African Anglicans Boycot
The conservative part of Anglicanism, the African Anglican Church, decided to boycott Dar es Salaam meeting, where they will refuse to sit along Katharine Jefferts Schori, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, the American branch of the Anglican Communion. But not all the bishops of the booming Church are in favor of this, as you may find here (...)

American Lutherans Ban Gay Priest
Even if they had considered the decision a bad one, a committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America still ruled pastor Bradley E. Schmeling be removed from his ministry. But the
arguments were in fact in favor of the pastor, who was not found with any conduct incompatible with his ministerial office". A strange decision, giving way to human rights debates (...)

Technical Reasons For Demolishing Churches
In Russia, especially in distant parts of the Federation, the authorities use technical excuses to bring down protestant churches. Seldom the excuses are childish, because they use a very unprofessional terms and a provocative tendency. What is more, authorities rushed every legal process taken against the communities just to reach their goal: bringing the churches down (...)

Portugal Back On The Catholic Map?
After rallys in Lisbon and other major cities across the country, Portugal waits now the results of a referendum on pro-life issues: the right of women to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. With 90% of the population Catholics, the centre left party is not expected to get a confirmation of their law. Portugal, Ireland, Poland and Malta are among the nations refusing the Eu's abortion law (...)

Controversial Message Of Forgiveness
Australian Church chose to promote one of the most valued Christian virtues, forgiveness, in a very controversial way. They displayed billboards saying "Jesus loves Osama". The message provoked a wave of protests, with citizens stating Jesus does not approve Osama's actions. Another public scandal originating from Osama bin Laden, without him doing anything (...)

Valentine's Day "a la Catholique"
In Paris, parishes decided to have a Catholic Valentine's Day at the churches. The parishes invited couples at the church for an evening of film-watching (short interviews with testimonies), a romantic dinner and a service in honor of their love. Why not? (...)

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