Category - murder

Lutheran leader condemns murder of US abortion doctor

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:10:50 +0100

Lutheran leaders in the United States have joined other church chiefs in condemning the killing of abortion doctor George Tiller in the lobby of Reformation Lutheran Church in Wichita, Kansas, where he served and worshipped.

United Reformed Church denounces Afghan killing as "offence against God"

agency reporter — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:38:31 +0100

The United Reformed Church in Britain has condemned as “an offence against God” the assassination of Gayle Williams, a Christian aid worker in Kabul, and the chilling comments of those who killed her.

Concern after Gaza Christian bookstore owner is murdered

staff writers — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 06:13:34 +0100

The manager of Gaza's only Christian bookshop, who was last week abducted by suspected extremists, has been found dead. Medical officials said Rami Ayyad, aged 31, had been shot and stabbed. He was the father of two small children and his wife is pregnant with their third child.

Murder attempt on Japanese Christian peace worker condemned

Ecumenical News International — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:23:58 +0100

Two Japanese popular associations have condemned what they say is a military-inspired "deliberate murder attempt" against a Christian minister who serves as the co-leader of the Citizens Coalition for Peace in Japan.

Quaker trust withdraws holding from arms related company

staff writers — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0000

A major charitable trust has disposed of a ¬£2 million shareholding in the company Reed Elsevier, because of its concerns over the company's involvement in promoting arms sales, reports Quaker Peace and Social Witness - part of the Society of Friends in the UK.

Killing of Armenian editor deplored by church leader

staff writers — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:17:47 +0000

The murder on 19 January 2007 of prominent editor Hrant Dink in Istanbul, Turkey "is a devastating development," said Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, diocesan legate and ecumenical officer, Diocese of the Armenian Orthodox Church of America.

We need to face the reality of prostitution, says Christian network

staff writers — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:12:08 +0000

While media attention has focussed on the charging yesterday of a 48-year-old man with the murder of five women in eastern England, community organisations ‚Ä' including projects and individuals identified with the National Christian Alliance on Prostitution (NCAP) ‚Ä' say that the reality of sex work in Britain and its impact needs to be faced more honestly.

Chilean dictator dies without remorse for his victims

staff writers — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

General Augusto Pinochet, the dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, has died in hospital of heart failure, aged 91 ‚Ä' having escaped numerous attempts to charge him for murder, human rights abuses, fraud involving 28 million US dollars, and corruption.