British Isles & Ireland
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:14
‘Charlie Condom’ promotes condoms to 13-year-olds
A new children’s character, Charlie Condom, has been created by health authorities in Southampton to promote condoms to 13-year-olds. Education leaders have slammed the move and others call it ‘ridiculous’. The character is promoting a scheme,…
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:13
Bishop tells church leaders to listen to the Holy Spirit
Listening to the Holy Spirit must be brought back to the heart of church leadership, says the Church of England’s Fresh Expressions leader. Bishop Graham Cray said planting successful churches would come through listening to the…
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:11
Secularists say council meeting prayers are ‘illegal’
The National Secular Society has written to Bideford Council to say that its prayers at council meetings are ‘illegal’. It has threatened the council with a judicial review unless it stops the prayers and hopes the…
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:09
Christian B&B owner faces legal action from same-sex couple
Susanne Wilkinson told the two men that it went against her religious convictions to let them share a double room at the guest house where she lives with her family. She was reported to police but…
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:07
Pray for our new parliament
Last week’s general election has brought a change in the political direction of our nation and is being heralded as a ‘new era’. The new partnership has the potential to cause our government to re assess…
Monday, 24 May 2010 12:05
Global Day of Prayer UK - 2010
Global Day of Prayer Sunday 23 May 2010 is a very unique day in the Christian calendars, when the Eastern Orthodox tradition of ‘Kneeling Day’ and the Western tradition of ‘Pentecost Sunday’ converge on the same…