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Results 1 - 20 of 362 in Christian

  1. 'Calm down, calm down', C of E tells commutersRead the original story

    Yesterday | Ekklesia Daily News

    As holidays for many people end and the northern hemisphere winter approaches after a wet summer, Monday mornings can be difficult.

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    Related Topix: Anglican, Religion

  2. Churches delegation concerned about South Ossetia after visit problemsRead the original story

    Friday | Ekklesia Daily News

    A pastoral delegation sent by the World Council of Churches to Georgia and Russia has not been able to visit South Ossetia from the Georgian side of the ceasefire line.

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    Related Topix: Tbilisi, Georgia, World News, Tskhinvali, Georgia, Georgia, Religion, Orthodox Church, Standardized Testing, Education

  3. A Lesson from Samson and Delilah: It's Never Too LateRead the original story

    Friday | About.com

    In this Bible story summary, we'll look at the tale of Samson and Delilah from the book of Judges.

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    Related Topix: Religion

  4. Online poll shows opposition to mental health DNA policyRead the original story

    Friday | Ekklesia Daily News

    Black church leaders have joined health experts in welcoming findings from a new opinion poll showing widespread opposition to the current trend of adding the DNA of innocent mental health patients to the ...

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    Related Topix: Religion

  5. Diversity, attainment and faith schoolsRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 4 | Ekklesia Daily News

    Quite a lively debate has opened up on faith schools policy reform following the launch of Accord.

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    Related Topix: Religion

  6. Peacebuilding message needs to spread to world community, says UNRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 4 | Ekklesia Daily News

    United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon has said that the UN Peacebuilding Fund "has swiftly become a unique and dynamic tool to help countries emerging from conflict avoid slipping back into war." However ...

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    Related Topix: Africa, Guinea-Bissau, World News, Religion

  7. Protesters face police raids at the Republican ConventionRead the original story

    Thursday Sep 4 | Ekklesia Daily News

    In developments which have been largely ignored in the US media, police have staged preemptive armed raids targeting protesters and alternative media around the Republican National Convention - including ...

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    Related Topix: Riot, US National Guard, US Military, Prison, Religion

  8. Russia accused on cluster bomb use in Georgian republic

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Ekklesia Daily News

    Despite the official termination of Russian military operations in Georgia, tensions in the region remain high, and campaigners claim that Russia has been dropping cluster bombs on innocent civilians in the ... 9 comments

    Related Topix: Tbilisi, Georgia, World News, Georgia, Religion

  9. World churches' delegation visits Russia and GeorgiaRead the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Ekklesia Daily News

    A pastoral delegation from the World Council of Churches is visiting Russia and Georgia today, staying through to 7 September 2008.

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    Related Topix: Religion

  10. Theologians to tackle contested concept of 'Promised Land'Read the original story

    Wednesday Sep 3 | Ekklesia Daily News

    A conference in Bern this month will discuss the often thorny concept of the "Promised Land" and related theological issues with a view to helping more churches become advocates for a just peace in the Middle ...

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    Related Topix: Switzerland, Berne, Switzerland, World News, Israel, Middle East, Solothurn, Switzerland, Religion

  11. Sarah Palin Brings Hope to Evangelical VotersRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | About.com

    Sarah Palin as a running mate. Up until now, one outspoken conservative leader, Dr.

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    Related Topix: Classical, Focus on the Family, Religion

  12. Russian and Georgian Orthodox leaders seek understanding amid conflict

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Ekklesia Daily News

    A Russian Orthodox Church missionary has defended Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II against charges that he is a Georgian nationalist, whilst other leading Russian clerics have warned against the war between ...

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    Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, World News, Russia, Asia

  13. Civil rights activists criticise UN religious defamation resolutionRead the original story

    Tuesday Sep 2 | Ekklesia Daily News

    Civil rights organisations, advocates of religious freedom, anti-censorship groups and government in Europe and beyond are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect ...

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    Related Topix: Religion

  14. This Week's Testimony: Tracy's Loss and RestorationRead the original story

    Monday Sep 1 | About.com

    ... featured testimonies from you, the members and visitors of this site. Each story reveals a life transformed by Christian faith. If your relationship with God has made a significant difference in your life, we would like to hear about it. * Submit ...

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    Related Topix: Religion

  15. Communities and churches act over Hurricane GustavRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 31 | Ekklesia Daily News

    Church and community groups across the USA are preparing to assist those who may be displaced by Hurricane Gustav, as it heads towards the city that was torn apart under the strain of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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    Related Topix: Hurricane, Hurricane Gustav, Weather, Natural Disasters, Religion

  16. Examining fundamentalism in EuropeRead the original story

    Friday Aug 29 | Ekklesia Daily News

    At the end of July 2008 I went to Prague this for the Tenth International Bonhoeffer Congress, to present a synoptic view of fundamentalism .

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    Related Topix: University of Notre Dame, University of Chicago, Religion

  17. Internet mapping bypasses 'church and pub' navigationRead the original story

    Friday Aug 29 | Ekklesia Daily News

    People in Britain, whether religious or not, have been used to negotiating their directions by first locating churches, pubs and other notable landmarks.

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    Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Religion

  18. Book Review: Lost Boy by Greg Laurie

    Friday Aug 29 | About.com

    ... had a troubled childhood. Although he's now senior pastor of one of the largest churches in America, Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, his youth was precariously unstable. Born illegitimately and raised by a wild and reckless, ...

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    Related Topix: Los Angeles Metro, Riverside Metro, Religion

  19. Continued concern at teenage street stabbingsRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | Ekklesia Daily News

    Celebrations marking Britain's best Olympic success in 100 years, with the country's athletes winning 19 gold medals, were marred by the fatal stabbing of an 18-year-old Londoner, adding to a knife-wielding ...

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    Related Topix: Epidemic, Natural Disasters, World News, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, London, England, Prison, Religion

  20. Weekly Prayers & Poems - Eternity in HellRead the original story

    Thursday Aug 28 | About.com

    If you died today, would you be ready for eternity? This week's member-submitted poem called Eternity in Hell , will make you stop and consider that all-important question.

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    Related Topix: Religion