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Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:05
Italy/EU: Protect migrants' human rights
Amnesty International is urging the authorities in Italy and the European Union to protect the human rights of thousands of migrants from Tunisia arriving on the Italian mainland and the island of Lampedusa. More than 4,000…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:52
Christian GP ditched from drugs panel
The Christian GP who was appointed as a Government drugs adviser last month (See Prayer Alert 04-2011) has now been sacked because he co-wrote a study which linked homosexuality and child sex offences. Dr Hans-Christian Raabe,…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:50
Islamic sect in fight for 'mega-mosque'
Leaders of the Islamic sect Tablighi Jamaat want to overturn an enforcement order served by Newham council requiring them to leave their West Ham site where they want to create a 12,000 capacity megga mosque. Over…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:49
Clergy told to take on the 'new atheists'
The Church of England will this week vow to fight ‘new atheism’ in an attempt to combat the rise of secularism and defend Christianity in Britain. Clergy are to be urged to be more vocal in…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:47
Church has ‘God-given duty’ to shape Britain’s moral order
Sentamu may not be welcomed or applauded for it, but the Archbishop of York said on Tuesday that the Church of England must continue to shape the debate on Britain’s moral order and proclaim the good…
Thursday, 10 February 2011 15:45
Churches invited to celebrate lives of autistic adults and children
Autism Sunday takes place on February 13 this year and cathedrals and churches are being asked to get involved in the day. Also known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism…