Churches act on Angolan preacher deportation threat
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Scottish Church leaders have appealed strongly to British home secretary, Charles Clarke, on behalf of an African preacher and his family who are seeking asylum in Scotland.
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A new sanctuary movement, which puts undocumented immigrants in protective custody,  may revive the religious left
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A rise in Islamist extremism is creating "no-go areas" in Britain for non-Muslims, a senior Anglican bishop said in a newspaper article Sunday, warning the country's Christian status was at risk.
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By Karen Owen, Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.  Jun. 24--Local churches are being recruited by a faith-based program to befriend ex-convicts and help them stay out of jail or prison.   Fresh Start for Life Inc.
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The Catholic Church in Mexico   accused a former altar boy on Thursday of attempting extortion   by filing a lawsuit charging U.S. and Mexican church officials   allowed a priest accused of sex abuse to escape justice.
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Holding up a Bible in a makeshift church in Tel Aviv, an African pastor asks God to shield his flock of migrant workers from Israeli arrest.
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Â· Minister turns to sporting youth to pack pews  Â· Plywood ramp replaces pulpit as focal point
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Iowa pastors who support Republican Mike Huckabee for president have received letters warning them that getting involved in politics could endanger the tax-exempt status of their churches.
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afrol News, 27 October - South Africa&#39;s trade union federation COSATU is threatening with a blockade of the Zimbabwean border after the deportation of its &quot;fact-finding mission&quot; to the northern neighbour.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Despairing of life under Israeli occupation, many Palestinian Christians are moving abroad, threatening their ancient links to Bethlehem and the land where Jesus was born.
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A man who has spent most of his life in Wales faces deportation to the Philippines after breaching his Asbo.
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JERUSALEM -- Representatives of the Anglican Church who toured Israel and the West Bank this week are recommending that the church withdraw investments from Israel to pressure the country to ease the ''draconian conditions&quot; imposed on the Palestinians, a church official said yesterday.
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A last-minute attempt is made to halt the deportation of a Belfast-based Nigerian woman and her family.
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Sport: Football: Watford player's chance of avoiding deportation boosted by Home Office decision
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AFRICA/ANGOLA - Ancora echi della visita del Cardinale Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli in Angola Luanda (Agenzia Fides)- ÂNel corso della visita del Cardinale Ivan Dias, si Ã¨ potuto cogliere con mano l'amore dei fedeli angolani alla Chiesa e al PapaÂ dice allÂAgenzia Fides una fonte della Chiesa locale commentando la visita effettuata dal Prefet...
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NAIROBI, Kenya - The subject of Sunday's sermon at St. Stephen's Anglican Church was repentance, and the preacher found an obvious example of the sinfulness of contemporary culture within the branch of his own denomination an ocean away in the United States.
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In a direct challenge to the leadership of the U.S. Episcopal Church, an influential Anglican archbishop from Africa is exploring ways to allow American congregations upset over the election of a gay bishop to realign themselves under his jurisdiction.