Key Quotes for 2009

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An education bill which has been signed into law by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will remove religious education from the nation’s schools, according to Caracas Cardinal Jorge Urosa Savino. Government critics called the law’s rapid approval process (it was passed into the National Assembly and passed into law in the same week) unconstitutional and said that the Government did not consider the outside opinions. One clause of the new law, which covers all levels of education and both public and private institutions, requires education to have a “lay character… in all circumstances” and leaves religious education to families.
World Issues	The Universe- August 2009



A law allowing 16-year old pupils to opt out of collective worship in school degrades the status of faith, Dr Barry Morgan, the Archbishop of Wales has warned. His warning followed the Welsh Assembly’s decision to join England in passing a law allowing pupils aged 16 and over to withdraw from collective worship without parental consent.
The Law	Salvationist- August 2009



A £100million campaign to tackle binge-drinking has been launched. It comes as a YouGov survey found almost one in four young people were ashamed of their appearance while drunk in the past twelve months, a quarter have not known how they got home, and nearly a third blacked out. The initiative urges 18 to 24-year olds to evaluate their drinking to change the social acceptability of drunkenness.
Social Issues	The Sentinel- 1 September 2009



The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has accused the government of Northern Nigeria’s Borno State of complicity in the murders of 12 Christians by members of the ‘Nigerian Taliban’ Boko Haram last week. Twenty churches, including Immanuel Anglican Church, Gamboru-Ngala in the Diocese of Maiduguri were destroyed in the uprising by members of the militant Muslim sect.
Religious Persecution	Church of England- August 2009



A report calculates that a single person in Britain needs to earn at least £13,900 a year gross to afford a basic but acceptable standard of living. A couple with two children need to earn £27,600. The cost of a minimum household budget has risen by about 5% for most families.
Money	Evangelicals Now- August 2009



Governments’ multi-billion-dollar support for biofuels is wreaking social and environmental havoc, a new report for Christian aid has claimed. Biofuels are often hailed as a renewable and clean source of energy. However, Christian Aid is demanding a radical overhaul of the ‘massive’ subsidies and quotas given to their production, arguing that they actually exacerbate climate change in many areas.
Environment	Salvationist- August 2009



A third of teenage girls suffer sexual abuse in a relationship and a quarter experiences violence at the hands of their boyfriends, a report revealed. The survey by the NSPCC and the University of Bristol found nearly nine out of 10 girls aged 13 to 17 had been in an intimate relationship. Of these, one in six said they had been pressured into sexual intercourse and one in 16 said they had been raped. A quarter of girls also said they had suffered physical violence.
Sex	The Sentinel- 1 September 2009



The President of Croatia has accused the Catholic Church of aiming to “Talibanise” the country, and suggested that if the clergy wanted to rule Croatia, they should stand for election. President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia has assumed an increasingly “anti-Church” stance over recent weeks, although he himself rejects such a description. He has claimed he is not anti-Church, merely opposed to all things that are “not right”, and said it was well-known that in Croatia, church and state are separate.
World Issues	The Universe- August 2009



Shoppers were left stunned when dozens of people lay down in a city centre as part of Facebook stunt. Around 100 people gathered at the Blue Clock outside the Potteries Shopping Centre, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, shortly before 2pm before lying prone on the floor for a minute as the clock struck the hour. The stunt which was organised on a Facebook group entitled the Ultimate Stoke-on-Trent Lying Down Game, attracted 4,000 followers.
Odd Facts	The Sentinel- 31 August 2009



The President of Burundi said nations must put God first in order to be blessed. “What can God give us if we don’t respect him?” said President Pierre Nkurunziza, a former Hutu rebel leader who said he accepted Christ in 1997. “We must go his way so he can protect (us)”.
World Issues	Charisma and Christian Life- August 2009



A baby boom has fuelled a record increase in the population, it has been revealed. The number of people living in the UK has topped 61 million for the first time as fertility rates hit their highest level in more than 30 years. More than 750,000 babies were born last year, fuelling the biggest year-on-year rise in the population since the 1960s.
Family	The Sentinel- 28 August 2009



Pagan police officers are being allowed to take up to eight days a year holiday to observe Pagan festivals such as Halloween. The changes came as the Home Office agreed to the establishment of a Pagan Police Association. A spokesman for the Home Office said: “The Government wants a police service that reflects the diverse communities it serves. Pagan practices include witchcraft, druidism and Wiccan worship.
Work/Employment	Evangelicals Now- August 2009



The Royal Bank Of Scotland has promised to consider proposals for a low-interest credit card for poor people, after a meeting with Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders in Europe. The leaders from London Citizens, a community organisation of more than 130 civic and religious groups, want an end to high lending rates which, they say, cripple poor people and bind them into un-payable debts.
Money	Salvationist- August 2009



Police have launched an investigation into allegations of racist behaviour at a BNP festival. Derbyshire Police launched a probe into claims made by a Sunday newspaper that an undercover reporter witnessed the behaviour at the party’s Red, White and Blue festival in Codnor. The newspaper claims to have filmed members of the party burning a golly doll at the event.
Crime	The Sentinel- 27 August 2009



A specially commissioned Alliance report has found that 45% of English young people volunteer at least once a month and 80% donate money to charity each month. The report says that young volunteers give on average 3.57 hours a month, which when projected across England is the equivalent of 33,000 full-time workers. Most of this voluntary work takes place through churches or religious organisations, and 10% of those who declared themselves “non-religious” still volunteer through a religious organisation. The report also found that the more active the young person is as a Christian, the more likely they are to volunteer.
Young People	Idea- October 2009

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