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| An investigation has found that children as young as five are among hundreds excluded from schools after being involved in sexual acts like watching porn and sharing indecent images. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel - August 9th 2017 |
| The Community Security Trust's (CST) latest survey of anti-Semitic incidents, published this month, showed that, in the first half of the year there were 767 recorded incidents in the UK. This marked a 30-per-cent increase from the 589 incidents recorded during the same period in 2016. | |
| Religious Persecution | Church Times – August 2017 |
| The High Court in Islamabad has issued a judgment that proposes tougher punishments for those who make false allegations under Pakistan’s blasphemy law, which can lead to lynchings, if not prosecution and the death penalty. The judgment, which also concerned a petition concerning blasphemy on Facebook was welcomed by the director of an advocacy group for Christians, the Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement, Nasir Saeed. | |
| Religious Persecution | Church Times – August 2017 |
| The study Homelessness Projections: Core homelessness in Great Britain, by Professor Glen Bramley of Heriot-Watt University, for the charity Crisis, predicts that homelessness will rise by more than a quarter over the next ten years. The number of rough sleepers will rise by 76 per cent, it says, from 9,100 to 16,000, and to 40,100 by 2041. The report – based on panel surveys, statutory statistics, and academic studies – says that, at any one time across Britain in 2016 160,000 households were experiencing “core homelessness”, comprising “sofa surfing” (68,300), staying in hostels, shelters and refuges (42,200), being placed in unsuitable temporary accommodation (19,300), rough sleeping, staying in a car or tent, and squatting. The scale of core homelessness had increased in Britain by 33 per cent since 2011, with much of the increase coming from the use of “unsuitable” temporary accommodation. | |
| Housing | Church Times – August 2017 |
| The report, Cost of a Child in 2017, estimates the cost of raising a child in the UK, based on the minimum income standard: a threshold calculated according to what members of the public deem essential items for every family. It estimates that families in which both parents work full-time on the national living wage are 13 per cent (or £59 per week) short of what they need to give their children a minimum living standard. Single parents working full-time on the same wage are 18 per cent short: double the shortfall they faced in 2012. Couples and single parents not in work face a shortfall of more than 40 per cent. | |
| Family | Church Times – August 2017 |
| NHS data shows that the number of 11 to 15-year-olds taking drugs has risen sharply in the last two years. Twenty five per cent of kids now say they have taken drugs such as cannabis, crack and cocaine, compared to around 15 per cent in 2014. | |
| Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | The Christian Institute - 10th November 2017 |
| The Guardian reports that police in England and Wales are investigating underage ‘sexting’ offences at a rate of 17 per day. The number of cases is rising, with latest figures having increased by a third on the previous year. Police say the youngest children involved were aged 10, with girls more likely to be victims. | |
| Crime | Christian Concern - 10th November 2017 |
| A ComRes poll of over 2,000 adults in Great Britain showed that 72% of the public think abortion should continue to be subject to a legal framework, including the requirement to get the consent of two doctors and not allowing abortion after 24 weeks unless the child is disabled or the mother’s life in danger. Just 12% disagreed. | |
| Social Issues | CARE - 7th November 2017 |
| Most Britons believe many of the Ten Commandments are “important principles to live by”, according to a new poll. Commandments against murder, theft and lying are most respected by British adults – but keeping the Sabbath day holy is only backed by one in five. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Christian Institute - 27th October 2017 |
| The number of children being referred to a London 'Gender Identity' clinic has risen by 24% over the last six months, the Daily Mirror has reported this week. Over the six month period, an average of 50 children a week were referred to the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust's Gender Identity Development Service, including some as young as four years old. According to the newspaper, "around 40% of children who attend [the clinic] are prescribed puberty blocking drugs". | |
| Young People | Christian Concern - 27th October 2017 |
| A survey has suggested that 77% of Conservative councillors believe that school sex education should include teaching about the importance of traditional marriage. The poll, carried out for the Coalition for Marriage, also found that just 3% believe that "allowing transgender people to change their legal gender without the need for medical diagnosis" is likely to win the party votes at the next election. | |
| Politics | Christian Concern - 6th October 2017 |
| Theresa May has said that the government will consider switching the system for organ donation in England from 'opt-in' to 'opt-out'. A consultation is expected later this year. Wales has already adopted the approach, and Scotland intends to do the same. | |
| Social Issues | Christian Concern - 6th October 2017 |
| Crimes of a sexual nature committed over the internet have significantly increased in Scotland over the past three years, new figures reveal. Research commissioned by Justice Secretary Michael Matheson MSP found a 50 per cent rise in sexual crimes in the category that includes ‘cybercrimes’, from 2,901 in 2013/2014 to 4,360 in 2016/2017. | |
| Crime | The Christian Institute - 6th October 2017 |
| Sex education should promote abstinence, more than seven in ten US adults believe, according to a new survey. Over 1,200 people from a variety of faiths and none, across all 50 states, were interviewed. | |
| Education | The Christian Institute - 6th October 2017 |
| Vulnerable people will continue to be protected as a result of a High Court ruling on assisted suicide, campaigners say. The comments follow yesterday’s ruling against a change in the law, in which judges said human rights law did not extend to assisted suicide. | |
| The Law | The Christian Institute - 6th October 2017 |
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