British Isles
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:31
Archbishop: ‘Anxious time’ for Christians across Middle East
Christians risk falling victim to extremist elements in the wake of the Arab Spring, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned. Speaking to the BBC this week, Dr Rowan Williams warned of a ‘very anxious time’ ahead…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:30
Belfast: a familiar pattern continues
Violence at the Lower Newtownards Road interface is a recurring theme in the history of sectarian trouble in Northern Ireland. On the cusp of east Belfast, the nationalist enclave of Short Strand sits beside estates and…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:28
Call to plant more churches
Baptist churches are 'complacent' about the need for church planting and have been lulled into a false sense of security by relatively healthy attendance figures, according to church planting consultant Stuart Murray-Williams. Mr Murray-Williams says in…
Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:44
Welcome to Houses of Prayer
Houses of prayer have been with us for centuries. God has called individuals and groups to offer unceasing prayer and worship, 24/7. However we are in the midst of growth of this particular calling - God…
Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:43
Care Not Killing warns of 'copycat suicide'
Care Not Killing, an alliance of over 40 organisations, has today called on the Secretary of State for Health and the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, to carry out an urgent investigation…
Thursday, 16 June 2011 14:41
Bishop supports Bill to restrict Sharia law
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has lent his support to a Bill tabled in the House of Lords this week to scale back the influence of Sharia law. Sharia - or Islamic law - is used in around…