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Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Saturday, 7 November 2009, 18:03 (IST) 5 144 31 http://in.christiantoday.com/ http://in.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif The Catholic Education Service for England and Wales says it is disappointed with the announcement from Schools Secretary Ed Balls that sex education is to be made compulsory for all pupils http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/catholics-disappointed-with-sex-education-plans/4766.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:46:18 +0530 A ministry that supports persecuted Christians launched a campaign Thursday to press Iran to release two young female converts who have been detained for eight months in one of the most notorious prisons in the country http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/campaign-launched-to-free-iranian-female-converts/4765.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:45:14 +0530 Evangelist Billy Graham is spending the weekend receiving several family members at his western North Carolina home to celebrate his 91st birthday today http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/billy-graham-gives-thanks-on-91st-birthday/4764.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:44:06 +0530 Some of the worlds leading humanitarian organisations have issued a joint statement pressing for urgent action amid changing climate conditions http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/climate-change-jeapordising-food-security-warn-ngos/4763.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:43:07 +0530 The Church of South India on Tuesday was honored with the International Environment Conservation Award for its ecological intervention as a faith based community http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/csi-presented-with-intl-award-for-ecological-intervention/4762.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:04 +0530 Christian Solidarity Worldwide CSW has sent a letter to EU leaders urging them to use Fridays summit to raise fresh concern about the aftermath of last years antiChristian violence in Orissa including legitimate fears of impunity on a large scale http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/csw-fears-lack-of-justice-for-orissa-victims/4761.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:26:46 +0530 The Purpose Driven Connection magazine will no longer be published by The Readers Digest Association as of 2010 http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/rick-warren-and-readers-digest-part-ways-on-magazine-project/4760.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:43:04 +0530 The Archbishop of Armagh says confidence building measures are needed to show that devolution in Northern Ireland works http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/archbishop-concerned-over-rising-tensions-in-northern-ireland/4759.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:41:44 +0530 Disgraced church leader Ted Haggard will be holding a gathering of a dozen or so people in his living room next week as part of an effort to connect with friends and help people http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/ted-haggard-to-host-prayer-gathering/4758.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:38:28 +0530 With a massive rally for Dalit Christians soon to be underway Church groups on Thursday Oct 5 held a press conference at Constitution Club New Delhi expressing the urgency of extending the benefit of reservation by amending the Constitutional Schedule Caste Order 1950 http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/politicos-reiterate-stance-on-dalit-christians-at-press-meet/4757.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:26:43 +0530 It might seem an eccentric Christmas campaign but it has favorably helped many Dalits in India for their daytoday survival http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/christmas-campaign-brings-buffaloes-to-families-in-india/4756.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:56 +0530 In one of the largest prayer events to happen on Sunday Nov 8 thousands of churches from over 150 countries will pray for the persecuted Christians across the globe and this includes those in Orissa http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/global-prayer-for-persecuted-christians-on-nov-8/4755.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:58:52 +0530 Evangelical Christian and Jewish leaders are calling for immediate sanctions against Iran to discourage the government from developing nuclear weapons http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/evangelical-jewish-leaders-call-for-sanctions-against-iran/4754.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:19:35 +0530 The Church of England has published a book of prayers and reflections to help commuters find peace in the midst of stressful journeys to and from work http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/bishop-publishes-prayers-for-burnt-out-workers/4753.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:24 +0530 The UN Secretary General has called on people of faith to lead the way in sustainable living and protecting the planet http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/people-of-faith-vitally-important-to-climate-change-solution/4752.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:12:49 +0530 In Fukagirota 30 kms from Kondagaon of Chhattisgarhs Bastar district Hindu extremists stormed the Sunday worship service November 1 accused the pastor of forceful conversion severely beat him up and threw his infant son to the ground seriously injuring his ear http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/prayer-meeting-interrupted-pastor-and-family-injured/4751.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:08:06 +0530 The antiChristian tirade of BJP President Rajnath Singh last month was strongly rebuked by the spokesperson of the Catholic Church in Madhya Pradesh Fr Anand Muttungal http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/rajnath-singh-castigated-for-baseless-allegations-against-christians/4750.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:02:25 +0530 The United Nations Childrens Fund UNICEF on Sunday divulged that over 300 million children in South Asia almost half the total number were trapped in poverty http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/unicef-300-mn-south-asian-children-trapped-in-poverty/4749.