British Isles
Church of Scotland to be celebrated in the heart of the Scottish capital
The life of the Church of Scotland is to be celebrated with a special outdoor event in Princes Street Gardens in May. Roll Away The Stone will showcase the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh's Princes Street…
Christians at BBC urge Churches to speak out against World Service cuts
Christian trade union leaders in the National Union of Journalists (NUJ)and the media and entertainment union BECTU, working at the BBC, are calling on church leaders to intervene against the deep cuts imposed by the government…
Churches call Government to act on gambling rise
The Government must take urgent action in response to a report showing a rise in the number of problem gamblers, say a group of churches. The churches want local councils to have the power to limit…
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,…
