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| The number of people requiring emergency food in the UK is set to increase markedly as the full impact of the Government’s cuts are felt. That’s according to Christian charity the Trussell Trust. The charity anticipates that its network of foodbanks will feed more than 100,000 people in the 2011/12 financial year. Recipients were likely to be people who have lost their jobs, seen their businesses fail or had their hours cut. | |
| Social Issues | Salvationist, 19 November 2011 |
| Recently a café owner in Lancashire was told by police to stop projecting Bible verses on a screen because it breached public order laws. The Salt and Light Coffee House in Blackpool has continued, following legal advice. It is being supported by the Christian Institute. | |
| Religious Persecution | Christianity, November 2011 |
| The postal service in Jersey recently refused to deliver a CD recording of St Mark’s Gospel to homes on the island because it was deemed ‘offensive’. However a local vicar said the decision was a ‘blessing in disguise’ as good things have come from it. An employee of Jersey Post initially refused to deliver the CDs, but it led to high-profile press coverage in the region and the UK. Bosses at Jersey Post have since apologised, and have even delivered some of the CDs free. | |
| Social Issues | Christianity, November 2011 |
| The Royal Mail has warned staff not to accept Christmas tips or gifts valued at more than £30 for fear of bribery charges. The organisation’s My Royal Mail website, under the heading Christmas and the Bribery Act, said: “It’s the season of goodwill. But it’s important to be careful about accepting gifts so you don’t fall foul of the Bribery Act.” It said Christmas tips were allowed but should never be accepted in return for favours. “A bribe is not just about money, it should be any gift, hospitality or favour,” according to the website. | |
| The Law | The Sentinel - December 5 2011 |
| Prime Minister David Cameron has challenged claims the Government’s austerity measures will increase child poverty and hit the poorest hardest. Official figures in Chancellor George Osborne’s statement on Tuesday show child poverty is set to swell by 100,000 over the coming years, while the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank suggested lower income groups are bearing the brunt of the Government’s cuts, but Mr Cameron said the rich were bearing a much larger share of the burden than the poor. | |
| Money | The Sentinel - December 2 2011 |
| Does coffee prevent depression? Does it prevent churchgoing? The first question is considered by a team of researchers in the US, in a report Coffee, Caffeine, and Risk of Depression Among Women. They asked 50,739 female nurses about their coffee consumption, mental health, and other areas of their lives. They found that those who had at least one caffeinated coffee per day (or the equivalent) were 10% less likely to suffer from depression, and those who had more than five were 20% less likely. Decaffeinated coffee had no effect. | |
| Health | Third Way - December 2011 |
| Two local councils in England in September were told to stop members praying before meetings as the practice may offend non-believers or other religious groups. Crowborough Town Council and Mayfield Parish Council, in East Sussex, were warned by the Sussex Association of Local Councils (SALC) that prayers ‘should not be part of a council meeting’. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | Evangelicals Now - December 2011 |
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