Key Quotes for 2005

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




Almost three quarters of young people who pray daily were found to have a sense of purpose compared to just 48% who never pray. The report reveals that eight out of ten with a sense of purpose found life worth living. In contrast, over 50% of young people without a sense of purpose considered committing suicide.
Religion/Spirituality	Christian Herald – 9th July 2005



Britons are the biggest gamblers in Europe and third in the world after USA and Japan.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005



Between 1995 and 2003 the number of new HIV cases in Britain more than doubled while diagnoses of other sexually transmitted infections also rose rapidly; Gonorrhoea increased by over 190%, and Syphilis by over 1,000%.
Health	Christian Herald – 9th July 2005



A student on a three year course starting in 2006, who takes out maximum student loans and owes fees of £9,000, will be £20,745 in debt at the end of the degree.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005



Speaking in Radio 4 on 11th December 2004 Archbishop Cormac Murphy O’Connor spoke of the denigration of Christian symbols leading to the persecution of Christians and the loss of Christian values in Europe as part of a deliberate policy to remove Christianity and its influence from Europe as a whole.
Religious Persecution	Prophecy Today – July / August 2005



Unsecured debt per person has grown over 50% since 1997. Britain’s personal debt is increasing by £1 million every four minutes.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005



In 1980 there were 36,000 ministries in the UK, the large majority ‘stipendiary’, that is, paid for their work, and most of whom were full-time. By 2020 the number is projected to drop to 32,000, an annual decline of -0.3% per annum.
Church	Prophecy Today – July / August 2005



Total UK personal debt broke through the £1 trillion (£1,000,000,000,000) barrier in July 2004 greater than the UK’s annual income.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005



There were just over 50,000 church buildings or congregations in 1980, a number which is projected to drop slowly over the 40 years since then, down to 44,000 by 2020.
Church	Prophecy Today – July / August 2005



According to research, babies as young as four months old have favourite colours.
Odd Facts	Families Together – Summer 2005



While the high peak for church membership in the UK was in 1930 with over 10 million people and 29% of the population (though the percentage was higher in earlier periods), in 1980 the number had dropped to 7.5 million people and just 13% of the population which had increased substantially in the interim from 46 million in 1930 to 56 million 50 years later.
Church	Prophecy Today – July / August 2005



One third of all divorces happen in the first five years of marriage. And one half of unmarried parents split up before their child’s fifth birthday.
Family	Families Together – Summer 2005



More than three million people are struggling with energy bills, nearly five million are in debt to their water company and more than a million have had their phone cut off.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005



The videogame industry has dwarfed Hollywood in terms of size and revenue earned for many years now, with 248 million videogames being sold in the US in 2004.
Entertainment	Families Together – Summer 2005



A quarter of those in debt are receiving treatment for stress, depression and anxiety from their GP.
Money	Jesus Life – Two / 2005

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