Ethan Cole

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• Aug 21, 2009

  Relief Group: Hike in Water Price Leaves Many Africans Desperate

  A drastic shortfall of expected rain this year resulted in a spike in prices for basic necessities that left millions of people in East Africa having to choose between food or water, reported a relief group.

• Aug 21, 2009

  'Appalling' Roadside Camp for Pakistani Christians Raises Concern

  A U.K. group that aids the persecuted church expressed deep concern about the \"appalling\" living conditions of Christians in a squalid refugee camp in downtown Islamabad.

• Aug 20, 2009

  U.S. Evangelical Group Urges Civility in Health Care Debate

  The National Association of Evangelicals voiced support for the general idea of a new health care system that would cover more people, but urged those debating the details of the reform bill to remain civil.

• Aug 20, 2009

  Conservative Anglicans Announce Church and Islam Project

  A group of conservative Anglicans that broke away from The Episcopal Church recently announced a new project to educate American members about Islam and the challenges it poses to the Church and its mission.

• Aug 18, 2009

  Potential WCC Head Recognizes Obstacles; Focuses on Unity

  A candidate for the World Council of Churches\' top post acknowledged recently the many obstacles keeping churches from joining the ecumenical body, but spoke optimistically about the potential to overcome the differences.

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  Aug 15, 2009

  Christian Agencies Offer Aid to Taiwan Typhoon Victims

  Christian relief groups were among some of the first organizations to respond to Taiwan's Typhoon Morakot and remain active in helping in the aftermath of the disaster. Ministry workers have been helping victims since Sunday, the day after the typhoon hit Taiwan.

• Aug 13, 2009

  Lutherans Urged to Press Obama on Sudan Peace

  The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is calling on his denomination\'s members to ask President Obama to help secure lasting peace for the people of Sudan.

• Aug 12, 2009

  Ex-Muslim Teen Fears Family Honor Killing in U.S.

  Fathima Rifqa Bary says her father had threatened to kill her after he heard that she had been baptized. The Christian teen is now involved in a legal battle with her parents, who are trying to regain custody of her after she ran away.

• Aug 11, 2009

  World Evangelical Alliance Battles Human Trafficking

  The world's largest evangelical organization announced on Monday that it has created a task force on human trafficking.

• Aug 10, 2009

  Global Pro-Family Gathering Opens

  Pro-family activists and leaders from 61 countries kicked off the 5th global conference supporting traditional family values on Monday in Amsterdam.