Church growing in Iran despite repression
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:49:58 +0000
The number of Muslims converting to Christianity is growing at an explosive rate in Iran says Open Doors USA
Church must expose lies fuelling Mexicos drug violence says Pope
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:50:06 +0000
Pope Benedict XVI has spoken of the Churchs responsibility in helping Mexicos young people stay out of deadly drug cartels
300000 sign petition against plans to redefine marriage
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:10:35 +0000
A petition launched last month in opposition to the Governments plans to redefine marriage has been signed by 300000 people
Government must not delay in implementing minimum price on alcohol
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:41:57 +0000
Churches and charities have given a cautious welcome to the Governments plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol sales
Church schools must maintain Christian ethos
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:57:08 +0000
Church schools must robustly assert their Christian ethos in the face of challenges and attacks from secularists a Church of England report has warned
Bishops concern over Budget and Sunday trading laws
Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:17:08 +0000
The Bishop of Chichester has raised questions over the freeze on tax allowances for the over65s and plans to relax Sunday trading laws for the Olympics
Clean water is just the start
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:46:33 +0000
Providing clean water to communities is just the part of the picture in alleviating malnutrition and eradicating malaria
12th album from Phillips Craig and Dean
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:24:16 +0000
Its been more than 20 years since they formed but Phillips Craig and Dean are as popular as ever
Church leader condemns terror after French killings
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:23:13 +0000
The head of the World Council of Churches has condemned violence against religious and ethnic minorities after a spate of murders in southern France
Have the Advertising Standards Authority heard of Fabrice Muamba
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:22:08 +0000
Secular Britains population today still retains a similar residual kind of spiritual belief
Iraq church targeted in bomb blasts
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:59:08 +0000
The Syrian Orthodox Church of St Matthew in Baghdad was one of the targets in a string of bombings Tuesday as Iraqi extremists carried out a series of attacks in several cities and towns across the country that killed at least 52 people in total
School cross spans the centuries
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:45:15 +0000
A centuriesold piece of timber has been given a new lease of life in the form of a cross carved by pupils at St Aidans Church of England Academy in Darlington
Churches gearing up for Easter Passion Plays
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:33:21 +0000
Props are being readied and scripts rehearsed ahead of Easter and the annual Passion plays
George Osborne needs to be tougher on tax avoidance
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:56:38 +0000
Mr Osborne has not tackled the root causes of tax evasion and aggressive avoidance
Irish Church found to be negligent over sex abuse
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:19:25 +0000
A Vatican report has concluded that local church leaders were negligent when suspected incidents of sex abuse were brought to their attention
EU called to act on corruption
Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:27:30 +0000
Christian campaigners have delivered 10000 calls to action on corruption to the European Union
Budget 2012 Whats in it
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:55:31 +0000
The Association of Christian Financial Advisers takes a closer look at whats in the Budget
The Afters join October Baby soundtrack
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:53:40 +0000
Music from The Afters has been added to the soundtrack of upcoming feature film October Baby
St Pauls searches for Diamond Jubilee choir
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:22:38 +0000
Young singers are being given a onceinalifetime chance to perform in front of the Queen as part of St Pauls Cathedrals Diamond Choir
Judge rules human rights dont apply to Christian Facebook case
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:18:09 +0000
A Christian demoted by employers over comments he made about gay marriage on his Facebook page has been told he cannot appeal to human rights arguments in his defence
Children risking lives to escape North Korea
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:44:54 +0000
North Korean children are risking their lives to escape harsh conditions in their homeland Release International has warned
Christians encouraged to think about where their money goes
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:05:09 +0000
The Christian Socialist Movement is challenging churches and Christians to think about where they are putting their money
Queen rededicates herself to country in Diamond Jubilee address
Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:47:27 +0000
The Queen has pledged to serve the country for many more years in an address at Westminster to mark her Diamond Jubilee
E Tizz Im not ashamed of the Gospel
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:00:04 +0000
With an album title like What I Gotta Say it should come as no surprise that Romans 116 I am not ashamed of the Gospel is one of E Tizzs favourite verses
Churches called to help debtridden Londoners
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:52:15 +0000
Christians Against Poverty are urging churches in London to lend a helping hand to people caught in the trap of personal debt
Saudi Arabia urges citizens to 'swiftly' leave Syria
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:34:00 +0000
Saudi Arabia urged its citizens on Tuesday to quickly leave Syria to avoid getting caught in a military crackdown on months of popular protests, the Saudi state news agency reported.
