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David Crampton
David Crampton writes for Ecumenical News International.
In Indonesia, Lady Gaga show cancelled after religious protests
(ENInews)--American pop star Lady Gaga cancelled a scheduled June 3 show in Indonesia after religious authorities threatened violence over her risque outfits and provocative dance moves. ...
New Zealand Anglicans choose unconventional bishop
Wellington, New Zealand (ENInews)--A dreadlocked priest who is usually seen in shorts and bare feet is to be the new Anglican bishop in New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington....
Australia's Anglican church still divided over women's ordination
(ENInews)--Australia's Anglican Church has its third female bishop, Genieve Blackwell, but her March 31 consecration was boycotted by her archbishop, Sydney's Peter Jensen, a strong opponent of wom...
New Zealand Christian leaders decry income inequality
Wellington, New Zealand (ENInews)--Christian leaders in New Zealand are decrying the widening gap between the lowest and highest income earners, in a country that has one of the highest rates of in...
After carnage in Nigeria, faith leaders seek unity but fear religious war
After Muslim militants bombed a Nigerian church over the Christmas weekend, northern Nigerian Christians say they will fight to defend themselves against a possible religious war in Africa's most p...
Anglican church's Christmas billboard vandalized in New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand, December 20 (ENInews)--An Anglican church's Christmas billboard, depicting Jesus' mother Mary dressed in traditional garb and holding a pregnancy test strip while covering ...
Suicide bomber attacks packed Indonesian church
Wellington, New Zealand, September 26 (ENInews)--A suicide bomber blew himself up on the porch of an Indonesian church packed with hundreds of worshippers on 25 September, injuring 28 people, some ...
Australian churches welcome ruling against refugee "swap"
Sydney, August 31 (ENInews)--Christian leaders in Australia have welcomed
a ruling from Australia's highest court that Australia cannot send asylum...
Fiji government again cancels Methodist conference
Wellington, New Zealand, August 25 (ENInews)--The annual conference of
Fiji's Methodist Church, due to start 23 August, was cancelled by Fiji's...
Australian clergy critical of government approach to asylum seekers
Sydney, August 5 (ENInews)--Australian church leaders are criticizing a
government solution to deport hundreds of asylum seekers to Malaysia as a...
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Cardboard structure may replace earthquake-damaged cathedral in New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand, August 2 (ENInews)--New Zealand's second biggest city
could have a temporary Anglican cathedral as soon as February--but the 700-seat...
Survey finds discontent among Australian Catholic priests
Sydney, April 5 (ENInews)--Many of Australia's 3000 active and retired Catholic priests are critical of their bishops and admit they do not believe crucial church teachings, according to a survey t...
Survey finds discontent among Australian Catholic priests
Sydney, April 5 (ENInews)--Many of Australia's 3000 active and retired Catholic priests are critical of their bishops and admit they do not believe crucial church teachings, according to a survey t...
Christchurch cathedral search reveals no quake victims
Wellington, New Zealand, March 7 (ENInews)--Following widespread reports that 20 to 22 people had been trapped inside the Anglican cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand after a devastating earthqu...
A poignant Sunday in quake-ravaged Christchurch, New Zealand
Christchurch, New Zealand, February 28 (ENInews)--On the Sunday after an earthquake ravaged New Zealand's second-largest city, worshippers gathered outdoors, in unfamiliar churches and next to dama...
Christchurch quake death toll rises as ruins probed
In the New Zealand city named after a place of faith, churches
shattered by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake were still yielding up their...