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Friday, 08 April 2016 10:56
Oxford theology students won't have to study Christianity
Students reading theology at Oxford University have overturned an 800-year-old tradition of studying Christianity throughout the course. Changes are being made to the undergraduate degree to ‘keep up with the changing face of Britain’. Students will…
Friday, 08 April 2016 10:54
As One! - Scotland’s prayer shield
A national prayer call, promoted by Pray for Scotland (PfS) and Parliamentary Prayer Scotland (PPS), started on 27 March and will finish on 5 May, with a focus on Scotland’s elections. They are encouraging the Church…
Friday, 08 April 2016 10:53
UK tolerating secret tax havens
The ‘Panama Papers’, documents leaked to the investigative journalists, show that the British Virgin Islands is the most popular location for banks and law firms to facilitate corrupt and criminal business. The UK is second only…
Friday, 08 April 2016 10:50
A call for better-quality early learning
Last October Channel 4 aired a documentary on ‘The Secret Life of Four Year Olds’; four is the age most crucial in a child’s development as they cross the threshold from family life into school. The…
Friday, 08 April 2016 10:49
Father can’t take his son to church because mother is a Muslim
A British father was banned from taking his son to church after the boy's Muslim mother won a court order at Derby Crown Court preventing the boy from attending. The father, a non-practising Muslim, has close…
Friday, 08 April 2016 10:47
Parliament committee to monitor Briton held in Ethiopia
Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) will monitor the case of a British father held in Ethiopia, among other cases, amid concerns that the government has lessened its commitment to ending human rights abuses abroad. The FAC…