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  • 15 Apr 2011
    Brent Council denies discriminating against Christians

    Brent Borough Council has denied discriminating against Christians. Critics of the claim of discrimination say that it does not stand up under scrutiny.

  • 15 Apr 2011
    Work continues for a common date for Easter

    The General Secretary of the World Council of Churches has urged Christians to give this year’s celebration of Easter a clear ecumenical profile.

  • 14 Mar 2011
    US church council supports common date for Easter

    Church leaders in the USA are re-promoting the idea of Western and Orthodox Christians sharing a common Easter, on a fixed date every year.

  • 8 Apr 2010
    Remember reconciling Christianity in the Gulf

    This text and podcast is the fourth of five reflective radio talks for Easter from Harry Hagopian, focusing on the presence, life and witness of the often-forgotten historic Christian communities across the Middle East. Today, he contrasts narrow stereotypes of the Gulf region with the reconciling presence of diverse Christian churches.

  • 7 Apr 2010
    Philippines church leaders urge an end to crucifixion rituals

    Catholic and Protestant church leaders in the Philippines have urged people to live out their faith beyond the sometimes extreme rituals and penitence of Lent and Holy Week.

  • 7 Apr 2010
    Remember Lebanon's heritage and trials

    This text and podcast is the third of five reflective radio talks for Easter from Harry Hagopian, focusing on the presence, life and witness of the often-forgotten historic Christian communities across the Middle East. Today, attention turns to the beautiful country of Lebanon, a cradle of faith, yet buffeted by one crisis after another.

  • 6 Apr 2010
    Remember hard-pressed Christians in Iraq

    This text and podcast is the second of five reflective radio talks for Easter from Harry Hagopian, focusing on the presence, life and witness of the often-forgotten historic Christian communities across the Middle East. Today, attention turns to the war-ravaged and destitute Christians of Iraq.

  • 5 Apr 2010
    Easter reconciliation message from heads of Churches of Jerusalem

    The heads of the historic Christian churches in Jerusalem have stressed the need for courage, reconciliation and perseverance in the face of violence and division in today's world.

  • 5 Apr 2010
    Remember Jesus came from the Middle East, not the West

    This text and podcast is the first of five reflective radio talks for Easter from Harry Hagopian, focusing on the presence, life and witness of the often-forgotten historic Christian communities across the Middle East. The first coming of Jesus occurred in Nazareth, Bethlehem and Jerusalem - not in London or elsewhere in the world - we are reminded today.

  • 4 Apr 2010
    Christians at cross purposes

    Conflicting views of the meaning of the crucifixion have led to strikingly different patterns of behaviour among Christian believers, says Jonathan Bartley. Damaging understandings of atonement have tragic consequences for healthy Christian witness and performance.