Key Quotes for 2004

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Dr. Moria Plant, professor of alcohol studies at the University of West of England and the country's leading expert on women and alcohol, says that given the levels at which young women are drinking in this country, prehaps more attention could have been paid to the issue of pregnancy and drinking. The study of 580 children from birth to the age of 16 found that if their mothers drank even moderate amounts of alcohol their growth, behaviour, brain function and academic ability were affected.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	G2, The Guardian 16th March, 2004.



In the UK, binge drinking accounts for 40% of all men's drinking sessions. Up to 150,000 hospital admissions a year are alcohol-related and alcohol abuse is estimated to cost the NHS £1.7bn a year. There are 1.2m incidents of alcohol related violence and 97,000 cases of drink driving. Up to 17m working days are lost annually by alcohol related absense, costing up to £6.4bn a year, the government will say. We are fighting a losing battle. The advertising budget alone for beers, wins and spirits is three times the amount spent on treating alcohol dependency enough to fund 170,000 detox places.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	The Guardian, Monday March 15th 2004.



The number of new cases of sexually transmitted diseases hitting British Teenagers has risen by almost two thirds in five years. More than 40,000 teenagers seek treatment every year, the equivalent to 160 each working day. The alarming increase, revealed by official figures,has coincided with the liberalisation of school sex education programmes. Condoms and morning after pills have been handed out to children who have also been given highly graphic advise on sexual practices. Critics said the figures were futher damning evidence that government sex education policy is a disaster.
Sex	Daily Mail, March 2004.



On average, a woman is beaten 35 times before her first call to the police. One woman in four is physically abused by a partner during her lifetime and one woman in nine is severely beaten by her male partner each year, according to research. Abuse can also have a devastating impact on children, in 90% of domestic violence incidents, children were in the same or next room. It's a total misconception when people say 'He may of abused his partner, but he was a doting father.' It has a direct effect on the children.
Family	The Guardian, March 2004.



magazine aimed at girls as young as 13 is promoting the use of condoms in its next issue. Sugar is devoting 12 pages to sexual health in a deal sponsored by Durex condoms. Last year Sir Bob Geldof, who has three teenage daughters, branded girls' magazines as 'offensive'for their obsession of sex. Sir Bob, 48, told the BBC2 programe 'Grumpy Old Men'..'There is something predatory because they are made by adult men and women.
Sex	Daily Mail, March 8th 2004.



There are an estimated 14 million children who have lost at least one parent to HIV/Aids.
Young People	Zambia's Princess Zulu, The War Cry, 28th Feb 2004.



A research, conducted by MORI, found that; 76% of young people trust the Police to tell the truth and only 7% do not. By comparison, 64% of adults trust the Police. 42% of young people say they do not trust politicians to tell them the truth. 86% of young people trust Doctors, who come top of the poll, even more than they do their parents (82%).
Young People	The War Cry,Feb 28th 2004.



Greece has around eleven million inhabitants, of whom (it is estimated) just 21,000 of the population understand that spiritual salvation comes only by grace through faith in Christ.
Religion/Spirituality	Joy Magazine, March 2004.



Im not a preacher, and Im not a pastor, but I really feel my career was leading me to make this. The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, and I was directing traffic. I hope the film has the power to evangelise.
Entertainment	Mel Gibson. Joy Magazine, March 2004.



North Korea is still the world's most dangerous country for Christians to live in. The communist nation of North Korea has an estimated 400,000 belivers. As revealed in previous years, an estimated 200 million Christians are still suffering persecution for their faith, while another 200 to 400 million are facing discrimination.
Religious Persecution	Baptist Times, March 2004.



A report on the BBC teletext news says that a survey of people's religious beliefs across ten countries suggests that the UK is one of the most secular nations in the world. Research company ICM surveyed ten thousand people in ten countries, for the BBC's series 'What the World thinks of God'. More than a quarter of the Britons surveyed thought the world would be more peaceful if nobody beleived in God. However, very few people in other countries agree. The survey apparently found the highest level of belief in some of the poorer countries, and also in the USA- the richest country in the world.
Religion/Spirituality	news.bbc.co.uk



At Festival Manchester last year there were six days celebration of 'faith, hope and life' as it came to a grand fanale the crowd was estimated by police at 30,000. 5,000 volunteer/ Delegates throughout the UK and Europe worked on over 300 service projects in some of the city's most deprived areas. Over four days, some 75,000 hours of work contributed to the clean-up, repair and upgrading of public and private facilities opn dozens of estates. On the final weekend, volunteers joined an estimated two day crowd of 55,000 who came to the park to enjoy major christian music artists and a varity of festival activities. It will leave a mark on the city as over 1,500 new believers made decisions for Christ during the week.
Religion/Spirituality	The Walk Issue six.



In the Uk; 4 Million mainly young people go clubbing each week 75% of 15-34 year olds go to the cinema each week People over 16 watch an average of 3 hours TV a night 47% of households access the internet
Young People	The Walk, Issue six.



'Faith by itself if it is not accomplished by action, is dead'. My belief in God has always stayed strong.Everyone struggles, but Im just glad that God isnt someone who turns his back on us, even when sometimes we turn our back on him. He's always there.Whatever happens God is there with his arms open. It's like being a bank manager, and telling people that they dont need an over draught, because their depts are already paid on the cross! True happiness comes from knowing God. God is already moving powerfully in the media, with more people becoming christians, especially in places of power'.
What famous people say	Simon Thomas, Blue Peter presenter.



Since the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the number of evangelicals has grown from a handful to tens of thousands, with the biggest grouping being Russian Baptists at around 15,000 members.
Church	Idea - March/April 2004

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