See' Stance on Anglican Invitation

  The Anglican archbishop of Sydney and five assistant bishops in the Sydney diocese have delayed their response to an invitation to their worldwide denomination’s decennial meeting, stating that they will wait to see what actions bishops in America will take before making a decision.

• Jul 10, 2007

  Hillsong Conference Ends with Hope for Future

  This year’s annual conference of Australia’s most well-known megachurch ended last Friday, with the hope that the theme of social justice was instilled within the delegates as they headed back home.