by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India – writes Kristine Greenaway...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 10, 2008
The head of a world churches body which has been highly critical of the policies of the state of Israel toward the Palestinians has unequivocally condemned the recent bomb outrage in Jerusalem. “We express our sincere sorrow and sympathy to the families of those...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 10, 2008
Russia’s president-elect, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin’s handpicked successor, can count on support from his country’s religious organizations which have congratulated him after his landslide victory in the elections – writes Sophia...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 9, 2008
Palestinians and Jews working for peace and justice have expressed deep foreboding about the future after Israel responded to the appalling recent shootings in Jerusalem with hints of reprisals and a pledge to occupy more territory. Leaders of churches throughout the...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 8, 2008
The Japanese government and Christians should support the rights of the Ainu indigenous people in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, the Rev Tadao Miura, the director of the Ainu People Information Centre of the United Church of Christ in Japan, has said...