"The foreign ministry renewed its warning to citizens currently in Syria to leave swiftly and asked those planning trips there not to travel now due to the unrest witnessed by the Syrian arena," the agency said.
For the full report go here.
Israeli opposition meets PLO chief in Amman
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:32:00 +0000
The Palestinian Authority must return to Mideast peace talks with Israel, Opposition Leader Tzipi Livni told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday, adding that Palestinians should not allow themselves to be swept up by extreme Islamic forces.
Livni's comments were made during a meeting with Abbas in the Jordanian capital of Amman, which was also attended by former Kadima MKs Haim Ramon and Tzachi Hanegbi as well as current Kadima MK Roni Bar-On.
'Germany approves subsidized sale of military submarine to Israel'
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:30:00 +0000
A senior German official said Wednesday that the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel.
Dolphin-class submarines are capable of carrying nuclear-tipped missiles, but there is no evidence that Israel has armed them with such weapons.
'Katyusha fire on Israel was Syrian warning'
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:24:00 +0000
The four-Katyusha rocket volley from S. Lebanon which hit Galilee in northern Israel in the small hours of Tuesday, Nov. 29, was initiated by Hizballah commanders in South Lebanon although it was claimed by the al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades.
Hizballah activated a Palestinian cell it controls in the Ain Hilwa refugee camp near Sidon on behalf of its ally in Damascus, arming the cell with the rockets and marking out their firing positions and targets in Israel's Galilee.
For full report go here.
Bible Belt senator in Samaria: ‘G-d’s promise is forever'
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:21:00 +0000
Sen. Alan Clemmons, on his first-ever visit to Israel, visited Samaria this week and spoke with Arutz Sheva, which asked him why a Bible Belt senator – a Mormon, no less – is so interested in Israel while the “Jewish vote” is minimal in his state.
“I have a heartfelt desire to correct what I felt was a wrong when President Obama shared with the world his proclamation and his belief that Israel should return to the 1948 ceasefire lines, what he called the 1967 borders,” Sen. Clemmons said. “You and I know there are no such borders.”
Iran: We'll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:18:00 +0000
Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said Israel would be attacked with 150,000 missiles if it launches any military action against the Islamic Republic, the Iran Independent News Service reported Sunday.
Speaking before 50,000 army volunteers in Bushehr, the minister said "Iran is not Iraq or Afghanistan, if the Americans make the mistake and attack Iran, we will show them how to fight,” adding “Israel has to be punished for what it has done to the Muslims in Palestine and Lebanon."
Muslim Brotherhood takes lead in Egypt vote count
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:16:00 +0000
The Muslim Brotherhood's party appeared to be leading Egypt's elections on Wednesday after 90 percent of the votes in a number of cities and provinces have been counted, according to Al Jazeera.
Egypt's Al Nour party, considered a radical Islamic party, appeared to be in second place behind the Muslim Brotherhood, and the centrist party is only in third place, according to Al Jazeera.
Israeli ambassador: Anti-Jewish 'sickness' in British press
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:12:00 +0000
Israeli Ambassador to Britain, Daniel Taub, condemned on Sunday what he called an anti-Semitic "sickness" inside some parts of the British media.
‘Mysterious explosion damaged Iranian nuclear site’
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:07:00 +0000
The explosion earlier this week that Iran said was at a uranium enrichment site actually damaged a nuclear plant and was far from accidental, The London Times reported Wednesday.
The newspaper quoted Israeli intelligence officials as saying that satellite photos revealed extensive damage from the explosion at Isfahan, near Tehran. The Israeli sources, so far unconfirmed, added that smoke was seen pouring out from a conversion plant and that it was clear that the blast was not accidental.
[For the full report go here.[(http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150252#.TtZjU3O9SSo)
FM: Resuming tax transfers to PA perpetuates terror
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:05:00 +0000
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday criticized the decision of eight senior ministers to release frozen tax revenue funds to the Palestinian Authority.
"The decision to transfer the funds to the Palestinians is a painful decision that may help restore relations between Israel and the Palestinians, but will allow the PA to continue to use the money to encourage and perpetuate terror," Lieberman said.
[For the full report go here.] (http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/150265#.TtZiNnO9SSo)
Turkey slaps sanctions on Syria
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:56:00 +0000
Turkey will suspend all financial dealings with Syria and freeze Syrian government assets as part of sanctions against President Bashar Assad's government, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Wednesday.
