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| White working-class boys are the biggest under-achievers at school. Only 17 per cent get 5 or more GCSE’s at grades A to C, compared with a national average of 56 per cent. The figure for black Caribbean boys is 19 per cent. The report proposes ‘pioneer schools’ in areas where existing schools are failing. | |
| Education | Salvationist (The Daily Express) - 21 July 2007 |
| Clerics have reacted strongly to requirements of the 1 July smoking ban in England that every church, church hall and church-used vehicle be fitted with prominent signage, regardless of the building’s aesthetic value or the fact that smoking has already been prohibited. "This is another example of the aggressive nanny state" said the Bishop of Fulham, Rev. John Broadhurst. “The whole thing is stark staring mad” The law applies to enclosed public places and workplaces as a protection from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke. | |
| Church | Ideas - July/August 2007 |
| Ofsted has said that RE teaching in schools could be better and that a national curriculum for religious education may be required for English schools. The five-year study, entitled Making Sense of Religion, said that the significance of religion in the modern world was not effectively taught in secondary schools. It said “Work of specific aspects of Christianity, such as the life of Jesus or the Bible, is isolated from an investigation of the religion itself.” | |
| Education | Church of Englandb - June 22 2007 |
| Almost 3.5 million people live on benefits which place virtually no expectations on them that they need to find a job. About six out of ten people on Jobseekers’ Allowance are repeat claimants, while youth unemployment is higher now than when Labour came to power in 1997. The report calls for a number of radical reforms, including a new expectation that lone parents should be actively looking for part-time work when their youngest child is five and a full-time job by the time they are 11. | |
| Work/Employment | Salvationist (The Daily Express) - 21 July 2007 |
| Christian Churches in Scotland have issued a statement condemning domestic violence of any kind. The statement has been endorsed by the Catholic Church as well as the Church of Scotland, Salvation Army, Methodist and Episcopalian Churches. “Abuse in the home is a violation of God’s wish for us and creates substantial damage in the family, in the community and in society as a whole,” the statement read. Women, in particular, need to know that where there was no safety in a marriage, there was no sanctity and that the marriage vows had been broken by the abuser. It added that at the centre of any intervention work, the safety of those being abused was paramount. | |
| Family | The Universe - July 8 2007 |
| Entertainment giant Sony has issued an apology to Manchester Cathedral in the row over the use of images of the Cathedral in a computer game. The Cathedral issued a demand for an apology for the unauthorised use of the setting in the game "Resistance: Fall of Man." It is not clear at this stage whether Sony is planning to accede to the Cathedral’s demands to withdraw the game. | |
| Social Issues | Church of England - June 22 2007 |
| Britain has the highest level of divorce and lone parenthood in Europe and one of the highest rates of births outside marriage. Seven out of ten young offenders come from lone-parent families. Only 8 per cent of married parents have split up by their child’s fifth birthday, compared with 43 per cent of cohabiting parents. | |
| Family | Salvationist (The Daily Express) - 21 July 2007 |
| Dutch researchers are trying to grow pork in a laboratory by stimulating the feeding cells. Researchers at Utrecht University hope to end the need to slaughter animals and at the same time help the environment by freeing land used for farming. | |
| Science | Evangelical Times - July 2007 |
| The Church of England is too narrow in those it appoints to senior positions, a report has claimed. In January 2007 there were just 11 female archdeacons, two female deans, and 17 female residentiary canons, despite women making up 36% of diocesan clergy overall in 2005. Meanwhile the report found the number of clergy from ethnic minority backgrounds on the Preferment List, which identifies potential senior leaders of the Church, as ‘statistically insignificant’. | |
| Church | Church of England - June 22 2007 |
| A survey conducted by the Elim Church amongst those members aged over 50 has revealed that the majority felt they were able to do more for God than they were currently doing. The results of the survey showed a very positive attitude. Of those who replied, 78% conceded that they were able to do more for God than they were currently doing. With regard to missions work, 27% wanted to know more about short term mission opportunities here in the UK, and 19% asked about similar work overseas. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Direction, - August 2007 |
| Britain could cut out carbon emissions to zero in 20 years –but only if people accept a virtual end to air travel and stop using fuel-driven cars, a report said today. Meat would also need to disappear off menus and an “armada” of wind turbines must be built around the coast to achieve the goal says the new research. Money would meanwhile be overtaken in importance by carbon credits traded by everyone. The radical vision was put forward by scientists from the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). They set themselves the task of seeing of Britain could cut fossil fuel emissions to zero by 2027. They claim such a cut is possible and may be the only way to tackle climate change which threatens to spiral out of control. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel - July 9th 2007 |
| Two senior Caribbean leaders have called for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking to a crowd of 500 people gathered on HMS Albion, berthed in Liverpool last weekend, Dr Tani Omideyi, the pastor of the Liverpool Lighthouse Church, said: “Britain must make restitution and proof of the repentance it professes.” Later Bishop Errol Brooks, the Bishop of North East Caribbean and Aruba, reinforced the call in his sermon: “Our forebears have invested in the economy of this and other nations, through their blood, sweat and tears. They have given their lives. This is not begging for a handout. The price has already been paid.” | |
| World Issues | Church of England - June 22 2007 |
| Four out of five defined benefit pension schemes are now closed to new members, research shows. Around 81 per cent of companies offering defined benefit schemes, which includes final salary pensions, said they no longer accepted new entrants, up from 68 per cent two years ago, according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries. Record levels of cash are now being poured into the schemes in a bid to close funding shortfalls. | |
| Money | The Sentinel, - July 11 2007 |
| Boeing today unveiled its new green 787 Dream liner aircraft. The 250-seater plane will fly for the first time this autumn and go into passenger service next May. Forty-six customers have ordered 642 Dreamliners at a price of around £80 million each. Boeing says the plane will use 20% less fuel per passenger than similarly sized aircraft. | |
| Travel/Tourism | The Sentinel - July 9 2007 |
| Thousands of Christians throughout the world touched heaven together for the Global Day of Prayer in May. In Britain, more than 12,000 gathered in West Ham’s Upton Park football stadium for a day intercession for the nation. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Direction - July 2007 |
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