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:19 +0530 Mirinae is the fourth storm to hit the Philippines in four weeks and has added more stress to relief groups who have been working in the country http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/philippines-typhoons-knock-churches-rehabilitation-work/4747.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:34:56 +0530 The annual March for Jesus in Brazil drew more than 15 million evangelical Christians on Monday http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/brazils-march-for-jesus-draws-15-million-evangelicals/4746.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:32:27 +0530 Flood waters in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are beginning to recede yet the emotional and physical devastation of survivors isnt going away with the water Gospel for Asia has committed to stand by these survivors offering physical aid and the love of God so they can rebuild a future of hope Now GFA President KP Yohannan has outlined what this relief will look like http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/gfa-to-rebuild-flood-survivors-homes/4745.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:04 +0530 The Kidney Federation of India an initiative of a Catholic prelate who donated his own kidney to an ailing Hindu was officially launched Friday Oct 30 in Thrissur by popular playback singer KJ Jesudas http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/catholic-priests-kidney-federation-launched/4744.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:23 +0530 Worldrenowned evangelist and prophet Pastor Bernard Blessing was on Monday restrained from preaching at a convention organised by Pentecostal groups in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/world-renowned-evangelist-barred-from-preaching-in-kerala/4743.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:57 +0530 Only God and God alone is perfect his actions match his holiness they are never contradictory http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/holiness-cannot-be-faked/4742.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:51:50 +0530 Following a second consecutive defeat in Indias general elections Indias principal opposition party the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Indian Peoples Party faces a potentially uncertain and unstable future http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/bjp-faces-uncertain-and-unstable-future/4741.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:37:26 +0530 Organizers of a national prolife campaign that concluded this past weekend say the abortion industry is starting to squirm http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/prayer-campaign-helps-save-534-babies-from-abortion/4740.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:27:40 +0530 UNICEF is appealing to Christians and other people of faith to fill up Jars of Grace for underprivileged children worldwide http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/unicef-invites-christians-to-fill-jars-of-grace-this-christmas/4739.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:25:35 +0530 Millions of Christians worldwide observed All Saints Day on Sunday marking the annual tradition according to their understanding of it http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/millions-mark-all-saints-day/4738.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:21:50 +0530 The Justice BK Somasekhara Commission of Inquiry on Monday recorded the statements of nine witnesses in connection to last years violence against Christians in Karnataka http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/nine-witnesses-depose-before-somasekhara-commission/4737.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:19:22 +0530 Pakistans top Islamist parties have warned the government against repealing of blasphemy law in favor of Christians http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/pakistan-islamist-parties-oppose-repeal-of-blasphemy-law/4736.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:10:35 +0530 In order to gain momentum in the case of Dalit Christians church groups will organise a rally on Nov 19 pressing the government to render SC status to converts to Christianity http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/rally-to-demand-justice-for-dalit-christians/4735.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:05:32 +0530 The Archbishop of Canterbury and a priest from Southern Sudan yesterday promoted the benefits of microfinance for the poor through the work of the charity Five Talents http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/archbishop-welcomes-work-of-microfinance-charity/4733.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:19 +0530 Gunmen have asked for 12 million to release a 79yearold missionary kidnapped from his home in the southern Philippines http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/kidnappers-demand-12-million-ransom-for-irish-priest-in-philippines/4732.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:45:46 +0530 Several commemorative events have been held in Augsburg Germany to celebrate the signing of a landmark ecumenical agreement ten years ago between representatives of the Methodist Church the Lutheran World Federation LWF and the Roman Catholic Church http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/catholics-lutherans-and-methodists-mark-10th-anniversary-of-justification-declaration/4731.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:42:37 +0530 To further its campaign against Christianity the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party BJP has demanded an amendment in the Indian constitution to check religious conversions http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/bjp-chief-wants-amendment-in-constitution-to-curb-conversions/4730.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:37:03 +0530 A robbery at a priests house in Mumbai once again signals the need for adequate security around parsonages and religious place of worship http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/robbers-strike-at-priests-house-in-mumbai/4729.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:34:27 +0530 The latest in a series of theological conversations among church bodies in India has underscored the need to be Just and Inclusive by breaking down barriers of the modern society through sincerity dedication and commitment to the values of Gospel http://in.christiantoday.com/articles/churches-study-how-to-be-just-and-inclusive/4728.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:23:05 +0530