Prime Minister to meet Faithworks award winners at No 10

by | Jun 12, 2008

As the debate on church and welfare continue, the Prime Minister and other senior government figures today host a reception with the winners of the 2008 Faithworks Awards at No 10 Downing Street. The winners, who all won monetary grants earlier this year to help...

Newspaper editors worried about UN religious censorship

by | Jun 12, 2008

The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have condemned what they say are the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council’s repeated efforts to undermine freedom of expression in the name of protecting religious sensibilities. “WAN reminds...

Church among those opposing Brown’s 42 day detention plan

by | Jun 11, 2008

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his allies stand accused of distorting the facts as the parlimentary vote on 42 days detention for terror suspects looms – with church figures joining the critics. The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Unit has...

Mennonites call for prayer and solidarity over Zimbabwe vote

by | Jun 11, 2008

Mennonite World Conference (MWC), which brings together 1.2 million Anabaptists within the Mennonite family, is sending two deacons to Zimbabwe and calling for two days of global prayer and fasting to coincide with the election run-off. The presidential contest in the...