Tag : British Christianity
Rev Owen Chadwick title : Rev. Owen Chadwick, Prominent British Scholar of Christianity, Dies at 99
summary : The Rev. Owen Chadwick, a prominent British scholar of Christianity, died on July 17 at 99 years old. He leaves behind a legacy that made him an authority on the history of religion and the churches and defended their credibility against secular ideas.
date : Jul 24, 2015 11:44 AM EDT
Animals and Livestock farmers title : UK Evangelical Christian Organization A Rocha Strives to Protect the Environment: ‘Other Species Have Value to God’
summary : A Christian organization based in the United Kingdom called A Rocha has engaged in scientific research, environmental education and community-based conservation projects. It works on the idea that “the gospel is for the planet as well as people.”
date : Jul 20, 2015 07:48 PM EDT
Nicholas Winton title : Sir Nicholas Winton, a Christian Who Helped Save 669 Jewish Children from Holocaust, Dies at 106
summary : British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton, who is best known for saving hundreds of Jewish children in Czechoslovakia before the outbreak of World War II, died of respiratory failure in England on Wednesday. He was 106 years old.
date : Jul 02, 2015 07:52 AM EDT
Jubilee Church in London title : U.K. Christian Charity Helps Train Churches to Counter ISIS Attacks, But Some Claim Conference is ‘Nonsensical and Ridiculous’
summary : Christian charity Barnabas Fund, a nonprofit organization based in the United Kingdom, has planned to host a training session in London to advise churches on how to protect themselves against attacks from terror groups such as ISIS. The charity mainly provides assistance to Christians in majority Muslim countries.
date : Jun 23, 2015 06:27 PM EDT
Sarah Mbuyi title : UK Employment Tribunal: Christian Nursery Worker’s Sacking over ‘Anti-Gay’ Views Were Discriminatory
summary : An employment tribunal in the United Kingdom city of Watford has ruled that Christian nursery worker Sarah Mbuyi was discriminated against after she was sacked for airing her views on homosexuality and marriage.
date : Jun 08, 2015 06:17 PM EDT
UK Christian Health Worker Victoria Wasteney title : UK Christian Healthcare Worker: National Health Service Portrayed Me as ‘Crazy’
summary : A Christian healthcare worker in the United Kingdom has accused the country’s National Health Service of making her look “a bit crazy” after being disciplined for supposedly trying to convert a female Muslim colleague to Christianity.
date : Apr 21, 2015 12:13 PM EDT
UK Christian Worker title : UK Christian Worker Seeks Appeal on Ruling that She ‘Bullied’ Muslim Colleague
summary : A Christian woman in the United Kingdom will attempt to appeal a ruling made by an employment tribunal that she “bullied” a Muslim colleague, arguing that her human rights were violated in the process.
date : Apr 06, 2015 05:04 PM EDT
David Cameron title : Prime Minister David Cameron Declares ‘Britain Is Still a Christian Country’ in Easter Message
summary : United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron issued a message to the British people on Easter Sunday declaring that “Britain is still a Christian country.”
date : Apr 06, 2015 04:52 PM EDT
Christian Ethos Award title : British School with ‘Christian Ethos’ Wins Prestigious Accord Inclusivity Award
summary : A school publicly funded by the British government that claims to adhere to a “Christian ethos” has won an inclusivity award for the first time.
date : Mar 10, 2015 12:51 PM EDT
Christian Children's Worker Fired after Expressing Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality title : U.K. Christian Children Worker Claims She Lost Her Nursery Job Due to ‘State-Sponsored Hostility’ to Her Biblical Views on Homosexuality
summary : A Christian children’s worker in London who claimed that she was sacked from her job for expressing her Bible-based views on homosexuality has taken her case to a tribunal in the United Kingdom.
date : Mar 03, 2015 02:09 PM EST