At age 90, surgeon still doing God’s work in Ethiopia
February 15, 2014
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At age 90, surgeon Catherine Hamlin performs miracles on a daily basis. And she plans to keep doing God’s work in Africa for as long
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Church Workers Killed in South Sudan
February 10, 2014
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Distressing news was confirmed by the Church in South Sudan today. The Anglican News Service confirmed that several female church workers, who had fled to
South Sudan: support and prayers
February 5, 2014
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Two releases yesterday on supporting the South Sudan: Episcopal Relief and Development issued a press release “Church Agencies Unite to Support South Sudan Relief and
Standing with the persecuted in Uganda and Nigeria
January 27, 2014
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Gay Jennings, the President of the House of Deputies, has written an op-Ed today for the Religion News Service. She argues strongly for the need
Uganda’s president blocks anti-gay bill
January 17, 2014
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BREAKING: The President of Uganda has refused to approve a bill to toughen punishments for homosexuals.
Episcopal Church writes President and Congress about South Sudan
January 14, 2014
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A Jan. 10 memo to the Obama Administration and members of U.S. Congress sent by the Episcopal Church’s Washington, D.C.-based Office of Government Relations outlines the current crisis in South Sudan and makes recommendations urging the government and the international community to partner with South Sudanese civic and faith leaders to stem the tide of violence and build peace.
As goes Uganda, so goes Nigeria
January 13, 2014
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Following the example set by Uganda, Nigeria announced today that President Goodluck Jonathan had signed a bill that would make same-gender relationships illegal. It is
Anglican Communion responds to conflict in South Sudan
January 6, 2014
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From the Anglican Communion News Service: Since hostilities broke out on 15 December different factions of the South Sudanese army have been fighting each other
When demons are real
December 30, 2013
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Experiences in charismatic churches in Africa, where demons are regarded as real, inspired this column by Stanford anthropologist T. H. Luhrmann. The essay is concerned
UN: Uganda anti-gay law violates human rights
December 28, 2013
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The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that Uganda’s new anti-gay law violates the rights of bisexual, transgender, gay and lesbian (LGBT) persons.
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