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| International development agency Christian Aid says that G8’s agreement to halve carbon emissions by 2050 was a step in the right direction, but would not be enough to halt global warming while allowing poor countries to develop in a sustainable way. Its senior climate change policy analyst Nelson Muffuh argues: ‘The science says that global cuts of at least 80 percent by 2050 are necessary if temperature rises are to be kept below 2C.’ | |
| Environment | The War Cry - 19th July 2008 |
| Soldiers are to be given morality training and will receive good conduct stripes for living up to army values. A plan has been drawn up under the aegis of General Sir Richard Dannatt, the chief of the general staff and a practicing Christian, to improve soldiers’ moral standards. It will enlist army chaplains to reverse the spread of yob culture among many new recruits. Chaplains will be instructed to provide spiritual guidance to instil “ethics and morality”. | |
| Disasters/War | New Life - April 2008 |
| According to a survey published in July by the Local Government Association (LGA), nearly one in three NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) reported an increase in alcohol-related incidents since the 2003 Licensing Act. Half of police authorities say that, far from creating the promised continental style café culture in the UK, the new laws have simply pushed alcohol-related violence later into the evening. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Evangelicals Now - August 2008 |
| A BBC radio station has won praise from Christian leaders. Radio Stoke’s In Praise of God is thought to be the longest running act of broadcast worship on local radio, and shares it’s 40th anniversary with the station. The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Anglican Bishop of Lichfield, said “Radio Stoke is the only local station committed to a weekly act of broadcast worship, and we celebrate together this milestone.” | |
| Religion/Spirituality | New Life - April 2008 |
| The abortion figures published in June demonstrate that 196,600 able bodied babies were aborted in England and Wales in 2007. The total number of abortions for the year was 198,500, compared with 193,700 in 2006, a rise of 2.5%. Of those just 1% (1,900) were carried out because of a risk that the child would be born handicapped. | |
| Health | Evangelicals Now - August 2008 |
| “I don’t care if people worship turtles or frogs if they’re good people, and he is a good person. I think he gets a raw deal, just as I think orphans in Malawi get a raw deal.” Madonna on Tom Cruise. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Third Way - June 2008 |
| A Scottish National Health Service study has revealed that 633 children, including 15 under the age of 12 and as young as eight, were taken to hospital casualty units between April and June 2007 after drinking too much alcohol. They had consumed, on average, the equivalent of six pints of lager in the hours before being admitted to hospital, the study said. Almost a quarter had also taken illegal drugs including ecstasy and cannabis. Commenting on the report, Scotland’s public health minister said efforts were being made to redirect young people away from alcohol, including cracking down on rogue retailers who sell to underage drinkers. Licensing laws will be used to tackle underage drinking and alcohol promotions that are likely to appeal to young people will be banned. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Evangelical Times - July 2008 |
| The number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly is rocketing, new figures show. Police blame all-day drinking laws for fostering a binge culture. West Midlands saw the biggest jump in numbers, rising more than twelve-fold from 59 in 2003/4 to 731 in 2007/8. Numbers were up by 50% or more in all but six of the 15 regions covered. The worst affected area, Northumberland, saw over 2000 arrests in 2007/8. The figures were obtained by Channel 4 using the Freedom of Information Act and are reported by the Christian Institute. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Evangelical Times - May 2008 |
| The number of foreign workers being exploited by employment agents in the UK is much higher than was previously thought, with thousands of immigrants working in appalling conditions and far below the minimum wage. A government agency, the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, says exploitation is particularly acute in the food processing and agricultural industries. | |
| Work/Employment | Evangelical Times - July 2008 |
| US District Judge Carl J. Barbier has ordered Tangipahoa Parish School Board to halt the free distribution of Gideon Bibles in its schools. He ruled that the practice violates the First Ammendment separation of church and state: “Distribution of Bibles is a religious activity without a secular purpose” and amounts to school board promotion of Christianity. The case was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisian. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelical Times - May 2008 |
| Homosexual activists want the Earl of Devon’s castle to be slapped with a huge inheritance tax bill because of the Earl’s religious beliefs on marriage according to a report in June. Lord Devon, a Christian, does not wish to allow homosexual civil partnership ceremonies at his family home, Powerham Castle, which is one of the oldest family houses in England. Stonewall also wants the Earl to be penalised by the Treasury. | |
| Religious Persecution | Evangelicals Now - July 2008 |
| Three times as many Muslims and as many Hindus as Christians will attend their places of worship in 2050 if church attendance continues to decline at its current rate. The Religious Trends report, published by Christian Research in May, says Anglican, Methodists and Presbyterian churches are most at risk of becoming financially unviable through declining numbers. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - July 2008 |
| In a survey, 59% of women were found to be the primary decision-makers of households, compared to 41% of men. | |
| Family | Inspire - Issue 28 |
| The Government in February introduced a review of sex education in schools – and has said that it is considering providing sex education to children at younger ages and scrapping parents’ rights to withdraw their children from sex education lessons. A panel made up of representatives of organisations, including the Family Planning Association and the Terrence Higgins Trust, will examine the messages to be taught and at what ages they should be taught. They will make recommendations to the Government later this year without the public being consulted. A survey of 2,000 teachers by the Times Educational Supplement found that two-thirds of primary teachers thought parents should lose their right to withdraw children from sex education classes. | |
| Sex | Evangelicals Now - July 2008 |
| Women are more likely than men to be responsible for household finances, according to new research from Child Trust Fund (CTF) provider, Family Investments. | |
| Money | Inspire - Issue 28 |
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