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| The latest figures for assisted suicide in the US State of Oregon were recently released and reveal an alarming trend. Often held up by proponents of assisted suicide as the model which should be adopted in the UK, Oregon's statistics for 2014 reveal 105 people were helped to end their own lives – this is a 44% increase from 73 people in 2013. Eleven patients ended their lives in 2014 who had been prescribed their “medication” in 2012 or 2013, raising questions about the criteria in Oregon – the same advocated in the UK by Lord Falconer – which specify that patients should have been diagnosed with a terminal illness that will lead to death within six months. | |
| Health | CARE Impact Direct - 27th February 2015 |
| A letter written by Albert Einstein describing God as creator has sold at auction for £49,000. The letter sought to defend his theory of relativity. In it he wrote that God ‘created the world’ with ‘intelligence and elegance’. | |
| Science | Bible Society - 27th February 2015 |
| It has been revealed that Ofsted did not interview any pupils or parents for the inquiry into the way its inspectors interviewed children at Grindon Hall Christian School in Sunderland and Durham Free School. Supporters of the schools have accused the Ofsted chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw of misleading MPs by telling a Commons committee that there had been a ‘thorough’ investigation into the claims. | |
| Education | Bible Society - 8th May 2015 |
| A survey conducted by nfpSynergy has found that Britons prefer to shop at charity shops rather than using online market places like eBay or Gumtree. | |
| Shopping | Civil Society News - 27th February 2015 |
| A study of patients who suffer from psychosis has revealed that nearly a quarter of new cases are linked to the use of strong cannabis. Researchers at King’s College London found the risk of psychosis to be three times higher for people who smoke potent cannabis, known as ‘skunk’, compared to non-smokers. People who smoke skunk every day are five times more likely to develop the condition. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Christian Institute - 20th February 2015 |
| New research suggests that nearly one in five Dutch doctors (18%) would consider helping those who do not have any physical problems but are simply 'tired of living', to commit suicide. Disturbingly, 2 per cent of the GPs surveyed said they had already taken part in such euthanasia or assisted suicide. Euthanasia and assisted suicide were legalised in the Netherlands in 2002. The findings highlight the collapse in regard for the value of human life once such a law is passed. | |
| Health | Christian Concern - 21st February 2015 |
| Public money is being used to supply under-age children with condoms, it emerged this week. The NHS is promoting the 'C-Card' which children as young as 13 can use to claim free condoms without the knowledge of their parents but does not mention that the law forbids sex involving those under 16. The scheme is intended to prevent pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases but research suggests that similar initiatives have not had this effect. | |
| Young People | Christian Concern - 21st February 2015 |
| "Policies which ensure religious liberty and freedom of expression" are likely to affect how 71% of evangelicals vote in May's General Election, according to research published this week by the Evangelical Alliance. The issue tops the list of matters that will influence voting, with 'opposition to same-sex marriage legislation' and a 'pro-life stance on euthanasia' also coming in the top five. The survey suggests that evangelicals are much more likely to vote compared to the general population. | |
| Politics | Christian Concern - 21st February 2015 |
| Charity sector chief executive pay fell by 9 per cent in the year to March 2014, according to an annual pay survey published today by the charity leaders' network, Acevo. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 16th February 2015 |
| Significant charitable resources are being wasted on complying with the potentially "crippling" administrative burden of the Lobbying Act, according to research published today by consultancy nfpSynergy. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 16th February 2015 |
| In the 1960s only 1 in 4 children survived cancer, but today 3 in 4 children are now cured of the disease. But every day 10 children and teenagers in the UK are diagnosed with cancer. | |
| Health | Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens - 13th February 2015 |
| Spending disclosed at the Church of England’s ruling General Synod shows one in four diocesan bishops still retains a personal driver. The disclosure comes 14 years after a review urged members of the episcopate to give up their chauffeurs. | |
| Social Issues | Bible Society - 13th February 2015 |
| A survey of vicars by the Church Urban Fund and the Church of England has shown that loneliness is the only issue which affects people in wealthier as well as deprived areas. It is common even in affluent middle class areas. The number of clergy reporting that social isolation is a major problem in their area has risen by ten per cent in the past three years. | |
| Social Issues | Bible Society - 13th February 2015 |
| A poll by the Aberystwyth University Students’ Union found that more than half of students said they felt the compulsory inclusion of the Gideon Bibles in their rooms was 'uncomfortable' or 'unacceptable'. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Bible Society - 13th February 2015 |
| MPs have voted in favour of legalising controversial techniques to create three and four-parent babies, despite serious safety and ethical concerns. Following a House of Commons debate, MPs voted 382 to 128 to approve regulations allowing procedures aimed at creating children free from mitochondrial disease. | |
| Science | Christian Institute - 6th February 2015 |
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