December 31, 2009 Report urging same treatment of Christian, Muslim Dalits hailed

Church groups have hailed the report of a federal commission recommending an end to decades of religion-based discrimination which excluded Christian and Muslim Dalits from affirmative action legislation and have also called for the laws to be changed.

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December 17, 2009 Lowest people on earth have highest priorities from COP15 talks

Tuvalu people are as low as you can get. They are also out of sight on world maps as they belong to such a tiny country, which is, however, a glaring example of the looming danger of climate change.

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December 1, 2009 Global faith leaders hope to give push to climate change action

As the world prepares for the United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen, on the other side of the globe people gathered to pray for the delegates who are to meet in the Danish capital.

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October 2, 2009 PWRDF sends aid to earthquake victims in West Sumatra

The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) is sending $10,000 to help victims of an earthquake that hit West Sumatra on Sept. 30.

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October 1, 2009 PWRDF sends help to tsunami zone

The Primates’ World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) has released an initial grant of $10,000 and is seeking donations to help victims of a series of earthquake-triggered tsunamis that hit Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga on Sept. 29.

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September 28, 2009 Philippine churches work frantically on relief for storm victims

Churches and church-based organizations in the Philippines are helping thousands of families, who have lost relatives, homes and other properties after a tropical storm unleashed torrential rains for nine hours, flooding Metro Manila and neighbouring provinces.

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September 1, 2009 Stop Sri Lankan woes

The Canadian house of bishops has urged Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to lead international efforts aimed at addressing and dismantling the root causes of historic tensions between Sri Lanka’s Sinhala and Tamil...

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August 5, 2009 People turn to religious books in downturn, say HK fair organizers

People are turning to spirituality during the credit crunch, say organizers of a recent Honk Kong book fair, where books on religion were among the most popular.

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August 4, 2009 Pakistan church schools closed in protest at attack on Christians

Church schools and other Christian institutions in Karachi have closed in protest at the killing of Christians in Pakistan’s central Punjab region in a mob attack.

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June 10, 2009 Protect democratic rights, bishop tells Sri Lankan president

The Anglican bishop of Colombo has warned against harassment of civil rights activists and those seeking to serve the displaced in Sri Lanka following the government's victory over ethnic Tamil rebels.

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