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| Schools in England do not need to give non-religious views "equal air time" and should still teach that the UK is principally a Christian country, guidelines say. | |
| Education | BBC News - 28th December 2015 |
| Domestic abusers who control victims via social media or spy on them online could face up to five years in prison under a new law in England and Wales. | |
| The Law | BBC News - 29th December 2015 |
| Prince Charles has made a donation towards persecuted Christians in the Middle East to help families suffering in the region. The undisclosed gift from the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation was made to Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN). | |
| Religious Persecution | Bible Society - 15th January 2016 |
| The number of people attending Church of England services each week has for the first time dropped below 1 million – accounting for less than 2 per cent of the population – with Sunday attendances falling to 760,000. Numbers attending church services have fallen by 12 per cent in the past decade, to less than half the levels of the 1960s. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Bible Society - 15th January 2016 |
| There were only 80 Christians in the UAE in 1910 (0.1 per cent of the population) and 50 in Saudi Arabia. However, according to new figures, in 2010, Christianity increased to 12.6 per cent of UAE's population and 4.4 per cent of Saudi Arabia's. Between the two countries alone there are now well over one million Christians. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Bible Society - 15th January 2016 |
| The new Northern Ireland First Minister says her party's "very strong Christian values" will continue under her leadership. | |
| What famous people say | The Christian Institute - 15th January 2016 |
| Police will continue to turn a blind eye to prostitution activity in an area of Leeds, after it was announced that a red light district set up in 2014 will be allowed to exist indefinitely. | |
| Social Issues | The Christian Institute - 15th January 2016 |
| Experts have revealed that an HIV “epidemic” is decimating the Warao tribe in Venezuela. | |
| Health | Ekklesia Daily Bulletin - 18th January 2016 |
| New research has found that more than one in four adults in Scotland who are responsible for paying rent or a mortgage are worried about covering the cost of their housing in 2016. | |
| Housing | Ekklesia Weekly Digest - 7th January 2016 |
| Former ‘This Morning’ presenter, Fern Britton, has revealed she struggled with her faith after failing three IVF attempts. She explained that her previously strong faith was shaken while she was longing for a family. She said: ‘At that point, I just said to God, 'I don't believe in you anymore, so I won't have to worry about my conscience or judging right from wrong'. It turned out I could only keep that up for half a day.’ | |
| What famous people say | Bible Society (Premier) - 8th January 2016 |
| A person’s sex is not relevant for passports or driving licences, a former Conservative minister has said. | |
| Social Issues | Christian Institute - 8th January 2016 |
| Schools do not have to teach humanism on an equal footing with religious views, revised Department for Education guidance has said. | |
| Education | Christian Institute - 8th January 2016 |
| Hundreds of taxi drivers in Scotland are being ordered to ‘spy’ on child passengers and report conversations to their Named Person, a secret recording has revealed. | |
| Social Issues | Christian Institute - 8th January 2016 |
| As many as 80 primary school children a year have reportedly expressed a desire to ‘change’ their gender. Children as young as four are beginning the process of transitioning, according to one source, and many children appear to be influenced by classmates who transition. | |
| Young People | Christian Concern - 9th January 2016 |
| GCSE and A-level exams have been shifted to accommodate Muslim students who fast during Ramadan. The Joint Council for Qualifications has moved some exams forward in light of the Islamic holy month, it was revealed in a Commons education committee meeting on Wednesday. | |
| Education | Christian Concern - 9th January 2016 |
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