Articles
Syria: Assistance needed for victims
25 Jul 2013
Epic refugee crisis, brutal Christian persecution and international involvement has brought Syria into turmoil. The war has killed 100,000, displaced over 1.5 million and 6,000 are fleeing daily. The UN has not seen a refugee outflow…
The Muslim majority province of Aceh is led by Zaini Abdullah. He has based his political fortune on the ‘full application’ of sharia. Jakarta demands the governor respect religious plurality; meanwhile Christian leaders are denouncing violence…
Churches condemn u-turn on alcohol pricing
22 Jul 2013
The Government has broken its pledge to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol. The Church of England, the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church, the Salvation Army and Quaker Action on Alcohol & Drugs are…
Religion told to halt weddings over gay rights
22 Jul 2013
The future of traditional Indian weddings in Britain is in doubt because of the fallout from gay marriage passing into law, it has emerged. Sikh temples have been advised to halt all civil marriage ceremonies on…
Many will have seen and read that there is a planned demonstration by the right-wing English Defence League in Birmingham on Saturday and a counter demonstration by those opposed to their views. At Trumpet Call 2013…
Malala's bravery: ‘Taliban will not silence me’
19 Jul 2013
Marking her 16th birthday, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen who was shot by members of the Taliban last year and survived, addressed the United Nations on Friday. She told a UN Youth Assembly, ‘They thought that…