British Isles
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00
Fear prevents churchgoers from inviting friends
A ‘culture of fear’ is preventing many churchgoers from inviting friends or relatives to services, a co-founder of the Back to Church Sunday campaign, Michael Harvey, says. Worshippers are frightened that an approach could lead to…
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00
2015 election: How Christians can get involved
Most evangelical Christians are committed to voting in the election, according to results of a new study by the Evangelical Alliance. Of the 2,000 evangelical Christians surveyed, 94 per cent said they were likely to vote,…
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00
2015 election: How Christians can get involved
Most evangelical Christians are committed to voting in the election, according to results of a new study by the Evangelical Alliance. Of the 2,000 evangelical Christians surveyed, 94 per cent said they were likely to vote,…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Fiona Bruce MP sponsors early day motion re child sex tourism
Fiona Bruce, MP is helping International Justice Mission-UK (IJM) with their campaign to stop child sex tourism. During December 2014 a Briton was convicted for abusing young street boys in Kenya. IJM assisted in the case…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
URC expresses concern for Jewish and Muslim communities
Senior figures in the United Reformed Church (URC) have expressed solidarity with minority communities feeling vulnerable in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris and the aftermath. They issued a statement of 'interfaith solidarity'…
Thursday, 05 February 2015 00:00
Silence at junior rugby aims to tackle 'abuse'
Parents and coaches at junior rugby matches in Yorkshire are being asked to watch in silence as part of a drive to ‘challenge pitch-side behaviour’. Yorkshire Rugby Football Union (YRFU) said a ‘small minority’ of people…