British Isles
Thursday, 04 June 2015 01:00
Lord Falconer’s suicide bill
Earlier this week, Labour peer Lord Falconer said he would reintroduce a Bill at Westminster attempting to allow assisted suicide for patients in England and Wales who are deemed to have less than six months to…
Thursday, 04 June 2015 01:00
Petition launched against ‘Named Person’ scheme
Campaigners opposing Scotland’s controversial Named Person scheme launched a new petition last weekend, tapping into mounting opposition to the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act passed at Holyrood last year. Under the law, every child in…
Thursday, 04 June 2015 01:00
Gay marriage: Belfast City Council says 'yes'
Last week Prayer Alert reported: ‘The ‘Yes’ result in the same-sex marriage referendum in the Republic of Ireland has led to calls for its introduction in Northern Ireland.’ On Monday this week Belfast City Council voted…
Thursday, 04 June 2015 01:00
Born-again Christian set for love reality show
A born-again Christian is to be one of the contestants on ITV reality show 'Love Island'. Zoe Basia Brown, 24, will take part in the programme which sends 12 single people to the Mediterranean island of…
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 01:00
TIME TO SOUND THE ALARM FOR OUR NATION
Our nation is in pain with abused children, broken families, lonely elderly, community tensions and youth with a sense of hopelessness. The Church is called to stand in the gap for change in our communities. The…
Wednesday, 27 May 2015 01:00
Armed Forces prayer requests
This is a quote from one of our servicemen: ‘I'm a month into my new job and haven't come across any Christian groups yet. Mind you, I'm working at (named headquarters) so haven't come across my…