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Archive for July, 2011

There is no place here for sharia, says Scipione

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Leesha McKenny      Canberra Times THE NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, made it clear where he stood on Islamic law as practised in Australia. ''When it comes to sharia … I've said ... Read more..

State ‘could start official register for polygamy’

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

`Joe Murphy'       Evening Standard   Multiple marriages could be officially recorded by the state, a government working party suggested today.   A leaked document said that polygamous marriages, as practised by some Muslims and ... Read more..

Study: Parents are Teens’ Sexual Role Models

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

International Business Times   Parents who feel their teenagers aren't listening may want to keep talking, especially about sex. New research shows that when it comes to finding a sexual role model, ... Read more..

State agrees to let Catholic Charities take new foster care cases — for now

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Ray Long       Chicago Tribune   SPRINGFIELD — Catholic Charities once again will be able to accept new foster care cases despite the state's efforts to block the group over a dispute about ... Read more..

Sunday Worship July 24th

Sunday, July 24th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

1. The bells of St Mary's Church, Dunsford in Devon - BBC Radio 4 - available from 5:43am BST Sunday http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012qmf9 2. Choral Evensong comes from the Chapel of Eton College with the ... Read more..

General Medical Council and Medical Defence Union endorse ‘tactful’ offers of prayer by GPs

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

P.J. Saunders Blog The GP magazine Pulse reports in an exclusive this week on new guidance from the Medical Defence Union saying that GPs can pray with their patients as long ... Read more..

Brian Brown: Sunday rallies across New York could draw a total of 5000+!

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Nom Blog   We're all getting excited about this Sunday's Let The People Vote! rallies across New York. The Christian Post caught up with Brian Brown and asked him how the final preparations ... Read more..

57,000 Young People Protest Message at UN Conference on Youth

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 Posted in youth culture | Comments Off

From C-Fam   Statement signed by 120,000 to be released on Monday   “We do not agree with much of the document produced by governments for the High Level Meeting on youth,” says Tyler ... Read more..

Whitehall told to make Britain happy

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 Posted in Culture | Comments Off

By Tim Ross, Telegraph The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Gus O’Donnell, has asked leading civil servants across government to assess the impact Coalition policies will have on the happiness of the population ... Read more..

Holidays

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

Please note that posting may be rather sporadic until mid-August due to holiday arrangements.  Read more..

LEAKED: U.S. defense officials deliberately skewed survey results to sway ‘Don’t Ask’ repeal

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

By Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSite News An explosive document from the U.S. military’s top investigative office has revealed evidence that a Pentagon survey pivotal to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal was ... Read more..

The Two-Biological-Parent Family and Economic Prosperity: Where to Go From Here

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Marriage | Comments Off

By William Jeynes, The Witherspoon Institute [...]  First, in this era of political correctness, it appears that Americans are increasingly less likely to acknowledge what should be common sense—that “single parenthood ... Read more..

Famine declared in Somalia as child malnutrition soars

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Famine | Comments Off

By Ed Thornton, Church Times CHURCHES will hold special collec­tions this Sunday to raise money for agencies working in the Horn of Africa, where more than ten million people are on ... Read more..

News Bulletin 22 July 2011 — The Christian Institute

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

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Is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay?

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism, Media | Comments Off

As the General Synod met to discuss Church of England policy, 4thought.tv asked: is it wrong for Anglican Bishops to be actively gay? The author of The Gay Gospels Dr ... Read more..

School gender policies and parental rights

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Children/Family, Gender | Comments Off

By Carolyn Moynihan, MercatorNet Parents facing battles with education authorities may appreciate the Declaration on the Authority of Parents and Guardians in the Education of their Children released this month by ... Read more..

Yup, it looks more and more like Lemmingland

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Polygamy, Sharia | Comments Off

by Melanie Phillips The government has responded like a scalded cat to the suggestion made by Paul Goodman on Conservative Home, discussed in my earlier post here,that it intends to recognise ... Read more..

Posters declare ‘Sharia zone’ in east London

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Sharia | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Islamic extremists have put up posters in an east London borough declaring it a “Sharia controlled zone”. The posters boldly claim: “You are entering a Sharia controlled zone. ... Read more..

Seven reasons to be wary of British scientists’ call for expert body to advise on animal-human hybrids

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Medical Ethics | Comments Off

By Peter Saunders, CMF British scientists have said today that a new expert body should be formed to regulate experiments mixing animal and human DNA to make sure no medical or ... Read more..

Canadian Lutheran Church splinters as it votes to allow same-sex ‘marriages’

Friday, July 22nd, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage | Comments Off

by John-Henry Westen, LifeSite News The National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) gave an emotional homily Sunday concluding the July 14-17 ELCIC National Convention which approved both ... Read more..