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A short survey of 12-16 year olds who attended church regularly found that - Over 80 per cent said petting is permissible as long as you don't go all the way. Almost 70 per cent said petting is a good way to show your partner love and affection. 75 per cent said petting for the most part, is a harmless activity. Yet almost 80 per cent said that once you start petting, it's harder to say no to intercourse. Over 60 per cent said that petting makes some people feel used and cheap.
Sex	The Flame - July / September 2004



Many viral infections are spread by skin to skin contact, especially HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) and herpes. A British study found that HPV infects 46 per cent of teenage girls after their first sexual intercourse.
Health	Evangelicals Now - August 2004



In 1980 a search of 300 UK newspapers did not find a single reference to the word self-esteem. It found three by 1986. By 1990 this figure rose to 103. A decade later there were a staggering 3,328 references. Similar figures apply for words like trauma, stress, syndrome and counselling.
Social Issues	Evangelicals Now - August 2004



MRSA deaths had increased from 51 in 1993 to 800 in 2002, while cases of the superbug rocketed from 210 to 5,309 over the same period.
Health	The Sentinel - 16th July 2004



Less than 0.2 per cent of Greece's population can be defined as evangelical Christians.
Church	Idea - July/August 2004



Olympics by numbers- 301 medal ceremonies will take place over 16 days, 13-29 August. 28 sports will be represented in 38 venues. 10,500 athletes and 5,500 team officials from 201 nations will participate. The Paralympics (17-28 September) will have 4,000 competitors and 2,000 officials from 125 countries. 21,500 members of the media will cover the Games. Some 45,000 security personnel will work at the Olympic Games. It has been 2,700 years since the first Olympic competition in ancient Greece.
Odd Facts	Idea - July/August 2004



From the 1960's, cremation rather than burial has been the main choice at the time of a death yet until fairly recently most people left the crematorium empty handed after a final service and the ashes were scattered. But records show that 54 per cent of people now remove the ashes of their loved ones from the crematorium.
Religion/Spirituality	Scottish Catholic Observer - 2nd July 2004



According to a recent survey (survey name unknown), 64 per cent of internet users aged 50 and over would sooner give up their television set than live without their computer.
Entertainment	Good News - June 2004



According to the Christian Medical Fellowship, some 22,119 babies aged 13 weeks or over were aborted in England and Wales in 2002.
Social Issues	The Church of England Newspaper - 8th July 2004



Statistics from Christian Research show that of the 70,000 churchgoing children still in church in September 2004, only 20,000 will still be going to church by September 2006.
Church	Christian Marketplace - July 2004



National statistics show that on average in Catholic schools 70 per cent of pupils are white British, whereas in all schools in England the figure is 81 per cent.
Education	The Universe - 4th July 2004



According to conservative estimates, of the $20 billion generated by prostitution world-wide, more than $5 billion comes from child prostitution. It has been estimated that one million children are victimised by the sex tourist industy every year.
Sex	The Universe - 4th July 2004



Home Office figures show that police officers in England and Wales carried out 2,989 stop and searches on Asians in 2002/03 under the Terrorism Act. The number of searches on black people also rose by 230 per cent from 529 to 1,745, while the number of whites stopped more than doubled from 6,629 to 14,429.
Social Issues	The Universe - 11th July 2004



A study of teenage pregnancies between 1999 and 2001 found that 44 per cent of pregnant girls aged 15-17 chose to abort their babies.
Social Issues	The Universe - 11th July 2004



In China there is a total population of 1.3bn people, of that number two-thirds live in the countryside. The official Chinese Government measure of poverty is an income equivalent to £63 per annum. Using this measure, 30 million Chinese are living in abject poverty - the equivalent of the entire Canadian population. Another poverty measure is people living on less than £1.50 per day. This measure gives China 400 million poor people. More than 100 million Chinese do not have access to any medical services whatsoever in addition to the 30 million who have difficult access, and three to five million children, of school age, have no access to education.
Money	The Baptist Times - 8th July 2004

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