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• Jewish extremists burn Narkis Street Baptist Church in Jerusalem

27-Oct-07 Come and See,

The Narkis Street Baptist Church in Jerusalem was set on fire late Tuesday night, police said. There were no injuries reported in the midnight blaze at the Baptist Church, but the interior of the downtown Jerusalem church was lightly to moderately damaged by the fire, Jerusalem police spokesman said.

(Read more here)

• Holy Land to Lose Its Christian TV Outlet

27-Oct-07 Zenit,

Cites Debt, Threats and Woes WIth Palestinian Officials

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• Interior Ministry 'locks' clergy in territories

27-Oct-07 Haaretz, Last Update: 26/10/2007 02:11, By Cnaan Liphshiz,

The Interior Ministry recently canceled all reentry visas for Christian Arab religious leaders who wish to travel in and out of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Haaretz has learned.

(Read more here)

• WCC chief welcomes Muslim letter on dialogue

18-Oct-07 Ekklesia,

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has welcomed the peace and dialogue letters sent by a widely representative group of Muslim scholars to various Christian leaders last week.

(Read more here)

• American inter-church body says Muslim-Christian exchange 'a sign of hope'

18-Oct-07 Ekklesia,

The Rev Michael Livingston, president of the National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) has said that the letter from 130 leading Muslim scholars to Christian leaders across the world is "a sign of hope in a violent world", and needs to build into a global exchange.

(Read more here)

• Rice speaks in favour of a Palestinian state during West Bank trip

18-Oct-07 Ekklesia,

In a statement which goes beyond anything senior US leaders have said before, Secretary of state Condoleezza Rice has said it is time for a Palestinian state to be founded, and that the American government will put its full weight behind such efforts.

(Read more here)

• Christian leaders welcome Muslim letter urging cooperation

15-Oct-07 ENI,

The head of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Samuel Kobia, has welcomed an open letter by 138 Muslim scholars urging Christians and Muslims to seek common ground and he has said the Geneva-based WCC is ready to help.

(Read more here)

• Lutheran world chief welcomes Muslim peace letter

15-Oct-07 Ekklesia,

The Rev Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president of the Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, has responded positively to letter sent to him and several global Christian leaders by 138 Muslim world leaders.

(Read more here)

• Waller to share award with parish

13-Oct-07 KRYSTAN KRAILLER,

Rev. Rob Waller, the pastor of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Milford, has been drawing international recognition to his church.

(Read more here)

• ELCA Presiding Bishop Responds to Letter from Muslim Leaders

13-Oct-07 ELCA,

The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and president of the Lutheran World Federation, Geneva, responded today to an Oct. 11 letter sent to him and several global Christian leaders by 138 Muslim leaders from throughout the world.

(Read more here)

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