Davutoglu also told a news conference that Turkey, once a close friend of Damascus, would block the delivery of all weapons and military equipment to Damascus as part of measures aimed at persuading Assad to end a violent crackdown against pro-democracy protesters.
UK orders immediate closure of Iranian embassy
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:53:00 +0000
LONDON - Britain said on Wednesday it had ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and had closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters.
"The Iranian charge (d'affaires) in London is being informed now that we require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and that all Iranian diplomatic staff must leave the United Kingdom within the next 48 hours," British Foreign Secretary William Hague told parliament.
Awash in rumors of war
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:51:00 +0000
Israel – dividing the Church, or defining it?
Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +0000
Abbas to freed killers: Your hard work was not in vain
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:42:00 +0100
The Palestinian Arab which the world insists Israel make peace with by surrendering territory Tuesday praised and thanked murderers and accomplices to murder Israel released in exchange for IDF soldier Gilad Schalit.
“Your sacrifice and hard work were not in vain,” PLO chief Mahmoud Abbas told the freed terrorists’ of their suicide bombings and massacres of Jews.
“We thank Allah for your return and your safety. You are freedom fighters and holy warriors and for the sake of Allah and the homeland.”
Abbas – the “terrorist in a tie” – has been repeatedly welcomed into the White House and other western capitals by world leaders who contend that he is a worthy “partner for peace.”
Russia backs Palestinian state bid
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:19:00 +0100
MOSCOW: Russia has put its ties with Israel to the test by announcing plans to back a controversial Palestinian bid to win United Nations statehood despite strong resistance from the Jewish state.
The decision does not come as an outright surprise but underscores the growing diplomatic isolation in which Israel finds itself following a new flare-up in relations with regional powers Egypt and Turkey.
Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said Russia would vote in favour of any type of official UN recognition the Palestinians decided to seek.
IDF cameras at border scare Lebanon into full alert
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:15:00 +0100
High tension on the northern border again has led the Lebanese army to go on full alert, this time because the IDF mounted surveillance cameras near a border gate. United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) rushed to the scene Tuesday to ensure calm.
The Lebanese army prepared for battle following the mounting of cameras near the “Fatime” gate, a former crossing point that was closed in 2000, when Defense Minister Ehud Barak, then IDF Chief of Staff, ordered the hasty withdrawal of soldiers who had been manning a security zone in southern Lebanon for more than 20 years.
Lebanese sources told the Beirut Daily Star that the IDF has been reinforcing the area since last month, building barricades and installing a control tower. Demonstrations, including rock throwing, have been frequent at the gate.
For the full report go here.]
Father of the bride arrested on Temple Mount
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:11:00 +0100
A Jewish man who accompanied his daughter to the Temple Mount on the morning of her wedding day was arrested and detained for three hours. His crime – putting a pinch of dust in a matchbox as a keepsake.
The incident took place on Monday, when Shlomo Neeman took his daughter Rivka to the Temple Mount. Shlomo is a senior employee with the Jewish Agency who lives in Carmei Tzur; Rivka, his oldest daughter, was just hours before her wedding.
The two were approved by police to ascend the mount, which according to Jewish tradition is the holiest site on earth. However, when Shlomo picked up a small quantity of dust, three police officers immediately arrested him and accused him of carrying out a religiously significant act - which when done by a Jew, is considered to have “potential to disturb the peace,” and is thus forbidden.
Go here for full report.
Cheney: Israel will bomb Iran reactor if need be
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:09:00 +0100
Former US vice president Dick Cheney said Monday that Isael is likely to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities if it proves necessary in order to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.
“I think Iran represents an existential threat, and (Israel) will do whatever they have to do to guarantee their survival and their security,” Cheney told Newsmax.
Asked whether he based his prediction on a specific source, Cheney said he cannot attribute it to any one Israeli source, and "wouldn’t want to do that.”
PA's UN bid may lead to ICC action against settlers
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:59:00 +0100
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) warned Tuesday that should the Palestinian Authority's statehood bid in the United Nations prove successful, West Bank settlers may find themselves facing criminal charges before the International Crimes Court.
An ACRI position paper on the possible legal ramifications of the PA's UN bid suggests that a General Assembly sanction of the Palestinian appeal with effectively subject West Bank settlements, and therefore settlers, to international criminal law and penal code.
As such, settlers would be exposed to individual criminal lawsuits in The Hague