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Archive for December, 2009

Almost half of all fathers don’t get home until their children are in bed

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`Daily Mail'   Nearly half of all fathers don't get home in time to see their children, according to a study.   Hectic lifestyles, long office hours and lengthy daily commutes mean millions are ... Read more..

No room at the inn? We can still be hospitable

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Apologetics, Church of England | Comments Off

By John Sentamu, The Times   The innkeeper did his best to house Mary and Joseph. Let’s show the same compassion to their modern-day counterparts   There is a grace said in Yorkshire after ... Read more..

Schools told to act on ‘transgender bullying’

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`Greg Hurst'      `The Times'   Children who engage in “transphobic” bullying in the playground or classroom could be guilty of a hate crime and investigated by police under new government guidance. Pupils ... Read more..

Drop in Britons who say: I’m a Christian

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`The Christian Institute'   Fewer people consider themselves Christians than twenty five years ago, according to new analysis of 2008 data, but social commentators say there may be more committed Christian believers.   The ... Read more..

BBC treating religion like a ‘rare species’ says CofE

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`The Christian Institute'   The BBC risks treating people of faith like an “increasingly rare species” according to media reports on the Church of England’s response to a consultation by the BBC ... Read more..

Midnight Mass held as early as 6pm this Christmas to make services more family-friendly

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Church of England | Comments Off

By Martin Beckford, Telegraph Churches are holding Midnight Mass services as early as 6pm on Christmas Eve to accommodate families. Clergy say the move is welcomed by parents who don’t want their ... Read more..

Early sex linked with cancer risk

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`The Christian Institute'   Girls who have sex at a young age can double their risk of developing cervical cancer, according to an international study of nearly 20,000 women.   Cervical cancer is linked ... Read more..

Equality Bill could drive faith from ‘public sphere’

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`The Christian Institute'   The Equality Bill is an attempt to “drive religion from the public sphere” which will lead to Christian employees becoming increasingly isolated, according to media commentators.   George Pitcher, writing ... Read more..

More UK adults planning to go to church this Christmas

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in News | Comments Off

`The Christian Institute'   More than 12 million people are planning to go to church this Christmas, a rise of 2 million from last year, research from the Bible Society suggests.   The survey ... Read more..

20,000 Expected for Christmas Mass in Bethlehem

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Faith | Comments Off

From CBN BETHLEHEM - Twenty thousand people are expected to fill the Church of the Nativity plaza in Bethlehem for midnight mass.   Israeli government officials met with priests, archbishops and friars of ... Read more..

Despite the sceptics, there is real truth in the story of Christmas

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Apologetics, Theology | Comments Off

By John Dickson, Sydney Morning Herald (Hat Tip: ACL)   There are enough question marks over the Christmas story for dogmatic sceptics to have a field day at this time of year, but ... Read more..

Covenant Hesitations

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Anglican Covenant, TEC | Comments Off

By Matt Kennedy, Stand Firm ...The problem as it has been articulated is not that the Episcopal Church teaches and promotes a sick and twisted sexual theology that runs counter to ... Read more..

Church recruiting drive targets two-year-olds

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Archbishop Of Canterbury, Church of England, Evangelism | Comments Off

By Polly Curtis and Riazat Butt, Guardian Children as young as two are to be targeted as part of a new campaign to recruit young people back to the church, the ... Read more..

Jewish anger as Pope Benedict moves Pius XII closer to sainthood

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Pope Benedict, Roman Catholicism | Comments Off

By Riazat Butt, Guardian Jewish leaders from around the world expressed their outrage today after the Pope opened the way for his controversial wartime predecessor to be made a saint, with ... Read more..

Cardinal Laments Same-Sex “Marriage” Law

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | Comments Off

From Zenit After a law allowing same-sex "marriages" was passed by Mexico City's assembly, the archbishop of that region said that no matter the legislation, these unions will always be immoral. Cardinal ... Read more..

Schism ‘now inevitable’ for Anglican Communion

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Homosexuality, Schism, TEC | Comments Off

By George Conger, CEN The election of Mary Glasspool will likely put the final nail in the coffin of the Anglican Communion, evangelical leaders warn, and end Archbishop Rowan Williams’ hopes ... Read more..

Swedish Government Seizes Child from Home Schooling Family

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Children/Family, Civil Liberty | Comments Off

From LifeSite News A Christian home schooling family could permanently lose custody of their only child simply because they home-school. Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) and the Home School Legal ... Read more..

Advent Meditations

Thursday, December 24th, 2009 Posted in Faith | Comments Off

 Thur Dec 24 am: Ps 45, 46 pm: 89:1-29 Isa 59:15b-21 am: Gal 3:23-4:7 pm: Phil 2:5-11 Matt 1:18-25 The Vigil for the Feast of the Nativity – (Also known as Christmas Eve) Clearly Joseph being a Godly ... Read more..

Religion preview for 2010

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Homosexuality, Pope Benedict, Women Bishops | Comments Off

By Martin Beckford, Telegraph Some of the dates for upcoming religious events are already in the calendar, such as the visit to Britain of Pope Benedict XVI and an important debate ... Read more..

God rest ye merry ladies and gentlemen… Christmas carols given PC rewrite

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Political Correctness | Comments Off

By Martin Beckford, Telegraph Much-loved Christmas carols are being rewritten to make them politically correct, it is claimed. Verses are being changed by clergy and teachers to remove supposedly chauvinistic references ... Read more..