Category - internet

German Christians aim to put the whole Bible on Twitter

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:53:52 +0100

German Christians are starting what they hope will be a record-breaking effort to use the Internet social-networking and micro-blogging service Twitter to try and "tweet" the Bible.

Internet ethics groups seeks to bridge global digital divide

Ecumenical News International — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 09:13:43 +0100

A Geneva-based network that promotes debate on ethical issues has launched a global online library, with more than 1 million documents, to help lessen the "digital divide" between the northern and southern hemispheres.

Burmese military block internet access as support for protests goes global

staff writers — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:23:07 +0100

Burma's military junta appears to have cut public internet access to prevent the broadcast of videos, photographs and information about the violent attacks on protesters against the junta's rule - report global news agencies.

US Justice Department opposes equal Internet access for all

staff writers — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:55:42 +0100

The Bush administration has come out against the idea of equal access to Internet communications. The US Justice Department says ISPs should be able to charge a fee for “priority web traffic” – critics say this opens the door to a two-tier system divided between rich and poor.

Churches' development agency launches new website

staff writers — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:05:30 +0100

The UK-based churches' international development agency Christian Aid has launched a new website - which it hopes will resource the struggle for global justice and engage more people with its work and that of its partners.

Methodists go for major cyber revamp

staff writers — Wed, 30 May 2007 08:28:31 +0100

The Methodist Church in Great Britain has re-launched its website with the aim of linking becoming more interactive and cyber-oriented in the twenty-first century.