| Call to pray for faithbased adoption agencies The Christian Institute is calling for prayer after an amendment was tabled in the House of Lords seeking to allow faithbased adoption agencies to place children with married heterosexual couples only  Ben Cantelon to release first fulllength album Running After You Worship leader singer and songwriter Ben Cantelon releases his debut fulllength album Running After You on March 23 via Kingsway Methodist Church hopes to strengthen mission with new heritage guide Methodist Church celebrates vibrant past with new heritage book detailing 100 historic sites including the childhood home of John and Charles Wesley Release calls for protection of Christians in Nigeria after fatal attack Release International is calling on the international community to help protect Christians in Nigeria after a second deadly attack near Jos Christians seek to end violence against women A new alliance to bring together Christians from around the world in a common goal to end violence against women is due to launch this summer Tony Blair Faith Foundation seeks to bridge religious divide The Tony Blair Faith Foundation has launched a new global film competition to raise the level of understanding between people of different religions Religious freedom is a human right argues new report A new report defending the right to religious freedom has been released on the same day as the House of Lords debates two British Humanist Association publications on secularism and the separation of church and state US Episcopal Church to ordain second openly gay bishop The Episcopal Church in the US has confirmed that it will ordain its second openly gay bishop Christian orphanage workers appeal deportation from Morocco Village of Hope workers have launched a public appeal to be reunited with the foster children they were forced to abandon Vietnam temporarily frees prominent Catholic priest Vietnam has released one of its most prominent human rights activists Father Nguyen Van Ly so that he can receive medical treatment Fans demand Delirious single Facebook campaign seeks to put Delirious back in the music charts African church leaders await completion of Kiswahili Bible commentary The long wait for a Kiswahili edition of the Africa Bible Commentary ABC is nearly over for the languages nearly 90 million speakers Denham unveils 1m fund to strengthen voice of faith groups A new 1m fund has been set up by the Government to help faith groups get their voices heard by government and public bodies Tenth Avenue North deliver compelling second album First single Healing Begins claims no 2 position on iTunes chart Bishops welcome confirmation of Popes UK visit Catholic bishops from Scotland England and Wales have welcomed confirmation of Pope Benedict XVIs visit to the UK later this year Muslim converts face persecution in Egypt Muslims in Egypt who change their faith face persecution by the state and rejection from their families an investigation by Release International has shown according to the latest edition of the ministrys magazine Global Care alarmed by expulsion of Christian orphanage staff from Morocco Global Care says it is deeply concerned by the sudden decision of authorities in Morocco to deport all overseas workers at a Christian orphanage from the country News Wizard |