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We are two continents divided by a common religion says Michael Portillo. During the past fortnight, in one part of Christendom the European parliament decided that Rocco Buttiglione was not suitable for high office because he held orthodox Catholic views on homosexuality, while in America each of the candidates for the presidency vied to present himself as a committed Christian whose religion guided his approach to public policy..I would hate to be a politician in the United States. Yet I am impressed by the importance of moral issues in America. I have long believed that one reason for political apathy in Britain is that voters have spiritual interests that are not addressed by politicians. Some voters, at least, think that materialism is not enough. They yearn to be led to higher ground.
Politics	The Sunday Times – 7 November 2004



A recent YouGov survey revealed that only 28 per cent of the country consider Mr Blair and his colleagues to be honest and trustworthy.
Politics	The Church of England Newspaper - 3rd September 2004



An estimated 750,000 people are ready to vote for the BNP in Britain.
Politics	The Church of England Newspaper - 30th July 2004



A Guardian / ICM poll has revealed that voters rank Iraq last out of a list of ten issues that they will consider when voting at the next election. Only 12 per cent say it will be an important issue for them when they decide who to support.
Politics	The War Cry - 28th August 2004



Some 91 per cent of those who took part in the survey conducted by the Christian Socialist Movement (CSM) believe that the Government should legislate to force companies to improve their social and environmental impact. Of the 180 CSM members surveyed, 97 per cent claimed that ethical issues influenced their decisions about which products to buy, and 95 per cent said they would be prepared to pay at least 25 per cent more for products made by socially responsible companies.
Politics	Christian Herald - 10 July 2004



The European Unions Constitution currently refers only in its preamble to "the cultural, religious and humanist inheritance" of Europe. The Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, and Slovakia wrote last month to the EU presidency demanding that the constitution's preamble carry an explicit reference to Christianity. France, while much of its population is Catholic, has a secular republic and wants an EU based on secular principles. Officials also point out that a reference to God could affect the issue of mainly Muslim Turkey's entry to the bloc.
Politics	The Times, June 18 2004



Germany's justice minister has vowed to introduce legislation to permit same-sex marriages before the end of the summer, overriding the objections of the country's powerful conservative lobby. Gay couples have been able to register their relationships since 2001, but the new laws will grant them almost all of the same rights as married heterosexuals. About 5,000 same-sex couples have registered lifetime partnerships. In France Noel Mamere, the mayor of Begles in the south west of France, presided over the country's first gay marriage at the weekend, despite warnings that he was breaking the law.
Politics	The Guardian, June 8 2004



Almost 60 per cent of Palestinians said they would prefer that a future Palestinian state follow Islamic religious laws rather than those endorsed by the Palestinian Legislative Council, according to a recent poll.
Politics	The Unuiverse - 9th May 2004



Churches and religious groups will be plunged into legal chaos if Parliament approves - unamended - the Government's transsexual rights Bill. A new legal opinion, by the prominent and widely respected barrister James Dingemans QC, confirms that religious liberty is threatened by the Gender Recognition Bill. (The Bill allows a man to become a woman in law and then to marry another man).
Politics	Prophecy Today - May / June 2004



Revisions to the Government's draft Mental Incapacity Bill announced in Constitutional Affairs Minister Lord Filkin's speech in Nottingham have been described by a prolife group as cosmetic changes designed to make legalised euthanasia by omission respectable. SPUCs Paul Tully said: The adjustments to the Bill do notamount to any material lessening of the threats posed by this draft legislation.
Politics	Christian Herald - 1st May 2004



An atheist is seeking legal action to have the US Supreme Court remove the term under God from the Pledge of Allegiance recited daily by millions of US schoolchildren. The challenge was made by Michael Newdow, a Californian, who argued that the use of the term God is an unconstitutional violation of the US separation of church and state. The government is supposed to stay out of religion, he told the court, arguing that the final phrase of the pledge - one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all - amounts to religious indoctrination. A ruling is expected within two months. The pledge dates from 1892 when the US was undergoing major social changes and large waves of immigration. It did not then contain the words under God. That was inserted in 1954 during the Cold War.
Politics	Reform - May 2004



relands ban on smoking in pubs, restaurants and all work places will begin on march 29th. Prison Cells,hotel rooms,psychiatric hospitals and nursing homes will be exempt. Ash hailed the ban, the first in the world, as health initiative of the centuary. Smokers and employers caught breaking it will be fined 3,000 Euros. But the Dublin Tourist board is to use it as a marketing device under the slogan 'Abreath of fresh Air
Politics	The Guardian 19th Febuary 2004.



The Childrens society claims that children and young people will be unfairly treated under the Government's new cannabis reforms, where under 18s found in possession of cannabis will be arrested, while adults committing the same offence will not.
Politics	Christian Herald, Febuary 7th 2004.



The number of gays and lesbians in live-in relationships has been grossly exaggerated by ministers,offical figures revealed. Fewer than one in 500 adults in England and Wales lives in a same-sex partnership, the 2001 national census figures show. Ministers who estimate that one in 20 adults is gay, lesbian or bisexual had claimed that as many as 425,000 couples will want to take advantage of new gay marrage laws due before Parliment later this year. But the census counted fewer than 40,000 homosexual couples sharing a home.This means fewer than 0.2 % of the adult population lives in a stable gay or lesbian relationship. It is a tiny number of people, but public policy is determined by pressure groups which claim to act for them. They say they are discriminated against and need help, but in fact it is all a cloack for the anti-family agenda. The moves towards legalising gay marrage and removing recognition of fathers in family life have been criticised for futher undermining the highly vulnerable status of traditional marrage by handing its privileges to those who do not need them.
Politics	Daily Mail Wednesday 4th Feb.

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