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| Plans for private firms, shops and the Royal Mail to bid for contracts to fingerprint people for the Government’s new Identity cards were being unveiled today by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. The Government is aiming to contract out the task of gathering biometric data for new passports and ID to the private sector, according to the Daily Mail. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel - 6th November 2008 |
| "If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace. With the terrible weaponry of the modern world; with Muslims and Christians intertwined everywhere as never before, no side can unilaterally win a conflict between more than half the world's inhabitants. Our common future is at stake. The very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake." An open letter to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders from 138 prominent Muslim scholars from every sect of Islam. | |
| World Issues | Third way - December 2007 |
| A survey published in The Times newspaper on 31 October found that: 62% of Britons believe that we have souls; 62% believe in fate; 47% believe in life after death; 41% believe in telepathy; 38% believe in ghosts; 31% believe in extraterrestrial beings; 23% believe in horoscopes; and just 16% believe in lucky charms. However,51% of us are likely to ‘touch wood’ to avoid bad luck! | |
| Odd Facts | THE EVANGELICAL TIMES - December 2007 |
| An estimated 1,000 protesters have taken to the streets over California’s new ban on gay marriage. California voters approved a constitutional amendment disallowing same sex weddings. The measure, which won 52 per cent approval, overrides a ruling last May that briefly gave same sex couples the right to wed. | |
| Social Issues | The Sentinel - 7th November 2008 |
| The 2,000-year-old church in Iraq faces extinction at the hands of Islamic extremists, one source declared in October. Many of the militants have made it clear that they seek to cleanse thier country of Christians and Christianity. they tell the Christians, "convert to Islam, leave or die." According to some estimates, more than a million Christians have left the country since 1990 when anti-Christian feelings began to rise during the first Gulf War. | |
| Religious Persecution | Evangelicals now - December 2007 |
| Would you give up your mobile phone for a million pounds? According to a survey by Carphone Warehouse and the London School of Economics, one in three of us would not! Mobile phones are fast becoming indispensable and Britons send a billion text messages every week. The survey also found that: . 76% of people believe it is a social requirement to have a mobile phone. . 85% feel that having a mobile phone is vital to their quality of life . Most young adults consider mobile phones a critical social lifeline for feeling part of a friendship group. . Most 16-24 year olds would rather give up alcohol, chocolate, sex, tea or coffee than Live without their mobile phone for a month. | |
| Odd Facts | THE EVANGELICAL TIMES - December 2007 |
| Council tenants could lose their right to a home for life under reforms being considered to cut waiting lists, it emerged today. Under the proposals, council homes could be provided with fixed-term contracts and reviews every few years. Any tenant whose financial circumstances improve could be asked to move to the private sector, buy part ownership of their home or pay higher rent. The proposal was put forward by The Chartered Institute of Housing, which represents housing officials. | |
| Housing | The Sentinel - 10th November 2008 |
| Millions of people across the UK saw the ground-breaking Alpha television advertisment which was broadcast on Channel Four and digital stations E4 and E4+1 in the autumn. The avertisement, which was also shown on 2,000 cinema screens and in busses and bars. was the first Christian commercial ever to be shown on mainstream TV in Britain. The 60 - second animated film, which also provided the theme for a nationwide campaign, depicts human life as a conveyor belt from birth to death with many wry humorous touches. | |
| Media | Alpha News - November 2007 |
| Pope Benedict has called on political leaders to hammer out a peaceful solution to the escalating violence in Somalia which has forced one million people to flee their homes. The Pope said he was following the unfolding events in Somalia “with trepidation “. | |
| World Issues | THE UNIVERSE - December 2007 |
| A group of MPs have called for a ban on happy hour drink promotions. Supermarkets should be also be prevented by law from selling alcohol at a loss to encourage people into their stores, they said. Citing research that showed the real price of alcohol has fallen dramatically, the Home Affairs Select Committee urged ministers to clamp down in irresponsible bars and pubs. They found the whole focus of police resources was in targeting booze-fuelled and football violence, meaning officers were hitting their targets but missing the point. | |
| Food and Drink | The Sentinel - 10th November 2008 |
| Girls aged 12 to 13 will be vaccinated to help protect against cervical cancer from next September, the Government announced today. Those in Year 8 will receive the jab in a programme costing up to £100 million a year. There will also be a two year “catch-up” campaign starting in autumn 2009 for girls aged up to 18, costing up to £200million a year. This means girls aged 16 to 18 (Year 12 and 13) will be offered the vaccine from autumn 2009. Girls aged 15 to 17 (Years 11 and 12) will be offered the jab from autumn 2010. By the end of the catch-up campaign, all girls under the age of 18 should have been offered protection. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - October 2007 |
| While more than 80 per cent of its one million square miles is covered by an ice-cap which is a couple of miles thick in some places, Greenland is statistically the world’s largest island. In a population of 57,000 people, there are only 50 registered Roman Catholics. These form part of the parish of Christ the King in Nuuk, the island’s Capital. | |
| Church | THE UNIVERSE - December 2007 |
| The QE2 cruise ship ran aground as she came into her home port to make her final call, owner Cunard said today. A spokesman for the firm was unable to say exactly where the grounding happened, but the BBC said the vessel touched the bottom at the Brambles sandbank near Calshot, Southampton, with three tugs attached to her stern. Thousands of people are flocking to Southampton today to bid a fond farewell to the famous vessel before it leaves on its final voyage. | |
| Travel/Tourism | The Sentinel - 11th November 2008 |
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