Posts Tagged ‘British’
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British doctors predict ‘good recovery’ for Pakistani teen shot by Taliban
British doctors treating the 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl shot last week by the Taliban say she has a chance of making a "good recovery."
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Is the British monarch the ‘Defender of the Faith’ or ‘faiths’?
As Britain awaits the appointment of the next archbishop of Canterbury to lead both the Church of England and the far-flung Anglican Communion, there's renewed attention on the woman who officially gets the final say: Queen Eli...
Arts & Culture
British hotel replaces Bibles with soft-porn book, ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
A hotel in the United Kingdom has replaced in-room Gideon Bibles with the soft-porn best-seller Fifty Shades of Grey.
Iranian Family asks who killed their newly-converted activist daughter?
Gelareh Bagherzadeh was an Iranian-born woman, newly converted to Christianity. She volunteered as a Persian-language translator at church and was about to graduate from university and had already found a job.
Christians in Egypt blamed for voting by Islamists
The official results of the first round of the Egyptian presidential elections were announced today, and the run-off will be between Mohamed Morsy, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, and Air Marshal Ahmad Shafik, former Presiden...
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London law society bans ‘marriage’ conference because it contradicts its ‘diversity’ policy
The Law Society in London has banned a Christian organisation (which forms part of a Family Values Coalition, World Congress of Families) from hosting an informal discussion at its headquarters on the issue of Marriage entitled...
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Campus radio station’s Easter launch reflects growing optimism in Liberia
An air of excitement, renewal and optimism filled the campus of a Liberian Bible school on Easter Sunday as students, staff and local officials celebrated both the resurrection of Christ and the revival of a campus radio statio...
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Muslim lawyer threatens ‘bloodbath’ in demand for sharia in Russia
A Muslim lawyer has called for the introduction of sharia courts in Russia, threatening a “bloodbath” if the demand is opposed, reports the UK-based Barnabas Fund .
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British lawmakers approve prayer at town halls
LONDON (RNS) The British government has fast-tracked a move to restore the rights of towns and cities to hold prayers as part of their official business, effectively overriding a High Court order to stop the practice. Communit...
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British chocolate maker includes Easter story with treats
Trevor Grundy 3 April 2012 (ENInews). As baskets of chocolate, stuffed bunnies and egg coloring appear in stores, it seems as though Easter is becoming more of a springtime festival than a solemn, though joyous, Christian ob...