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| Campaign Against Arms Trade has welcomed the European Parliament's vote to support an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia. The amendment was passed by 359 votes to 212, with 31 abstentions. | |
| Disasters/War | Ekklesia Daily Bulletin - 29th February 2016 |
| UK workers gave their employers £31.5 billion of unpaid overtime last year, according to a new analysis of official statistics published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). | |
| Work/Employment | Ekklesia Daily Bulletin - 29th February 2016 |
| A campaign to persuade more people to teach religious education has been a success. Figures have shown a 31 per cent rise in applicants for teaching roles in R.E. – up from 650 to 850 a year ago. | |
| Education | Bible Society - 26th February 2016 |
| The Pope has called for the death penalty to be abolished, saying that the commandment ‘You shall not kill’ was absolute and completely valid for the guilty as well as the innocent. | |
| Bible Society - 26th February 2016 | |
| The government has said that changes to the position of the bishops in the House of Lords is not a "priority", in response to a petition that has called for their removal. The petition came after the Anglican Communion disciplined the Episcopal Church for its disobedience on same-sex 'marriage'. | |
| Politics | Christian Concern - 13th February 2016 |
| Around 70% of Muslim prison imams subscribe to a hard-line interpretation of Islam, an independent review has warned. The study, conducted by the Home Office, is to be published next month. Commissioned by Justice Secretary Michael Gove, the research surveyed 200 imams working in UK prisons. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Christian Concern - 13th February 2016 |
| Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have voted against liberalising the region’s abortion laws. Currently, abortion in Northern Ireland is illegal. Members of the Legislative Assembly had proposed to legalise abortion in cases where doctors believe that the baby will have a fatal foetal abnormality. | |
| The Law | Christian Concern - 13th February 2016 |
| A staff member at top-security prison Whitemoor has spoken about the growing problem of harassment and even forced conversion by hard-line Muslim inmates. This follows reports from last November, that in some prisons, Muslim inmates are forcing prisoners to convert to Islam, or pay a 'protection' tax. | |
| Crime | Christian Concern - 20th February 2016 |
| At least 21 'illegal' UK schools are being investigated, over fears children are being exposed to "narrow Islamic-focused curriculums". This follows Sir Michael Wilshaw stating his intention to investigate all faith schools. Currently there is no evidence that Christian schools are operating illegally. | |
| Education | Christian Concern - 20th February 2016 |
| 'Rogue' clinics may use germline editing to ‘enhance’ children and for other harmful experiments, leading bioethicists have warned. The warnings come only a fortnight after UK scientists were granted permission to begin genetic modification on human embryos, crossing a dangerous ethical line. | |
| Science | Christian Concern - 20th February 2016 |
| Same-sex couples adopt 1 in 12 children. Statistics released from the Department of Education show that 120 children were adopted by same-sex couples in England in 2010. Last year, the number rose to 450 - a four-fold increase over the past five year. | |
| Family | Christian Concern - 20th February 2016 |
| Total combined fundraising income for the top 100 fundraising charities rose to £9.5bn in the year to March 2015, despite an "unprecedentedly hostile charity environment", a new report shows. | |
| Money | Civil Society News - 22nd February 2016 |
| The Tanzanian Government has banned 1,268 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and sent warnings to a further 1,406 NGOS, Home Affairs ministry spokesman Isaac Natanga announced on 11th December. Listing organisations that 'interfere with other faith affairs or do politics' among those banned, this vague and undefined requirement threatens local churches and Christian organisations, particularly those in Muslim majority parts of the country. | |
| World Issues | Evangelicals Now - February 2016 |
| The United Nations has passed a resolution declaring the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron and Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem as Islamic sites, it was reported at the end of December. | |
| World Issues | Evangelicals Now - February 2016 |
| The ‘writing could be on the wall’ for free speech if Extremism Disruption Orders (EDOs) are introduced, warned The Christian Institute (CI) and the National Secular society (NSS) in a rare joint statement issued in late December. The Director of CI and the Executive Director of NSS highlighted the dangers of introducing overly broad legislation using vague definitions. They warned that the plans could inadvertently turn millions of ordinary citizens into potential `extremists’ virtually overnight. | |
| Social Issues | Evangelicals Now - February 2016 |
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