PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:05
Explicit sex education materials for children
A report issued in the UK earlier this week, called ‘Too Much, Too Young,’ unmasks the extremely explicit nature of sex education material that public groups are pushing on school children as young as five-year-olds. Among…
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:04
New petition over equalities legislation
Christian Concern have launched a petition over last week’s judgment in the case of Owen and Eunice Johns which provoked huge national interest and wide scale media coverage. The Judgment highlighted once again the difficulties that…
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:02
Omission of RE from English Baccalaureate 'indefensible'
The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, has attacked the decision to exclude Religious Studies and Education from the English Baccalaureate, describing the move as ‘indefensible’. The new qualification, which was included in school…
Thursday, 24 March 2011 16:00
MPs' confusion over under-18s in the forces
A report by a committee of MPs has rejected proposals to raise the minimum age of military recruitment to 18. But Forces Watch, an NGO working on ethical issues around the armed forces, has suggested that…
Thursday, 24 March 2011 15:59
British churches respond to Japan quake and tsunami
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has sent a message of condolence to the Anglican Archbishop of Japan, the Most Revd Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, expressing support and prayers for the Japanese people following the recent…
Thursday, 10 March 2011 16:40
Cuts spell end for Cardiff Street Pastors
A successful Street Pastors team in one of the UK's busiest cities is set to fold at the end of the month through lack of funding. The scheme costs approximately £25,000 to run and is largely…