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6 Jul
2008

'Adopt a monkey' urgency grows

The orang-utan could be the first great ape to become extinct if urgent action is not taken to protect the species from human encroachment in South-east Asia, reports the Independent newspaper.
5 Jul
2008

Churches urged to confront the issue of domestic violence

German churches' practical experience with confronting the issue of domestic violence will play an important role in a Peace Declaration of the World Council of Churches planned for 2011.
5 Jul
2008

Senior Evangelical Anglican bishop is annoyed by 'bullying' tactics

The Rt Rev Dr Tom Wright, a leading Evangelical Anglican bishop in the Church of England has said that the tactics of a new factional network within Anglicanism amount to "bullying".
4 Jul
2008

Top judge carefully re-opens debate about Sharia in Britain

Echoing remarks made early this year by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lord Chief Justice has said that there is no conflict between Sharia principles for conflict resolution and civil law.
4 Jul
2008

WCC spells out the international action needed on Zimbabwe

After "what can be described as a façade election", the World Council of Churches has called for global action and the protection of Zimbabweans "against increased and continued violence".
4 Jul
2008

Discrimination in religious schools

Responding to the broader concern attached to a high court judgement issued on 2 July 2008 (see 'Faith Schools judgment fails to consider human rights angle'), Simon Barrow, co-director of the UK r

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new exhibition examines bizarre bible syndrome - news from ekklesia about jerusalem syndrome

By staff writers

10 Jan 2005

New exhibition examines bizarre bible syndrome -10/01/05

A bizarre mental syndrome that has seen scores of visitors to Jerusalem become convinced they are characters from the Bible is the subject of a new art exhibition, reports the Scotsman. The subject of the new exhibition by artist Nathan Coley is Jerusalem Syndrome
, a psychosis affecting people obsessed by the city who start to preach and behave as biblical characters, from King David to John the Baptist, the Virgin Mary and Jesus himself.

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