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  • 14 Mar 2008
    United Reformed Church appoints first woman head

    The United Reformed Church has appointed the Rev Roberta Rominger as its general secretary. She becomes the first woman to hold the senior post in the Church, or in any of its predecessor denominations.

  • 13 Mar 2008
    Holding up half the sky, at least

    March 8th was International Women's day. New Testament professor Deirdre Good has a useful round up of related news on her blog.

  • 15 Feb 2008
    Women to put UK justice system on trial over rape scandal

    A campaigning group that was formed 30 years ago to change law, attitudes and policy towards crime against women will mark the anniversary with a people's trial of Britain's justice system to highlight its failure to tackle rape.

  • 14 Feb 2008
    Evangelical bishops differ on sexuality

    Two evangelical Anglican bishops have come out with contrasting statements on homosexuality recently, points out Mark Vernon. One recognises that the issue is about love, the other sees only rules, it seems.

  • 7 Feb 2008
    Shifting Evangelical opinion on sexuality
  • 7 Feb 2008
    Leading Evangelical bishop calls for fresh approach to sexuality row

    Bishop of Liverpool James Jones has called for a change of heart among Evangelicals in the bitter argument about sexuality, Scripture and authority. But he has not fully sanctioned same-sex relations, as some media reports have suggested.

  • 3 Feb 2008
    Baptists work internationally to assist women trapped by sex trade

    A leading US Baptist has called on Christians to address the international crisis of women and girls who are being trafficked into prostitution, highlighting the social and economic conditions that breed the trade.

  • 14 Jan 2008
    Faith groups mark National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness

    Faith groups throughout the USA observed the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness on 11 January 2008, seeking also move beyond consciousness of the problem to collaborative actions towards ending exploitation.

  • 28 Dec 2007
    Asian youth demand action on sexual exploitation and trafficking

    Young people, including survivors of trafficking, from Nepal, Bangladesh and India have gathered in Kathmandu to call on their governments to better protect children from commercial sexual exploitation [CSE] and trafficking.

  • 19 Nov 2007
    Staying equally in the pink

    Understandably, there have been few in LGBT circles persuaded that the appointment of the head of the Evangelical Alliance to the new Commission on Equalities and Human Rights (CEHR) is anything other than a retrograde step.