by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
A coalition of church organizations that includes the World Council of Churches and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, has called for the lifting of a ban by Zimbabwe that has prevented humanitarian aid agencies and non-governmental organizations from working in...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
“I grew up in the Vietnam War era. In the end people lost interest in that war, they said this is not a war worth fighting. Sometimes winning is to say we don’t want to fight that war any more.” Brian McLaren is one of the leading US figures in...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
The concrete wall behind the altar of the Christian Church of Central Sulawesi in Palu, Indonesia still bears marks from two bullets just three inches to the right of a framed cross-stitch portrait of Jesus Christ. Four years ago, on 18 July 2004, the two bullets were...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
In a video message for the UK-based World Development Movement (WDM), Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has backed calls for the British government and its citizens to take tough action on climate change. The WDM video says the UK government should stop the growth in...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 24, 2008
The Rev Joaquina Filipe Nhanala was elected on 23 July 2008 as the first female United Methodist bishop in Africa, reports UMNS. Nhanala, aged 51, the pastor of Matola United Methodist Church in Mozambique, was elected during the 22-24 July 2008 meeting of the...
