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| Hospitals may have to provide atheist chaplains, according to new NHS guidelines published last week. The guidance uses the term ‘chaplain’ to refer to “non-religious pastoral and spiritual care providers”, and claims that patients’ experiences are “enhanced by ensuring either religious or non-religious pastoral support is available”. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Christian Institute - 13th March 2015 |
| The results of the largest ever consultation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have revealed widespread discrimination against Christians. Of the nearly 2,500 responses, Christians comprised by far the highest number (1,030), followed by atheists at just 188. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Christian Institute - 13th March 2015 |
| The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published statistics this week from a study examining questionnaires completed by physicians in Belgium. Shockingly, the data reveals that the percentage of euthanasia deaths in Belgium increased from 1.9% of all deaths in 2007, to 4.6% of all deaths in 2013. In addition, requests for euthanasia increased from 3.5% of all deaths in 2007 to 6% in 2013. Of particular concern, the hastening of death without explicit request from the patient is an ongoing problem, accounting for 1.7% of all deaths in 2013. | |
| Social Issues | CARE Impact Direct - 20th March 2015 |
| The BBC has reported on the growing US trend of egg freezing parties for women who want to delay having children. The parties are usually hosted by companies offering egg harvesting and storage services. Women can have their eggs frozen as a way of "preserving" their fertility as they grow older. | |
| Family | Christian Concern - 21st March 2015 |
| Scientists have called for a moratorium on the use of new 'gene-editing' techniques to create babies. When coupled with IVF, the methodologies would involve alteration to the human germ-line, meaning that changes would be passed down the generations. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 21st March 2015 |
| Children as young as 11 could be asked to discuss the issue of 'consent' in the context of pornography, following the publication of new guidance. The material, produced by the PSHE Association, contains lesson plans tackling issues including ‘pornography, sexual images and consent’. | |
| Young People | Christian Concern - 21st March 2015 |
| For the second year running, the UK has a higher percentage of lone parent families than any other Western European nation, according to Eurostat statistics. Lone parent families constitute 23% of families in Britain – as opposed to 7% single parent families in Greece, for example. | |
| Family | Christian Concern - 21st March 2015 |
| The number of embryos killed in the UK has increased almost every year since records began, now amounting to 170,000 a year, according to new figures. The same figures also show that 2,053,656 embryos have been killed since 1990. The figures are held by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and were released in a parliamentary answer to Lord Alton. | |
| Family | SPUC News - 18th March 2015 |
| People who share a fundraising page on social media are four times more likely to donate than those that don't and those that share a mobile device are seven times more likely to, according to a report by JustGiving. | |
| Money | Civil Society News - 18th March 2015 |
| Seventy per cent of charities responding to a survey experienced an increase in demand for services in the last 12 months, and the same number expect an increase in the next 12, according to a report released today. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 25th March 2015 |
| One in seven charities are struggling to survive, according to a report released today by the Charities Aid Foundation and Acevo. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 24th March 2015 |
| School-aged children who take part in some form of social action are significantly more likely to volunteer their time later on in life, according to a new report. | |
| Young People | Civil Society News - 13th March 2015 |
| A survey carried out by the Marriage Foundation showed that 76% of mothers who were married before giving birth stayed with the child’s father, compared with 44% of those who married later. | |
| Family | Bible Society - 13th March 2015 |
| A consultation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission reveals that British Christians feel that they should keep their faith hidden. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Bible Society - 13th March 2015 |
| Missing out on free school meals for just one week at half term is tipping some families into acute food poverty, according to charity workers familiar with demand patterns at food banks. Food banks are now facing spikes in referrals of families with children over even one-week holidays when youngsters miss out on their school lunches. | |
| Food and Drink | Bible Society - 13th March 2015 |
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