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6 hrs ago | Ekklesia Daily News Progressio raises alarm about climate change vote at Number 10 Campaigners dressed as Peruvian llamas descended on 10 Downing Street yesterday to tell Prime Minister David Cameron and his government to get 'a-llama-ed' about climate change and vote 'yes' to important climate recommendations at this week's Cabinet meeting. 10 hrs ago | Ekklesia Daily News Public back Scottish Greens over exclusion from TV election debates A new YouGov opinion poll shows clear public opposition to the exclusion of the Scottish Green Party from the TV election debates that start tonight on STV. 16 hrs ago | Ekklesia Daily News Churches march to recall Argentina's dark days of dictatorship Church members have joined thousands of marchers in Buenos Aires' Plaza de Mayo to mark 35 years since a military coup overthrew Argentina's elected government and installed a dictatorship that left up to 30,000 people dead or missing - writes Leanne Larmondin . US Catholic bishops express 'apprehension' at Libya campaign As the boundaries between civilian protection and civil war grow ever murkier in Libya, US Catholic bishops have expressed "great apprehension" at the military intervention. Government social services review: value or 'burden'? A UK government review of local authority duties has raised further fears about the future of social services. This Week's Testimony: Jenine's Bended Knee Jenine was experiencing a season of loneliness . One night while watching television, she heard the story of a woman whose severe depression was taken away when she was born again by faith in Jesus Christ. Poll shows a majority against cuts as huge London protest rallies A new YouGov poll published on 26 March 2011 shows the majority of people in the UK back the aims of the huge TUC-organised March for the Alternative. From Gaza to Jerusalem: Jewish Voice for Peace Any act of violence, especially one against civilians, marks a profound failure of human imagination and causes a deep and abiding trauma for all involved. Hundreds of thousands mobilise in a March for the Alternative The TUC-sponsored 'March for the Alternative' to cuts and austerity is taking place in London on Saturday 26 March, leaving from Victoria Embankment to a rally in Hyde Park. Preparing the 'violent protesters' narrative for the anti-cuts march The strongly pro-government sections of the UK media, not least the Mail and Express, will by tonight - in all probability - be fulminating about the "thugs and trouble-makers" who have taken to the capital's streets to show that the alternative to a massive delayering of the national and local state and swingeing cuts in public services is... The news is full of Libya. And it's a frightening situation for everyone on the ground. Syria death toll climbs as protests spread At least 55 people are believed to have been killed during a week of unrest in and around the Syrian town of Dera'a, Amnesty International said yesterday as protests spread across the country. Christians against cuts plan worship service at Barclays in London Christians opposing the government's massive public spending cuts will be holding an ecumenical service in Barclays Bank in Central London as part of a day of protest on 26 March 2011. European clergy abuse survivors' network launches in London A new European network of survivors of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is being launched at a gathering in central London on Saturday 26 March. Churches in Japan recovering after the 'quake As recovery efforts in Japan proceed, the full impact of the earthquake and tsunami two weeks ago continues to be felt by some of the World Council of Churches' member churches there. Cuts are about ideology, not the deficit As a variety of commentators have suggested, the spring 2011 budget has essentially been window dressing. Quakers challenge PM over the cycle of violence in Libya Quakers in Britain have written an open letter to the Prime Minister raising serious concerns over the escalating cycle of violence in Libya. Schools policy and social segregation In a recent Guardian article, Warwick Mansell has laid bare the risk of increased social segregation in state schools thanks to a range of reforms proposed by Government that will reduce scrutiny of school admission arrangements . Orthodox churches are struggling to overcome differences Diptychs, a liturgical term that describes the order in which Orthodox churches commemorate each other at their services, is one of the tangled issues blocking plans for what could be the first great church council in 1,200 years - writes Sophia Kishkovsky . The wrong economic telescope, chancellor Once again, as the budget looms, the government is looking down the wrong end of the economic telescope. Diplomats did not discuss arming Libya rebels Too Big to Sue?: Supreme Court Justices Seem Leery of Wal... 'Dancing With the Stars' gears up for Chris Brown-gate freelancer dies in Iraq battle Jimmy Carter to Cuba: Trip Raises Eyebrows Terror suspect in Bali bombings caught in Pakistan Social Security rally, battles in Libya, fashion week in ... Evacuated US diplomats to return to Egypt Death penalty sought in toxic truck case Eye-opener: What Final Four team TOP STORIES
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