Key Quotes for 2004

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




By the end of 2001 in Zambia, 13.44m children under the age of 15 had lost either their mother, father or both parents to Aids. By 2010, this figure is expected to jump to 25m.
Young People	Baptist Times, January 22 2004.



60% of the population in some areas of Britian is comprised of individuals from minority ethnic back-grounds. Futhermore, Britain has one of the highest proportions of mixed race relationships; 50% of Black men and a third of Asian men are now dating white partners. South Asian Britons make up 20% of hospital doctors, most of whom came fully trained and have saved the NHS £300 million as a result. Indian food now has a turnover that is higher than coal, steel and ship-building combined.
Odd Facts	Thurdway,Jan/Feb 2004.



My brother has become a threat like Christ became a threat, like Martin Luther King became a threat. Their humility became a threat. They were so kind they became a threat.
What famous people say	Jermaine Jackson on his brother Michael Jackson.



I think that- apart from the fields of science and medicine- we live in an age of decline. Look at the world. There is a decline in morals, ideals, manners, respect, truthfulness, just about everything in fact.
What famous people say	Actor Christopher Lee when asked what is the greatest threat to our civilisation.



Urgent action is needed because Britain's children have rapidly expanding waistbands and their health is suffering. A shocking 8.5% of six year olds and 15% of 15 year olds are obease, almost half of all 15 year olds are overweight. This is not just an aesthetically challenging problem, it is life threatening average life expectancy is expected to drop for the first time in more than a century.
Health	Thurdway ,Jan/Feb 2004.



Two major forces dominate society in Ethiopia; the Orthodox Church and Islam. Evangelical Christians come under pressure from both groups for their faith in Jesus. The population of 62 million is made up of Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, Animist 12%, Other 5%. Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the world's oldest nations. Number of Christians; 7.4 million (and growing)
Religion/Spirituality	Christianity and Renewal, Jan 2004.



Research carried out for the Mothers' Union has shown that people still feel they can turn to churches for guidence and advice on family issues. In a survey conducted by MORI, churches came second online to school as the place to which people go for help.
Church	The War Cry - Jan 24th 2004



The Health Department Agency (HDA) warned last week that the rising of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and teen pregnancies will not stop unless teens are encouraged to abstain from sex.
Sex	Scottish Catholic Observer - Jan 23rd 2004



In 2004, women make up just nine percent of newspaper editors, seven per cent of top police officers and senior judges and 18 per cent of Westminister MPs.
Odd Facts	Baptist Times - Jan 8th 2004



New statistics reveal that about 1.25m young people have committed a crime in the last 12 months... Juvenile crime now costs the economy more than £10bn a year and accounts for nearly a fifth of the annual cost of crime... Courts in England and Wales last year sentenced 93,200 young offenders, of whom 64 per cent received a community sentence and seven per cent were sent to custody. The remainer were fined and discharged.
Crime	Baptist Times - Jan 8th 2004



'The most political act that anyone can engage in is to bring someone to a knowledge of the love of Christ.' - C.S.Lewis
What famous people say	Christian Focus - Dec 2003



In Denmark... it is estimated that at least 5% of Denmark's 2000 Lutheran priests had alcohol problems - among the same as the population at large, according to official statistics.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Reform - Dec 2003



The UK's first youth project specifically for South Korean teenagers has launched in Kingston, Surrey. The project, which has grown out of the town's Youth For Christ centre, Oxygen, is called Sanso (the Korean word for Oxygen), and is aimed at the 12,000 South Koreans who live in nearby New Maiden - which contains the world's second-largest South Korean population.
Religion/Spirituality	Youthwork - Feb 2004



Disabled charity Mencap has launched a new pack of help disabled young people complain about the services they use. The 'Listen Up' pack has been developed in response to the difficulties faced by young people with physical and learning disabilities in voicing the directing their concers about the care they receive.
Young People	Youthwork - Feb 2004



The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that today's young people are heading for an adulthood of infertility, obesity and illness. In a new report, the organisation says that the next generation will be overweight, smoke and drink too much, and be more prone to mental illness. There will also be an increase in the spread of sexually transmitted disease, which is likely in turn to affect fertility rates... However, despite the worrying trends, schools and medical services are failing to take notice, the BMA reports claim. Very few medical consultants specialise in adolescents, with the majority focussing on the old and the very young. One of the few teen specialists, Dr Russell Viner of University College Hospital, told The Times that the lack of such services is 'a scandal'... Key statistics in the BMA report: The proportion of teenagers who are over weight rose by a fifth between 1994 and 1998, and that rise is thought to be continuing. Two out of five boys and three out of ten girls take too little excercise. By the age of 15, nearly one in four young people are smoking regularly. 24 per cent of young people aged 11-15 have had an alcoholic drink in the last week. One in ten girls may be infected with Chlamydia, a sexually-transmitted disease that can cause infertility; many will be unaware that they have contracted the disease.
Young People	Youthwork - Feb 2004

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