Daniel Blake

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• Mar 11, 2008

  Forced Marriage Morally Wrong, Says Church of England

  Forced marriage is "morally and legally wrong," the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Council said on Monday in response to a Home Office consultation on “marriage to partners from overseas.”

• Mar 10, 2008

  Churches to Identify Europe's Most Urgent Social Challenges

  The Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) is asking its 105 member churches to take part in a new internet survey to identify some of Europe’s most pressing social challenges.

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  Mar 4, 2008

  Iraqi Christians Nervous after Cleric’s Abduction

  Iraq’s tiny Christian community is living in fear after the abduction of a Chaldean Archbishop in Mosul, a city in the northern Nineveh province, last week.

• Mar 3, 2008

  Christians Urged to Head to Church, Not the Bookies, on Good Friday

  The Methodist Church has expressed its sadness as high street betting shops prepare to open on Good Friday for the first time this month, ending a ban that has been in place since betting shops were first allowed in the 1960s.

• Jan 7, 2008

  Muslim Clerics Press Afghan President to Block Missionary Activity

  The President of Afghanistan has been told by the country’s Islamic council to stop foreign aid groups from converting locals to Christianity.

• Jan 2, 2008

  Anglican Bishop Urges Communion Not to Sweep Homosexuality Under Rug

  A senior Church of England bishop has urged the Anglican Communion to face up to the controversial issue of homosexuality in the Church at this year’s landmark Lambeth Conference.

• Dec 29, 2007

  Conservatives Organize Separate Meeting on Future of Anglicans

  Conservative members of the Anglican Communion who oppose the U.S. Episcopal Church and its liberal attitude to issues like homosexuality are planning to hold their own meeting on the future of the worldwide Communion.

• Dec 28, 2007

  Malaysia Christians Challenge Ban on 'Allah'

  A church in Malaysia and a Christian weekly newspaper are attempting to sue the Malaysian government for banning them from using the word “Allah,” claiming that the ban is unconstitutional and violates freedom of religion.

• Dec 27, 2007

  U.K. Agency Dispatches Non-Christians to Churches as 'Mystery Worshippers'

  U.K.-based Christian Research has commissioned a popular agency that specializes in “mystery shopping” services to begin a new ”mystery worshipper” initiative designed to find the reasons why people do not go to church or practice the Christian faith.

• Dec 20, 2007

  Over Half a Million Christian Pilgrims to Visit Holy Land this Christmas

  The number of Christian tourists expected to visit Israel this Christmas is expected to total around one million – a number that represents a 30 percent increase from the previous year.