Ethan Cole

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• Jan 23, 2009

  Faith Leaders Laud Obama for Torture Ban

  President Barack Obama won the praises of some religious leaders on Thursday when he signed executive orders to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, within a year, ban torture and end the CIA's secret overseas prisons.

• Jan 22, 2009

  More Christians Die in Eritrea's Military Detention

  Two Christians were reported to have died under harsh conditions in Eritrea's military confinement this month, bringing the total of known deaths within the past four months to three believers.

• Jan 20, 2009

  Christians Aid Gazans as Ceasefire Truce Holds

  Christians are quietly helping survivors cope with mounds of wreckage as the Gaza Strip is left with billions in damages, thousands who are dead and wounded, and lives that are irreparably damaged.

• Jan 20, 2009

  Atheist Bus Ads Spread to More Countries

  The anti-God bus ad campaign has now spread beyond the borders of England to the heavily Catholic nations of Spain and was also scheduled to start appearing in Italy next month.

• Jan 16, 2009

  Church Groups, Rights Agencies Urge Protection of Gazans

  International humanitarian agencies and rights groups sent a letter to President Bush and other U.S. leaders, the United Nations, and Israeli and Egyptian ambassadors this week urging them to protect Gazan civilians according to international law as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas.

• Jan 15, 2009

  Faith Leaders Press Obama to Ban Torture on Day 1

  Faith leaders met with members of President-elect Barack Obama\'s transition team on Wednesday to express their strong desire for Obama to issue an executive order to end torture on the first day he takes office.

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  Jan 14, 2009

  Gaza Pounding Raises Concern on Medical Care

  Israel\'s intensive strike on Gaza that shows no sign of letting up is increasingly raising concern among aid groups about the flow of medical supplies into an area with severe shortages of medical facilities and thousands of injured people.

• Jan 11, 2009

  Half of U.K. Catholic Adoption Centers Forced to Serve Gay Couples

  Half of the U.K. adoption agencies that the Roman Catholic Church threatened to shut down if they were forced to work with gay couples have decided to comply to the new equality law after the exemption period expired at the beginning of this year.

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  Jan 11, 2009

  Churches Decry Protracted Gaza-Israel Clash; Offer Aid

  A large number of churches from around the world this past week joined the international call for a cease-fire between Hamas and Israel as the conflict entered its second week and the death toll approached nearly 1,000 lives lost.

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  Jan 5, 2009

  Korean Christian Leaders Proclaim '09 as Year of Ecumenical Unity

  South Korea\'s Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant leaders have together declared 2009 as the Year of Prayer for Christian Unity.