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| A report released today by the National Council for Independent Action finds that charities hold back their campaigning activities over fears that they could face sanctions. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 23rd January 2015 |
| A study by the think tank Civil Exchange has found that the Big Society has failed, and the voluntary sector's influence over government has been reduced. | |
| Social Issues | Civil Society News - 20th January 2015 |
| Small charities have seen the number of staff they employ fall, but volunteers increase, according to the Foundation for Social Improvement. | |
| Work/Employment | Civil Society News - 21st January 2015 |
| The Democratic Republic of Congo is a vast area the size of Western Europe…and the war in the east of the country, triggered by the Rwandan genocide, has over the last 20 years claimed an estimated 5 million lives. | |
| Disasters/War | Evangelicals Now - September 2014 |
| Cornwall now has the Bible online, it was reported in late July. The New Testament and Psalms are available in Cornish as a downloadable app…There are an estimated 500 fluent Cornish speakers and a further 3-4,000 who can hold a conversation in Cornish. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - September 2014 |
| 1 in 12 UK adolescents self-harm on a regular basis, the highest rate in Europe. 10% of 15-16 year olds have self-harmed (usually by cutting). 50% of 15-21 young people know someone who self-harms. Girls are four times more likely to self-harm than boys. Most aged between 11-25. | |
| Young People | Liberti - October-December 2014 |
| The Church of Scotland has welcomed findings which show widespread faith in the power of prayer throughout the country. The faith and belief Scotland report, published in July by the Scottish Government and the university of Edinburgh, found that a majority of respondents (57.6%) either ‘strongly agreed’ or ‘agreed’ with the statement that prayer can have a real effect in this world. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Life And Work Magazine - September 2014 |
| It is estimated that 17% of men in England and Wales and 6% in the Republic of Ireland have suffered domestic violence, and that 17% of victims of domestic violence in Scotland and 24% in Northern Ireland are men. | |
| Crime | Families First Magazine - November/December 2014 |
| Across the UK there are more than 78000 children in care. The majority – around 62000 are placed with foster families across the country, but there is a desperate need for at least 8600 more, as the number of children going into care rises. In 2012, the Fostering Network calculated that a new child enters care every 22 minutes. Over 70% of those in care will have experienced neglect and or physical, emotional or sexual abuse. | |
| Family | Families First Magazine - November/December 2014 |
| Is religion the main cause of war as some critics claim? Not according to research by Bradford University: Only 10% of all wars in the 20th and 21st century have had a clear religious motivation. Even Arab-Israeli wars were judged to be primarily nationalistic, not religious. The report states that in the 20th century, ‘atheistic totalitarian states (Stalin’s Russia and Mao’s China) have perpetrated more mass murder than any state dominated by a religious faith. The report noted the positive role of religion in pressing for non-violent resolution of conflicts and that ‘very few, if any, wars in the past 100 years have been purely religiously motivated wars’. | |
| Disasters/War | Christianity Magazine - November 2014 and God & War: An Audit and an Explanation (2003) |
| Single Christians say according to a survey of 3000 Christians, 94% of whom were single: 54% hadn’t been on a date in the last year and only 5% date often. 57% would only marry a Christian; 42% might marry a non-Christian rather than stay single. 51% believe that sex belongs only in marriage and are fine with this; 27% believe this but find it hard to accept and live by. 14% thought it was ok to have sex before marriage, providing it took place within a loving, committed relationship. | |
| Sex | Christianity Magazine - November 2014 |
| A study undertaken in 2011 found that, in a typical month, 78% of newspaper articles were written by men, 72% of Question Time contributors were men and 84% of reporters and guests on Radio 4’s Today show were men. This year, beauty brand Dove repeated the self-esteem survey it ran 10 years ago. It found that: 69% of women don’t think they are beautiful, 41% of UK women are unhappy with their weight and body shape, compared with 36% in 2004. 1 in 5 (23%) of UK women have considered cosmetic surgery and 28% may consider it in the future. 50% of British women under 40 say social media has made them more self-conscious about their appearance. | |
| Social Issues | Christianity Magazine - November 2014 |
| The unrestricted use of fossil fuels should be phased out by 2100 if the world is to avoid dangerous climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on climate change says in a stark report that most of the world’s electricity can – and must – be produced from low carbon sources by 2050. If not, the world faces ‘severe, pervasive and irreversible’ damage. The UN said inaction would cost ‘much more’ than taking the necessary action. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel - 3 November 2014 |
| Smoking in cars carrying children is set to be banned by the Government. Plans put before Parliament propose a fine of £50 to anyone who smokes in a car carrying an under 18 in England. The proposals will be voted on before the next General Election and could come into force in October. | |
| Crime | The Sentinel - 18 December 2014 |
| Target times for ambulances to reach some seriously ill patients could be lengthened. A NHS document leaked to the BBC includes plans to change the response time for those patients – with ‘serious but not the most life threatening’ conditions – from eight to 19 minutes in England. It said the plans had been backed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, subject to approval by ambulance trust bosses. | |
| Health | The Sentinel - 22 December 2014 |
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