by Sean Reilly | Jul 31, 2008
Gene Robinson, the openly gay US bishop whose consecration in 2003 polarised the worldwide Anglican Communion, says he believes that one day the Church will regret its rejection of homosexuals the way that it now regrets its support in the past for slavery. “We...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 30, 2008
Addressing more than 600 of the world’s Anglican bishops, Britain’s chief rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks has appealed to Jews and Christians to forge common cause and reach out to other people in a world dominated by politics and economics. “Though we do...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 29, 2008
Davis MacIyalla, director of the lesbian and gay rights group Changing Attitude Nigeria, has been granted asylum in the United Kingdom. Mr Davis has been subject to a range of attacks and death threats for his Christian work. MacIyalla fled Nigeria in 2006 following a...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 29, 2008
Several Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian children and two Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) workers as they walked to their village of Tuba on Sunday 27 July 2008. The children had been attending summer camp in the village of At-Tuwani. As the fourteen children...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 28, 2008
An Indonesian religious leader has told a visiting World Council of Churches delegation that Christians in his country see the US Democratic Party presidential candidate, Barack Obama, as a sign of hope – writes Maurice Malanes. “We are praying for Obama...
