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| A gang of youths hurled a bottle of alcoholic drink through an ambulance window while medics were treating an elderly woman. Glass and the remains of the drink, hit the crew and their 70-year old patient in the incident near Banknock in Stirlingshire. The patient was taken onto the Stirling Royal Infirmary in another ambulance. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel- 10 August 2009 |
| The Archbishop of Dublin has warned that the Church in Ireland must “move away from any temptation to maintain an attitude of dominance” in its relationship with the Irish State and Irish Society. Considering the changing role of the Church in Ireland in an address entitled The Irish Economy – What went wrong? How will we fix it?, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he was not giving “a sort of blessing to a more secular vision of Ireland” and added that “no-one wanted a Church which just gives a moral veneer to the ways of Society”. | |
| Church | The Universe- August 2009 |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told Christians to recommend their “values” to wider society, but Christians have united with secularists to challenge his understanding of the term. In an interview Mr Brown said: “I think the idea that you can say: ‘What I do in my own life is privatised and I’m not going to try to suggest that these are values that can bind your society together‘ would be wrong.” These values were already the bedrock of social conduct, the Prime Minister said: “I think the role of religion and faith in what people sometimes call the public square is incredibly important. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Of England- August 2009 |
| Twenty thousand more people will have access to an NHS dentist in Stoke-on-Trent under plans to build two new surgeries and expand a third. Eight new dentists are set to work from the two 9,000-patient surgeries which should be open by May next year. | |
| Health | The Sentinel- 13 August 2009 |
| Changing the law on assisted suicide would have a detrimental effect on the country’s elderly, the Church of England warned this week. In a bold statement the Church said that changing the law to allow those supporting someone in assisted suicide to escape the threat of prosecution would be a wrong step. Elderly people would feel threatened by the legislation, it argued. The statement follows last week’s decision in the House of Lords to instruct the Director OF Public Prosecutions to clarify the law, after an impassioned request from Multiple Sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy. The decision has been hailed as a triumph for supporters of assisted suicide and Mrs Purdy was said to be “ecstatic” as the result. | |
| The Law | The Church Of England- August 2009 |
| A new law in Ireland which makes publication or utterance of blasphemous content a crime punishable by €25,000 fine has attracted the attention of Professor Richard Dawkins. “One of the world’s most beautiful and best loved countries, Ireland has recently become one of the most respected as well… This preposterous blasphemous law puts all that respect at risk,” Professor Dawkins wrote in a message to the new organisation, Atheist Ireland. It was read out at its first annual general meeting. | |
| The Law | Salvationist- July 2009 |
| Police are visiting elderly and vulnerable residents in a bid to help stop them being targeted by bogus callers. Officers in Newstead, Stoke-on-Trent, will call at around 180 homes to offer advice and security measures to those who need it. | |
| The Elderly | The Sentinel- 19 August 2009 |
| Sunbeds can increase the chances of developing skin tumours by 75% and pose the “highest” risk of cancer, a report said. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said ultra-violet-emitting tanning devices were more dangerous than previously suggested. | |
| Health | The Sentinel- 29 July 2009 |
| The Mexican Government has apologised after police burst into a parish and interrupted Mass to arrest drug-cartel suspects. The incident happened in the western state of Michoacan. A statement from the Secretariat of Public Security apologised to the Mexican Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Miguel Patino Velazquez of Apatzingan and the faithful “for the circumstances in which the operation had to be carried out”. The statement said that the raid in an Apatzingan parish was undertaken to avoid gunfire and a “violent incident”. The police operation resulted in the arrests of 33 alleged members of a cartel known as La Familia Michoacana and the seizure of cash, weapons, grenades and luxury vehicles. | |
| Crime | The Universe- August 2009 |
| Kenya’s coalition government has lost the confidence of its people and must go. This is according to the National Council of Churches of Kenya, after the government reneged on its pledge to bring to justice those responsible for the 2007 post-election violence that led to the deaths of 1,500 people and the displacement of others. In a statement published on its website and distributed to the media by the group’s chairman, the Rev Canon Peter Karanja, the NCCK said the government’s decision to drop a special tribunal to “try the suspected perpetrators of post-electoral violence is the greatest betrayal of the people of Kenya”. | |
| World Issues | The Church Of England- August 2009 |
| New wedding services for couples with children conceived out of wedlock are being attacked by traditionalists for betraying the Church’s teaching on sexual behaviour. Two new services allow for couples to have either their children christened while they wed, or offer a thanksgiving for the gift of a child. The Church is bowing to current trends which see 44% of children born to unmarried women. The Bishop of Wakefield, the Rt Rev Stephen Platten, chair of the Liturgical Commission said: “Baptism normally is celebrated in a Sunday act of worship – but patterns of relationship and marriage within society are presenting new opportunities for the Church. | |
| Church | Church Of England- July 2009 |
| A huge Second World War bomb was destroyed in a controlled explosion yesterday after two North Yorkshire villages were evacuated as a precaution. More than 1,000 people were moved from their homes in Ebberston and Allerston, before the 500lb bomb was made safe by the RAF team. The device was discovered on Sunday by enthusiasts who are excavating, under license, a Second World War plane which crashed in the area in 1940. | |
| Odd Facts | The Sentinel- 19 August 2009 |
| More than half of parents say they can not afford “back to school” costs, a survey showed. The majority of parents (51%) with an income of £30,000 or less are concerned about the cost of school supplies and more than a quarter of parents are worried their children’s education will suffer as a result of financial hardship, according to research by charities Save The Children and Family Action. | |
| Education | The Sentinel- 17 August 2009 |
| Michael Jackson fans have launched a campaign calling for the superstar to be nominated for the Nobel peace Prize. The late star’s fans have flocked to sing online petitions supporting the move. They say he should be honoured for his charity work and “lifelong dedication to the well of humanity”. So far, more than 2,000 people have added their names to the campaign. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel- 28 July 2009 |
| A national campaign has been launched calling for shops to move sexually explicit material from the site of young children. Members of the Front Page Campaign (FPC) would also like to see age ratings on magazines. More than 1,000 people have signed up to the campaign, founded by Christians. It also has the backing of Lindsay Roy, MP for Glenrothes, who is on the management committee as an advisor. The campaign began in Scotland, and recent funding from the National Lottery has meant it can expand its work in England. | |
| Sex | Christianity- August 2009 |
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