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Eden Exile's Blog – June 2009 Archive (5)

Cardinal joins calls for Trident replacement to be scrapped

One of the UK's most senior Roman Catholics has joined the growing calls for the replacement of Trident to be abandoned.

Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the leader of Scotland's Catholics, criticised plans to renew Britain's nuclear deterrent, calling the retention of Trident "immoral".

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Added by Eden Exile on June 30, 2009 at 2:41am — No Comments

Outrage at online video of anti-gay 'exorcism'

A Christian organisation based in the United States has attracted international criticism after it posted a video on the YouTube website showing church elders trying to “cast out a spirit” from a gay sixteen-year-old.

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Added by Eden Exile on June 29, 2009 at 2:57am — 1 Comment

Global justice campaign gets cross-party boost in European elections

An approach which offers a fast-track to addressing global problems such as climate change, has succeeded in attracting broad cross-party support in the European parliamentary elections.

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Added by Eden Exile on June 9, 2009 at 4:44am — No Comments

Tutu urges the world not to forget Israel's peace movement

It is important to remember that "many people in Israel belong to the peace movement", a group that should not be forgotten, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu has said - writes Peter Kenny.

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Added by Eden Exile on June 9, 2009 at 4:16am — No Comments

Change in the air on Israel-Palestine, say global churches

Change is in the air as churches in many parts of the world hold a "World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel" that began on 4 June 2009, say organisers and participants. New voices are advocating steps toward peace that churches have been promoting for years.

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Added by Eden Exile on June 9, 2009 at 4:00am — No Comments