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Archive for July, 2011

Bosses still bullying me, says ‘cross on the dashboard’ Christian electrician

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in News, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Jonathan Petre, Mailonline The electrician who won his battle to display a cross in his company van after his plight was highlighted by The Mail on Sunday has accused his ... Read more..

Three exciting news stories about ethical stem cell treatments this month

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in Ethics, Healing, Medical Ethics | Comments Off

By Peter Saunders, CMF [...]  However, the British press, and especially the BBC, have an obsession with embryonic stem cells which means that they have a tendency to over report and ... Read more..

Ban sexually-explicit videos from primary school – petition date extended

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Sex education | Comments Off

By John Smeaton, SPUC SPUC’s nationwide campaign to ban sexually-explicit videos from primary school is having such a big impact we have decided to extend the closing date of our petition ... Read more..

British institutions: The Church of England

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Doctrine, General Synod | Comments Off

By Matthew Engel, FT Magazine With its attendance falling rapidly, Matthew Engel wonders what can secure the Church’s future [...]  The Church’s system of governance is chaotic: at local level, the bishop ... Read more..

While the NHS clamps down on Christian prayer, it spends £205,000 on ‘voodoo’

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in Faith, Healing | Comments Off

From Cranmer [...]  His Grace writes this as he ponders a story in The Mail on Sunday, which informs us that £205,000 of public money is being spent by the NHS ... Read more..

Sunday worship from the UK and elsewhere

Sunday, July 31st, 2011 Posted in Worship | Comments Off

1. The bells of St Peter and St Paul, Shiplake, Oxfordshire - BBC Radio 4 - available from 5:43am BST Sunday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012wckm   2. Sunday Worship comes from the St Martin's Church in Belfast ... Read more..

One Man, One Woman, and the Common Good: Marriage’s Public Purpose

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Marriage | Comments Off

By Austin R Nimocks, Witherspoon Institute The state should uphold the Defense of Marriage Act, because the state’s interest in marriage is fundamentally about public, not private, purposes for marriage. Adapted ... Read more..

Joy and Sorrow in Sudan

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Persecuted church | Comments Off

By Faith McDonnell, IRD On July 8, 2011 there were 53 countries in Africa. A day later, there were 54. The Republic of South Sudan raised its own flag for the ... Read more..

What We Are Becoming: Dying Man Paid to Live Stream His Assisted Suicide?

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Ethics, Euthanasia | Comments Off

By Wesley J Smith, First Things The World Health Association has warned media not to positively depict suicides, or even, air actual self killings, quote suicide notes, etc. because it could ... Read more..

Planned Parenthood: The Next Joe Camel

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family | Comments Off

By Gerald M Nadal PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS HERE AT THE UNITED NATIONS THIS WEEK PUSHING FOR THE REMOVAL OF PARENTAL CONTROL OVER THEIR CHILDREN’S SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. I’M REPOSTING THIS TO START ... Read more..

Debate: Is there any hope for Catholic Ireland?

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Roman Catholicism | Comments Off

From The Catholic Herald Can removing bishops, redrawing dioceses and a papal visit next year lead the Irish Church towards renewal? Many Irish Catholics are furious with the Church. The prime minister, ... Read more..

As Islamic extremists declare Britain’s first Sharia law zone, the worrying social and moral implications

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Islam, Sharia | Comments Off

By Sue Reid, Mailonline [...]  ‘There are now more than 2.8 million Muslims living in the U.K., which is 5 per cent of the population. At least 5,200 people convert to Islam in ... Read more..

The Blue Riband Evangelical: John R.W. Stott by Richard Bewes

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

BY RICHARD BEWES JOHN STOTT, born on April 27th, 1921, received his final ‘homecall’ at 3.15 pm on July 27th, 2011 - after a lifetime of Bible teaching and writing, that ... Read more..

Ignore Man Behind Curtain, Planned Parenthood is About Abortion

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By Ciara Matthews, LifeNews Margaret Sanger, founder of what is now today’s Planned Parenthood Federation of America, made no secret about her reasons for wanting to expand the availability of birth ... Read more..

Showdown: 4,000 families threaten to leave Toronto Catholic schools over gay equity policy

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in Education, Gay Activism | Comments Off

By Patrick B Craine, LifeSite News The Coptic Orthodox Churches in Toronto are threatening to withdraw 4,000 families from the Toronto Catholic District School Board if it does not amend its ... Read more..

A personal memoir of Dr J.R.W.Stott – Vinay Samuel

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Vinay Samuel was the first Langham Scholar and succeeded John Stott as general secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion. The Pew forum on Religion and Public Life did ... Read more..

Gay Marriage Battle in New York Fueled By 10,000 Protestors and NYCF Lawsuit

Friday, July 29th, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage | Comments Off

From International Business Times When same-sex marriage bill was passed by New York State Legislature on June 24, it apparently did not put an end to the gay marriage battle. If ... Read more..

Jesus & Harry Potter: History & Fiction

Friday, July 29th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

by Chuck Colson, Crosswalk This month, the final Harry Potter film had the most successful opening weekend of any movie ever. Among the fans who lined up for the opening midnight ... Read more..

Planned Parenthood Wrong to Promote Sex Rights for Kids

Friday, July 29th, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Sex education, pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By Kristan Hawkins, Life News Last week, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) released their new publication just time for next week’s United Nation’s 2011 International Year of the Youth High ... Read more..

Russian President Medvedev Signs Pro-Life Bill on Abortion Risks

Friday, July 29th, 2011 Posted in Demographics, pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

From Life News Russia has the first pro-life law the nation has passed since it fell under communist rule and the law is a reaction to the alarmingly high abortion rates ... Read more..