by Sean Reilly | Nov 9, 2007
Amidst the present-buying and annual spending spree of the Christmas period, Christians are being urged to reaffirm their commitment to the message of ‘living simply’. The live simply pledge calls on people to alter something in their lifestyle and to get...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 9, 2007
The General Assembly of the National Council of Churches USA and development agency Church World Service, holding its annual meeting from 6-8 November 2007, has urged the US House of Representatives to pass legislation recognizing the slaughter of Armenians in 1915 as...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 9, 2007
Despite intense lobbying from the religious right in the USA, the Democratic-led House of Representatives has defied a White House veto threat by voting to outlaw workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation. “We are protecting the rights of millions of...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 9, 2007
A senior Vatican official has said the Roman Catholic Church welcomes a new Global Christian Forum intended to bring together the diverse strands of Christianity as never before – writes Fredrick Nzwili in Nairobi. “When Christians are divided, the...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
The Roman Catholic bishop of Portsmouth is backing a campaign to legalise brothels. The Right Reverend Crispian Hollis says he does not condone prostitution but supports the controversial campaign launched by Hampshire Women’s Institute to license brothels,...
