The provision prohibits members of the Geneva Grand Council to use religious symbols during plenary sessions. “It is a severe restriction on freedom of religion”, evangelicals say.
When we start predicting how God should work in Europe, because he has done it like that in the past, this can become a huge obstacle in our youth work.
The Evangelical Alliance sends a letter to Andy Burnham. The new prime minister recently said he does not regularly attend mass, but still professes the Catholic faith.
How we are seen from the outside? What real impact does our communication have? Are we influencing the public conversation? Or are we speaking almost exclusively to ourselves?
The report stated that the 117 groups listed, including Christian organisations, “roll back human rights protections”.
At this Christian social centre in Mozambique, boys and girls, both with and without disabilities, play, learn and grow together.
Our gratitude to God can also be seen in our attitude towards the people who surround us.
The EEA winsomely describes evangelicals’ commitment to holistic mission, their history of positive social contributions, and their motivation to value every human being as made in God’s image.
Dutch evangelicals call for “compassion and prayers” and stress that “palliative care is essential to support parents in accompanying their child with dignity”.
The National Council of Evangelicals in France laments the “turning point” which, they fear, will serve to push the most vulnerable towards death. The controversial law has been passed by a narrow margin following three years of debate.
Christians should not speak about others in avoidably offensive ways, using derogatory language or an unloving tone. Our aim must be to speak the truth in love.
He began exploring Minecraft after officiating at the funeral of a parishioner who had been an active player. Members of the man's online gaming community showed up to say goodbye. Shortly afterward, he created an account himself.
The Finnish Christian parliamentarian’s travel authorisation was refused, likely due to her legal case over a booklet on homosexuality dating back more than 20 years. She has been invited by the Northern Ireland Assembly to speak on religious freedom.
The Iranian authorities have ordered the eviction of 20 Armenian and Assyrian families living in the compound of Iran’s oldest Protestant church, founded in 1876.
Official figures indicate that at least 4,490 people have lost their lives as a result of the earthquakes. “The scale of the destruction was massive and, above all, we mourn the loss of human lives”, says Rosa Camargo, speaking from the disaster zone.
The Bible should not be welcomed because it supports socialism, conservatism or liberalism. It should be welcomed because it speaks to questions that no political ideology can answer on its own.
Fifty years ago, on July 9, 1976, I landed in Frankfurt am Main with my family. A Lufthansa plane had flown us from Moscow to Germany. “To freedom”—as people said. My parents had been waiting for an exit permit since 1956. Now the time had finally come.
I hope that the Jeffrey Donaldson revelations will cause us to reflect deeply on the culture that we have allowed to develop, which is insufficiently loving and insufficiently committed to truth.
Once one of United States’ most powerful executives, Mark Whitacre lost everything to greed and deception — and found God at the bottom. Today, as vice president of Coca-Cola Consolidated, a publicly traded company that openly declares its Christian purpose, he is convinced that business done God’s way works better.
Most of the time we give in to discouragement and fear
Psychological and sexual abuse often thrives in the shadow of 'gentlemen agreements' and a hermeneutics of cover-up that prioritises institutional and religious prestige over the dignity of the vulnerable.
At least 12 people have died in the devastating wildfire in Andalusia, Spain. An evangelical pastor, speaking from the scene in Turre: “There are many difficulties in putting out the fire due to the terrain, the wind and also the heat”.
While serving as Colombia's ambassador to France, Viviane Morales stood out for her commitment to humanitarian causes, such as providing assistance to Venezuelan migrants.
“As Christians, we are called to work towards cultures where abuse is never ignored or concealed”, says the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland, following the court conviction of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.
We recognise the legitimate duty of governments to manage migration responsibly, secure external borders, and combat human trafficking. At the same time, several elements of this Regulation trouble us. Detention will now last longer and can apply to families with children.
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