Maria Mackay

Christian Today Reporter

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  • Saddleback Church Defends Rick Warren Against 'Inappropriate' Charges

    Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has responded to a number of charges against its founding pastor, Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren, for not disciplining global media executive Rupert Murdoch over his alleged ownership and expansion of pornographic channels in Europe.

  • Big Tea Party to Highlight Persecution in Tea-Producing Countries

    Persecution watchdog Open Doors is to hold its first ever “Great Big Tea Party” this summer in an effort to raise awareness in the United Kingdom of the rising persecution against Christians in the world’s great tea-producing nations.

  • U.K. Christians Pay Tribute to Tony Blair

    Christians across the United Kingdom have been paying tribute to outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair who announced Thursday that he will step down from office on June 27 after 10 years in power.

  • Nigerian Archbishop Snubs Episcopal, Anglican Leaders

    The Anglican Archbishop of Nigeria has disregarded requests from the leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church in America by going ahead with the installation of Bishop Martyn Minns of Virginia as the head of a new diocese for congregations wanting to leave the U.S.-based church body.

  • Ecumenical Church Heads Call for Tighter Gun Control

    Church leaders in the United States and the wider international community have called for tighter gun control following Monday’s tragic mass killing at Virginia Tech.

  • Kenyan Archbishops Call for Gov't Response After Deadly Clashes

    Catholic and Anglican Church leaders in Kenya have called on the country’s government to stop the recent spate of killings in the Mount Elgon district of Kenya’s Western Province.

  • Reformed Church Head 'Disturbed' By Zimbabwe Crackdowns

    The head of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has expressed “grave concern” over the economic, political and humanitarian crisis unraveling in Zimbabwe.

  • South African Churches Condemn Repression in Zimbabwe

    The head of the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has expressed grave concern over the growing wave of repression and human rights violations in Zimbabwe and called for immediate action to halt the persecution of Zimbabweans at home and abroad.

  • Belarus Hunger Strike Church Still Faces State Clampdown

    The Belarus church which protested against state oppression during a hunger strike last October is still no closer to receiving the promised state approval to use its own building and land for worship.

  • Zimbabwe Police Crack Down on Protest Prayer Rally

    Zimbabwe police have arrested one of the chief opponents to President Robert Mugabe’s government during a blockade to a protest prayer rally planned for Sunday.

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