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| Work consumes 40-50% of our lives. |
| Baptist Times - Issue December 5th, 2002 |
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| In 1998, al-Qa'ida is believed to have set up an umbrella organisation called the World Islamic Front for Jews and Crusaders, whose aim is to gain support for strikes against Jewish and Israeli targets. In March this year, an al-Qa'ida suicide bomber struck the oldest Jewish synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, killing 21 people including 14 German tourists. The Mombasa attack left 15 dead and a charter plane full of people that escaped death by inches. Because the suicide bombers were late though, they did not hit their intended targets - two bus loads of newly arrived Israeli tourists - but a Kenyan dance troupe assembled in the hotel lobby to welcome them. |
| Baptist Times - Issue December 5th, 2002 |
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| The poll of 1,000 Brits, focusing on lifestyles, values and beliefs, was commissioned by Christian aid and development charity, World Vision. It paints a picture of Britain as a caring society that loves material goods and worries about crime. The survye findings suggest most people also care about key issues like world poverty, without actually feeling motivated to try to change things. |
| Christianity + Renewal - Issue December 2002 |
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| 90% of churches across all denominations run an average of three community projects each. Six out of ten of church community project workers believe that their projects have not reached their potential due to lack of expertise or professional advice. In a Faithworks survey in 2002, 86% of church leaders/community workers considered it 'important' or 'very important' that any consultancy services which they utilise should address their particular needs as a faith-based organisation. |
| Christianity + Renewal - Issue December 2002 |
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| 78% of people support a greater role for Christian churches and groups in helping local people in need. |
| Christianity + Renewal - Issue December 2002 |
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| The official 2001 statistics reveal that 186,274 abortions were recorded in England and Wales. However SPUC (Society for Protection of Unborn Children) point out that the Government figures exclude 'hidden abortions' by use of so-called emergency contraception. |
| Christianity + Renewal - Issue December 2002 |
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| There have been six million abortions since the Abortion Act of 1967. |
| Christianity + Renewal - Issue December 2002 |
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| Cleaning up graffiti in London costs more than £100 million a year. |
| The Metro |
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| Britain's Wildlife Trusts have seen massive increases in membership, from 225,000 in 1995 to 413,434 in 2002. |
| The Independent |
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| According to a survey of car drivers a gizmo to safely store thick shakes from fast-food drive-ins was the second most valued feature among drivers after air conditioning. |
| AutoExpress magazine |
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| At the end of 2001 some 40 million people were said to be already living with HIV. |
| Scottish Catholic Observer - Issue Friday November 29th, 2002 |
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| 95 per cent of all cases occur in the worlds poorest countries. Three million people died of AIDS last year, that was over 8,000 people each day, bringing the total number of recorded AIDS deaths to 21.8 million, and the total number of AIDS orphans to some 13.2 million. |
| Scottish Catholic Observer - Issue Friday November 29th, 2002 |
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| 40,000 people are living with HIV or AIDS in the UK. |
| Scottish Catholic Observer - Issue Friday November 29th, 2002 |
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| David Bellamy OBE said "God has given us this amazing planet", he enthuses. "Yet we're not doing anything to make it better. We're destroying it." |
| The War Cry - Issue December 7th, 2002 |
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| 700,000 people are believed to be trafficked from West Africa and Eastern Europe every year. |
| Just Right - Issue 6 |
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