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Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:48
West Bank: Muslims oppose Christian youth centre
A Christian mission in Bethlehem faces opposition from neighbours and city leaders over a youth centre it established in a Muslim neighbourhood. Pastor Steven Khoury of Holy Land Missions said his father, Naim Khoury, was summoned…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:46
Laos: Imprisoned Christians
Laos is a communist state and one of East Asia's poorest countries. On January 4th police arrested Wanna and Yohan, pastors of two unregistered churches, and nine other Christians. Police released the nine detainees after they…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:45
Nigeria: Attack on Christian mission
A bomb explosion at All Christian-Fellowship Mission in Suleja on Sunday killed one man and two women. It happened as church members were in a meeting after a church service. No group claimed responsibility, but it…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:44
INSIGHT ARTICLE: South Sudan: A new nation
To inspire our prayers for the new nation of South Sudan, please find in this week's INSIGHT article a portion of the prayers used by Revd Ron Hart of Salisbury Diocese at a vigil for South…
Thursday, 21 July 2011 01:00
Scottish sexual infections treble in just ten years
Cases of sexually transmitted infections in Scotland have trebled in the space of just ten years, prompting critics to call for a re-think in sexual health policy. The sharpest rise was in cases of genital chlamydia,…
Friday, 15 July 2011 14:38
Africa America Asia:Drought
Christian agencies warn that millions face famine in the Horn of Africa and surrounding areas experiencing their worst drought in sixty years. Methodist minister Paul D. Critchley called on Christians everywhere to respond to the worsening…