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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




A recent news item was profoundly sad and troubling a man who had died in his bed possibly as long as a year ago has only just been discovered. We don’t know the details of this sad event but it symbolises the isolation of today’s culture. Our passing needs to be grieved and mourned by somebody. To die without been noticed and to lie in death without the honour of a decent funeral is to reduce us to nothing more than a collection of atoms.
Social Issues	The Briefing – March 2008



A Westminster Priest has called for the growing number of empty buildings owned by the church to be opened up and used for practical purposes such as supporting asylum seekers and homeless people.
Social Issues	The Universe - January 13th 2008.



In Canada a homosexual pressure group has endeavoured to get the diocese of Ottawa to give permission for the blessing of couples in the same sex civil unions. The General Synod of the Canadian Anglican Church has already rejected attempts to secure such blessings, and the final decision must be his as the diocesan synod’s vote in favour was a recommendation only.
Social Issues	Protestant Truth - January/February 2008.



The church and other faith groups have a vital role to play in bringing about positive transformations to UK communities and cannot be ignored, according to the Government minister responsible for the communities agenda. Speaking at the recent Faithworks conference, Hazel Blears, Secretary of state for Communities and local Government, outlined a clear commitment on behalf of the government to include the value faith groups in tackling the problems communities face.
Social Issues	Christianity - January 2008.



The rate of suicides amongst young men in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level for more than 30 years. A study by the University of Bristol’s Department of Social Medicine found the percentage of men aged 15-24 who take their own life has almost halved since a peak about 18 years ago. By 2005 the rate had fallen to 8.5 per 100,000 the lowest level since 1974.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - February 15th 2008



Children trafficked to this country or seeking asylum after being separated from their parents should be given a legal guardian to represent them, the bishop of Newcastle said in a parliamentary committee this week. The Rt Rev Martin Wharton was speaking in support of an amendment to the Children and Young Persons Bill in a Grand Committee of the House of Lords. He said: “It is staggering to think that every year 3,000 children separated from both parents arrive in the UK. Some – we do not know how many – have been trafficked, and I suggest most, if not all, will have had traumas of many kinds”.
Social Issues	The Church of England Newspaper - January 18th 2008



The growing number of private CCTV Cameras is a cause for concern say human rights group Liberty. More people are installing their own recording devices in homes and businesses to deter vandalism and anti-social behaviour. However, legislation may be required to safeguard individual privacy, particularly where cameras monitor public places such as parks and pavements. If cameras look onto public or even a neighbour’s property the owners are bound by the data protection act and must comply with severs restrictions.
Social Issues	Evangelical Times - March 2008



At least 27 young people in Britain have killed themselves after visiting “suicide sites” in the past six years.
Social Issues	Salvationist – 26th January 2008



A staggering one in four women suffers domestic violence at some point in their lives. Inspire February 2008
Social Issues	Inspire February 2008



Over half the babies born to British women in 2007 were born outside of marriage, according to new figures. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has released figures which show that marriage among Britons is now at its lowest level since records began and that a majority of babies born to British women are born out of wedlock.
Social Issues	Evangelical Times February 2008



A new bunch of characters from the team behind Wallace and Gromit is setting out to change the way we think about disability. There’s Brian, a wheelchair – using bull terrier; Slim a stick insect with a walking stick and Tim, a tortoise on crutches. They and their friends appear in Aardman Animations’ Creature Discomforts videos, as part of a campaign by the Leonard Cheshire Disability charity to change public perception of disabled people.
Social Issues	The War Cry - December 2007



Plans for private firms, shops and the Royal Mail to bid for contracts to fingerprint people for the Government’s new Identity cards were being unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. The Government is aiming to contract out the task of gathering biometric data for new passports and ID to the private sector, according to the Daily Mail.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 6th November 2008



An estimated 1,000 protesters have taken to the streets over California’s new ban on gay marriage. California voters approved a constitutional amendment disallowing same sex weddings. The measure, which won 52 per cent approval, overrides a ruling last May that briefly gave same sex couples the right to wed.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 7th November 2008



A recent Countryside Agency survey revealed that nearly half of UK rural dwellers think there is no poverty of disadvantage in their area. The reality however, according to a report produced by the commission for Rural Communities this year, is that almost a quarter of rural households in Britain have an income of less than £16,500, with one in five living below the poverty line. Barbara Bridges, Churches’ rural adviser for Gloucestershire says: ‘Poverty is a hidden problem in rural areas because you don’t see large blocks of it, the way you might do in an urban setting.’
Social Issues	Faithworks - Autumn 2007



A Police chief today called for more Government cash to cope with the problems posed by an influx of migrant workers following the broadening of the European Union. Senior officers in Cambridgeshire said ministers were not taking account of the effect a rise in immigration was having on policing. Chief Constable July Spence said that “parts of the county had become a staging post for immigrants – partly because farm work was readily available – and more officers were needed. We’ve been short-changed for a number of years, losing money as the population continues to grow” she said.
Social Issues	The Sentinel - 19th September 2007

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