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| It is not just Vuvuzela horns that FIFA could ban, now expressions of faith in God are under threat. FIFA, under its director Sepp Blatter, is alleged to have said that celebrations – either a goal or a win- should remain ‘human’ rather than divine. Several World Cup players regularly display their faith on the pitch, most famously the Brazilian player Kaka who often wears an undershirt exclaiming “I belong to Jesus”. He credits his goal scoring success to his evangelical faith in God and believes God saved him from permanent injury after a swimming accident when he was 18. | |
| Religious Persecution | The Church Of England Newspaper – June 25th 2010 |
| The government should act swiftly to prevent supermarkets exercising an “almost piratical abuse of power”, the Bishop of Wakefield has said. Bishop Stephen Platten also called in the House of Lords for measures to restore the “self-esteem” of farmers. | |
| Politics | The Church Of England Newspaper – June 18th 2010 |
| The Bishop of Derry has said he hopes that those people who suffered the loss of loved ones or injury on Bloody Sunday may now “find peace” following the publication of the Saville Report. Bishop Seamus Hegarty said he welcomed the unequivocal and strong language used in the report to confirm the innocence of the victims who were shot and either killed and injured by the British Army in Derry on January 30th 1972. | |
| Politics | The Universe – June 20th 2010 |
| The national pro-life caring and educational charity, Life, has expressed its shock at the recent news that numerous girls under the age of 18 have had multiple abortions. Government data showed that 89 girls, aged 17 or under and who had an abortion last year, had previously had at least two abortions. The Department of Health figures for 2009 show that, for the first time, more than a third (34 per cent) of abortions were performed on women who had already ended one or more pregnancies. Across all ages, more than 1,000 women or girls were on at least their fifth abortion, including 214 on their sixth, 70 on their seventh and 48 who procured an abortion for at least the eighth time. | |
| Housing | The Universe – June 20th 2010 |
| Divorced clergy are to be allowed to become Church of England bishops for the first time in a move which has been condemned by traditionalists. Reporting on the issue in the The Sunday Telegraph, Jonathan Wynne-Jones wrote: ‘Critics described the change in Church rules as “utterly unacceptable” and warned it would undermine the biblical teaching that marriage is for life.’ | |
| Church | Families First – July/August 2010 |
| The Methodist Church has become the first major denomination in Britain to launch its own application for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The new app will allow users to view Bible studies and daily prayers. It is hoped it might appeal to both believers and those who might be more cautious about attending Church. | |
| Church | Youthwork – July 2010 |
| Social networking sites have more influence on girls than television or magazines, a recent survey has revealed. Sites like Facebook were identified as one of the most important things in the lives of 40% of girls questioned, compared to just 6% of boys. This implies that social networking sites are central to the social and family life of girls. National Family Week commissioned the study, the results of which were based on 3,000 parents and 1,000 children aged eight to 15. Girls named the top three most important things in their lives as friends, family and Facebook, whereas 73% of boys identified family first and listed money above Facebook. | |
| Young People | Youthwork – July 2010 |
| Police were called to at least 43 domestic incidents following England’s opening World Cup match. Officers say that figure is up more than 50 per cent on a normal Saturday night in Staffordshire. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel, Tuesday June 15, 2010 |
| House prices continues to edge up in May as the number of homes on the market soared following the Government’s decision to abolish home information packs, research showed yesterday. Nationally around 22 per cent more surveyors reported a rise in the cost of property than those who saw a fall during the month, up from 17 per cent in April, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. But surveyors are still reporting modest price falls in Wales, Yorkshire and Humberside, and the West Midlands. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel, Tuesday June 15, 2010 |
| A leading UK pro-life charity has urged Swiss authorities to close a suicide climic following the revelation that a mentally ill man has been helped to die in the facility. “It is shocking to hear that the Swiss suicide clinic, Dignitas, has helped a mentally ill man commit suicide. This time we would urge the Swiss authorities, who are investigating this latest death, to shut down the clinic completely,” said Simon Hopkins, spokesman for the Pro-Life Alliance. | |
| Health | The Universe, Sunday June 13, 2010 |
| Research shows that cutting trans fats by just 1 per cent could prevent 11,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths each year in the UK. Trans fats are found naturally in small quantities in meat and dairy products. Higher levels can be found in cakes, biscuits, pastries, tortilla chips and wraps, and processed meat products. Takeaways and ready meals can also contain high levels of trans and saturated fats. | |
| Health | The War Cry, 12 June 2010 |
| Church attendance is likely to fall further in the next two decades, according to a leading researcher. Former head of Christian Research Peter Brierley told Christians at the Pentecost Festival that all denominations except Pentecostals would decline. Church of England attendance is set to fall furthest. Dr Brierley said that church attendance has fallen from 3.5 million in 2000 to only 2.9 million today, and if present trends continued it would be 2.3 million by 2020. | |
| Church | The Salvationist, 12 June 2010 |
| The Archbishop of York baptised 11 Christians from different denominations on Easter Saturday. They were baptised outside the West End of York Minster by being totally immersed in a large tank of water. Before the baptisms, singers entertained the crowds, and afterwards there was a presentation from Teen Challenge, a group that works to help young people with drug and alcohol addictions. Young people, who had completed the Teen Challenge programme, shared their message of hope through music, video and their life stories. The service of baptism was organised by One Voice York, a network of Christian churches and leaders of different denominations working together across the city, | |
| Church | The Church Of England Newspaper, Friday, June 11, 2010 |
| Italy is heading toward a ‘slow demographic suicide’ because not enough children are being born in the country, according to the president of the Italian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco. Providing statistics to support his cry of alarm, he drew attention to the fact that in Italy “more than 50 per cent of families have no child”. | |
| World Issues | The Universe, Sunday June 6, 2010 |
| New funeral practices – among them the absence of a body and calling the service a “celebration” of the dead person’s life – should be laid to rest, according to a northern bishop. Bus pass holder Peter Forster, the Bishop of Chester, says that is “to go to a funeral only to find that the cremation or burial has taken place earlier in the day, and the funeral has become a celebration of the deceased’s life.” This, he says, “jars”. | |
| Church | The Church Of England Newspaper, Friday, June 4, 2010 |
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