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  • 20 Oct 2007
    Harry Potter gay revelation unlikely to thrill religious right

    Hard-line Christian groups who say mild-mannered Harry Potter is an occult conspiracy are unlikely to be reassured by news that one of its key characters is gay - even though JK Rowling has confirmed the series is based on Christian themes.

  • 18 Oct 2007
    Pentecostals deepen conversation with historic churches

    A second round of dialogue between World Council of Churches (WCC) members and Pentecostals has been inaugurated in Baar, Switzerland. A group of Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and Pentecostal Christians met to continue work begun in 2005.

  • 12 Oct 2007
    Poll reveals strong support amongst US Evangelicals for tackling climate change

    More evidence emerged yesterday that opinions amongst Evangelical Christians over climate change have changed significantly in the last couple of years.

  • 28 Sep 2007
    Trade should be about justice for the poor, say UK church leaders

    Senior church leaders in Britain have joined their counterparts in Europe and Africa in urging the UK government to play its part in seeking to make trade negotiations between the EU and some of the world’s poorest countries about justice not greed.

  • 27 Sep 2007
    Christians thank God for impending closure of UK arms export agency

    Christians from a range of backgrounds held a service in London yesterday evening to thank God for a major success in campaigning against the arms trade - the shutting down of the government-backed DESO.

  • 26 Sep 2007
    Mixed response to US Episcopal compromise on gay issue

    There has been a decidedly mixed initial response to the attempt of the Episcopal Church in the USA to reach a compromise over the issue of lesbian and gay blessings and ordinations, with some media commentators hailing it as a refusal to give in and others seeing it as a cave-in.

  • 7 Sep 2007
    Church of England concerned that equality bill will reduce its influence

    Preserving religious freedom, including the right to manifest diverse beliefs, is a cornerstone of an open, liberal and tolerant society, the C of E Archbishops’ Council says in its response to proposals for a Single Equality Bill. Others say the Church is being too defensive.

  • 7 Sep 2007
    European pan-church assembly seeks a fresh unity impetus

    Representatives of Europe's main Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches say they hope a six-day ecumenical assembly in the Romanian city of Sibiu will give a new impetus to the movement for Christian unity - and enable them to meet today's challenges.

  • 12 Aug 2007
    Ex-prisoner Aitken calls for action on failing penal system

    A former Tory Cabinet Minister, who has been in jail himself, has challenged the Keswick Convention, a major UK evangelical rally, to get involved in the effort to transform the country's failing prison system.

  • 8 Aug 2007
    Pentagon officers found guilty of proselytism charges

    The Pentagon's Inspector General has passed judgement against seven military officers, including four generals, who engaged in misconduct three years ago when they appeared in a controversial promotional video for an evangelical group, contravening proselytism regulations.