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Last update: Wednesday 25th March




A lot of people have dementia. Of those over 60 years old, 5% have Alzheimer's disease. For those over the age of 81 the proportion is even higher - 20% or one in five.
Health	Christian Herald – 19th March 2005



Despite every research project showing young people are as interested as ever in the changing world in which they live, "only 39% of 18-24 year olds voted in the last general election and even fewer in local and European polls".
Politics	Optimus Publishing – April 2005



Researchers from Christchurch School of Medicine, New Zealand have found that smoking cannabis nearly doubles the risk of developing mental illness.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Triple Helix – Spring 2005



Only 58% of the people of Guatemala have access to a secondary school. 75% of the population live below the poverty line.
Social Issues	The Toybox Charity – April / May 2005



A survey of 1,000 people for internet bank Intelligent Finance found that 73% were putting in extra hours at work. Nearly a fifth - 18% - claim to work more than 48 hours a week and 4% more than 60 hours a week.
Work/Employment	The War Cry – 12th March 2005



More than 200 heads of state and global dignitaries, as well as leaders from different faiths and denominations attended the requiem Mass at the Vatican for the Polish-born pontiff, who died at the age of 84 on 2 April after a long illness.
Church	Reform – May 2005



In developing countries with low mortality, alcohol is the leading risk factor for males, causing 9.8% of years lost to death and disability. Against a general spend of 2% of household income on alcohol in Delhi, families with frequent-drinking husbands spent 24%. Among the urban poor in Sri Lanka, 30% of families use alcohol and spent more than 30% of their income on it.
Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions	Reform – May 2005



In the 2001 General Election, turnout was 59.4%, the lowest recorded since 1918.
Politics	Reform – May 2005



Overall, around 7% of the original New International Version Bible has been altered in a bid to bring clarity to a new generation of readers
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelical Times – May 2005



3,797 people were executed worldwide in 2004 - the highest number in nearly ten years, according to Amnesty International. The human rights group found that China carried out more executions than all other countries combined - at least 3,400. Iran came second, with at least 159, followed by Vietnam. The US were fourth in the table with 59 executions in 2004. The 3,797 executions are said to be the second - largest annual total in the last 25 years, although the overall trend is downwards.
Odd Facts	Evangelical Times – May 2005



In the Netherlands, one death in every 40 is legalised killing; more than 90% of those are voluntary euthanasia. Suicide and euthanasia are a breach of the sixth commandment, "You shall not kill". Their heinousness reflects the fact that human beings are made in the image of God.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelical Times – May 2005



In 2001 only 45% of the under 35s and 38% of those eligible to vote for the first time did so.
Politics	The War Cry – 30th April 2005



Statistics from a recent survey have found that, 1,000 children are lost to English Sunday Schools each week between 1989 and 1998, 4% of children attending Sunday school in 2,000, compared with 55% in 1900, 41% of churches without any attenders under 20 years of age.
Church	Evangelicals Now – May 2005



A Gallup poll of 1,028 teenagers aged 13-17 found that 38% don't believe in evolution, believing instead that God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so. Another 43% believe that humans developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided the process. Altogether, 81% believe that God was somehow involved.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now – May 2005



Over 99% of the 70 million population of Turkey are Muslim and national evangelical believers presently number fewer than 3,000.
Religion/Spirituality	Evangelicals Now – May 2005

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