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  • 16 Jul 2007
    US faith leaders press for an end to the war in Iraq

    A key group of US faith leaders has come together to press for an end to the war in Iraq. 'From Conquest to Community, from Violence to Reverence,' is the theme of a major interfaith fast that will take place later in 2007.

  • 14 Jul 2007
    How Islam can challenge those who abuse it from within

    An easy assumption that religion is less dangerous when it is 'less religious' is wrong, says Simon Barrow. As an article in the International Herald Tribune points out, the path from death to life is found within as well as beyond each tradition.

  • 14 Jul 2007
    Poverty is Africa's new colonialism, says churches' chief

    In order to fight poverty, Africa needs to mobilize similar efforts to those rallied against colonialism, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Dr Samuel Kobia has told Tanzanian church leaders.

  • 7 Jul 2007
    Muslim doctors deplore Glasgow and London bombs

    Following the recent bomb threats in London and Glasgow, the Islamic Medical Association UK has sent the following letter to the media. Many other Muslim groups have also joined the condemnations.

  • 5 Jul 2007
    Churches issue challenge to be positive about migration

    A British and Irish inter-church study group has entered the heated debate on migration by devising a set of principles to enable churches to contribute to the discussion. It calls for understanding and support of migrants.

  • 22 Jun 2007
    Occupation harms Israelis too, says church leader

    Doing justice to the Palestinian people will bring about security for Israel too, a global church conference has heard. There were appeals to end the illegal occupation of Palestinian land and to combat anti-Semitism too.

  • 21 Jun 2007
    Churches face the challenge of migration

    Fredrick Nzwili looks at recent global and regional initiatives by the churches to confront the complex political and humanitarian issues underlying current crises around migration - especially in the South.

  • 19 Jun 2007
    WCC head to visit churches and leaders in Israel and Palestine

    The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia, plans to visit member churches and Christian communities in the strife-ridden occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.

  • 18 Jun 2007
    Church divisions hamper action on criminalized black youth

    Divisions between Black Majority congregations and historic Christian churches are hindering efforts to tackle issues surrounding young black people's over representation in the criminal justice system, says a churches' forum.

  • 17 Jun 2007
    Humanists say community cohesion report is 'a mixed bag'

    The British Humanist Association has welcomed parts of the report published by the Commission on Integration and Cohesion, but has warned against religious divisions in public welfare and education provision.