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Archive for December, 2011

Europe’s crisis of faith

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in Culture, Pope Benedict | Comments Off

By Pope Benedict As this year draws to a close, Europe is undergoing an economic and financial crisis, which is ultimately based on the ethical crisis looming over the old continent. ... Read more..

Teenagers admit going too far sexually while drunk, leading to pregnancies and spread of diseases

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in youth culture | Comments Off

By Sophie Borland, Mailonline Alcohol is fuelling an epidemic of ‘risky sex’ among teenagers, senior doctors warned yesterday. Many youngsters admit going ‘further than intended’ while drunk, according to the Royal College ... Read more..

Pope to renew attack on ‘moral relativism’ in New Year’s message

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in Culture, Pope Benedict | Comments Off

By Simon Caldwell, Telegraph In a message for the 2012 World Peace Day of January 1, Pope Benedict said that neither peace nor justice was obtainable if the objective norms of ... Read more..

Egypt: Coptic bishop warns of more church bombing threats; New Year’s festivities canceled, kidnappings on the rise

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in Islam, Persecuted church, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From JihadWatch The military is on alert for New Year's attacks, but the security forces cannot be trusted to prevent them. They mysteriously withdrew one hour before the Alexandria church bombing ... Read more..

On marriage, religious liberty, and the “grand bargain”

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in Gay Marriage, Marriage, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

By Robert George, Mirror of Justice It was only yesterday, was it not, that proponents of sexual liberalism were telling us that the redefinition of marriage to include same-sex partnerships would ... Read more..

Bethlehem Broom Brawl

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By George Conger, Get Religion Wednesday’s broom fight between Greek and Armenian clergy at the Church of the Nativity has come as a god-send to the editors manning the desks of ... Read more..

Message from Bishop David Anderson

Saturday, December 31st, 2011 Posted in American Anglican Council, Anglican Communion | Comments Off

From AAC The Christian faith is under assault in many parts of the world, with different levels of severity. In some parts of the world, such as Nigeria and the Sudan, ... Read more..

Principal sacked from Dundee college because he was ‘white and Christian’

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Islam | Comments Off

From Mailonline A principal and his wife have been sacked from a college whose stated aim is to promote multiculturalism because they are white Christians, they claim. Professor Malory Nye, 47, says ... Read more..

The Church, Women Bishops and Provision – Book Review

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Church of England, Women Bishops | Comments Off

By Norman Russell This book (Latimer Trust, 2011) was commissioned by a group of conservative evangelical members of the General Synod of the Church of England with support from prominent traditional catholics ... Read more..

Respond now to Section 5 consultation

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Freedom Of Speech, Human Rights | Comments Off

From The Christian Institute Will you take 15 minutes today to respond to a Government consultation to improve freedom of speech?   As a Christian Institute supporter, you will know we have been ... Read more..

What Lady Thatcher’s ironing board can tell us about David Cameron and the collapse of British society

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Culture, Politics | Comments Off

By Ed West, Telegraph [...] as official papers now reveal, Mrs Thatcher was so modest that she insisted on paying £19 for an ironing board. As this paper reports: Files released by ... Read more..

Further response from Tesco to letters objecting to support of PrideLondon

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Gay Activism | Comments Off

The letter reproduced below was received from a reader, and we append her reply. Dear [...] Thank you for your e mail addressed to Sir Richard Broadbent, our Chairman, regarding Tesco’s sponsorship of ... Read more..

Egypt: Organization headed by sheikh of al-Azhar demands shutdown of Christian TV station, says it offends Muslims

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Islam, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From Jihadwatch This case demonstrates one of the many problems with curtailing "offensive" free speech and criminalizing hurt feelings. Simply expressing a belief at variance with Islam can be seized upon ... Read more..

Decline and renewal characterise the European church

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Church life | Comments Off

From Christian Today Europe is a continent marked by church decline but it is not entirely dying, says Niek Tramper. In fact, the General Secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance believes the ... Read more..

Soft-peddling the Savior

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Media, Monarchy | Comments Off

By George Conger, Get Religion Russell Powell — late of the ABC and now head of media relations for the Anglican Diocese of Sydney — suggested I take a look at ... Read more..

Gay Nativity Scene Vandalized; Police Call it Hate Crime

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Setrige Crawford, Christian Post A nativity display at a California church that portrayed a gay couple was vandalized last weekend, and police are investigating the incident as a hate crime. The ... Read more..

Shocking figures show teenagers have a quarter of abortions in Britain

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in pro-life/abortion | Comments Off

By Fiona Macrae, Mailonline Nearly a quarter of all abortions in Britain are carried out on girls under the age of 20, a major report has revealed. The shocking figures, compiled by ... Read more..

‘Atomised’ Britain is urged to seek God’s forgiveness

Friday, December 30th, 2011 Posted in Archbishop Of Canterbury, Sermons | Comments Off

By Ed Thornton, Church Times CHRISTMAS sermons expressed concern at social divisions; and the Queen’s broadcast focused on the reconciliatory power of forgiveness. The Archbishop of Canterbury, preaching in Canterbury Cathedral on ... Read more..

Binge drinking teenage girls more likely to be hospitalised than boys

Thursday, December 29th, 2011 Posted in News | Comments Off

By Graham Smith, Mailonline More teenage girls are being admitted to hospital suffering from the effects of binge drinking than boys, it was revealed today. Around 550 girls a month end up ... Read more..

Muslim Extremists in Uganda Throw Acid on Bishop

Thursday, December 29th, 2011 Posted in Islam, Religious Liberty | Comments Off

From Christian Post KAMPALA, Uganda – Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that ... Read more..