Protestant organisations working with refugees urge to “desist from the increasingly xenophobic and inflammatory discourse”.

“Right-to-die bill” was rejected by 330 votes to 118, in the first vote on the assited dying in almost 20 years.

The resolution asks the Commission and the memeber states for gender equality measures to be taken in all levels of education. The text is not legally binding as it is only a recommendation. 

In the first speech given by a president of the Comission elected directly by the EP, Juncker focused his State of the European Union address almost exclusively on the refugee crisis. 

Anglican leader Justin Welby and the UK Evangelical Alliance “strongly oppose” euthanasia. Former Prime minister Gordon Brown argues palliative is the solution.

Novice Jimmy Morales leads Guatemala's presidential election, after a tumultuous campaign which saw the country's president jailed over a corruption scandal. 40% of the Guatemalan population is thought to be evangelical.

In the 60s, a conflict between Honduras and El Salvador started with a football match! Violence can multiply until the whole situation gets completely out of control.

Some family values organisations alerted about next week’s EU Parliament voting. EEA’s Christel Lamère comments on the background of the text.

34 church leaders in the British city of Wolverhampton have signed a letter against Labour MP Rob Marris´ assisted dying bill, expected to be debated next week.

14,000 Icelanders say they are ready to offer shelter and aid to Syrian refugees. A Christian MP in Germany hosts two Eritrean refugees at home. “Net of shelter cities” emerges in Spain.

Migration issues have dominated a summit in Vienna, amid the worst refugee crisis in Europe since WWII. At least 20 migrants have been found dead in a lorry in Austria.

Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger published a portrait of Christian politician Marc Jost. 

David Robertson (Solas Centre for Public Christianity) responds to media scrutiny of new British Liberal Party leader. Read transcription of the BBC2 interview.

Where faith in the public square is discussed in the United Kingdom, it is approached at best from the perspective of a social scientist doing research on an alien species. At worst, faith positions are attacked as dangerous departures from the neo-liberal consensus.

Are all the questions raised in British media about the Christian faith of the new Liberal Party leader Tim Farron fair? David Robertson, evangelical believer and moderator of the Free Church of Scotland, shares his views in a BBC interview.

Member of Angela Merkel’s ruling party CDU breaks discipline. Frank Heinrich argues the identity of Europe cannot only be based on the Euro currency.

“Becoming a Christian was the most massive choice I have ever made”, says Tim Farron. He will conduct the country’s third biggest political party, after Nick Clegg's resignation.

Greece accepted the negotiation of a third bailout and immediate structural reforms. Parlamentarians of Syriza say the “deal is unacceptable”, and define it as a “coup.”

Europe needs Christians who are willing to speak out.

British Christians give 5 reasons to respect Sundays. A The Guardian columnist argues politicians “worship the god of finance.”

John Piper, Franklin Graham, Albert Mohler, George O. Wood, Russell Moore and many others show their deep sorrow, and ask Christians to “keep perspective.”

The life of George Borrow and his passion for bringing the Bible to Spain fascinated the politician and republican president Manuel Azaña.

Anti-Inmigration Danish People's Party comes second and centre-right coalition will be able to form a new government. 

“Christians are easily intimidated and fear for their lives”, says a witness. Since the beginning of the political crisis in April, hundreds of thousands have fled to the borders of the country.

USA plans to deploy battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and other heavy weapons in ally countries bordering with Russia.