Key Quotes for 2004

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Growing numbers of Kenya's Muslims (only 8 per cent of the population) have been radicalised by events in the Middle East.
Religion/Spirituality	Now - March 2004



6,000 Albanian children have been trafficked until now, 4,000 of them in Italy and the rest in Greece.
Crime	Now - March 2004



I do not believe that one person's poverty is caused by another's wealth.
What famous people say	One of Michael Howard's 'core beliefs' - Third Way - March 2004



You do not get someone saying, "Well, I thought there was a 68% chance that God exists but I've just read an article in The Philosophers' Magazine which has increased the probability to 71% so I'm off to be a Jesuit."
What famous people say	Peter Vardy on the philosophy of reilgion - Third Way - March 2004



It is as it was.
What famous people say	The Pope's alleged and disputed endorsement of Mel Gibson's new film The Passion of The Christ - Third Way - March 2004



Allowing women to mix with men is the root of every evil and catastrophe.
What famous people say	Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah al-Sheikh - Third Way - March 2004



The most horrifying thing in the world is to be without an adventure.
What famous people say	George Foreman, ex-world boxing champion, considering a comback at 55 - Third Way - March 2004



Do you want to buy a left-back or help to save children's lives? I'm not going to do both. Are people dying as a result of Port Vale's troubles? No. Get people to go down to the Donna Louise Trust, go into that hospice and have a look at the kids - that's where my money is going.
What famous people say	Robbie Williams, who had considered donating money to his home town soccer team - Third Way - March 2004



A controversial fertility clinic, which will focus on helping lesbian couples and single women to become pregnant using donated sperm, is to set up in Britian. John Gonzalez will target his services at lesbians and single women despite the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority Act 1990, which says clinics must take into account a child's need for a father.
Family	The Guardian, Monday 8th March



In a country where 95% of the landing places are tiny, remote bush airstrips, our planes make 200 landings each day.
Odd Facts	MAF News - March/May 2004



Over the last decade, the organisation has provided 1.3 million people with primary healthcare education, immunisation, and nutrition and sanatation advice. Another quater of a million have been helped by one of its health centres and 14,000 patients have recieved surgical treatment - eye, orthopaedic, ear, nose and throat, plastic or general surgery. Nearly 100,000 children have been vaccinated against polio, whooping cough, measles, tetanus, typhoid and diphtheria.
Health	MAF News - March/May 2004



(In) Brazil ... Every day four or five young people are murdered. Every 12 minutes a child receives a severe beating. Children are the victims in 40 per cent of crime. One of the reasons is guns.
Young People	The War Cry - 6th March 2004



Eight out of ten workers want to spend more time with their families, according to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
Family	The War Cry - 6th March 2004



The survey says that in most of the countries taking part, more than 80 per cent of people believed in God or in a higher power. That figure was an awesome 100 per cent in Nigeria and 91 per cent in the US. The UK had that lowest score at 67 per cent. In Nigeria 91 per cent regularly attended a religious service, compared to 31 per cent in the UK.
Religion/Spirituality	The War Cry - 6th March 2004



The Government is planning a hard-hitting campaign to advertise the perils of binge drinking. Their report said misuse of alcohol cost Britian £20bn a year and led to 600,000 violent crimes, 360,000 incidents of domestic violence, 22,000 pre-mature deaths, 1,000 suicides, and untold distress to about a million children of drinking parents.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Guardian, March 16th 2004.

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