Thursday, January 27, 2005
Approval for first red light zone
England's first prostitution tolerance zone could be set up within months after councillors in Liverpool approved the move. Follow the link below for more information.
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Friday, January 21, 2005
BBC to face High Court following Jerry Springer Opera
The BBC is facing legal action in the High Court following its broadcast of ‘Jerry Springer the Opera’. Solicitors acting on behalf of The Christian Institute have written to the BBC informing the Corporation of the Institute’s intention to seek a judicial review of the BBC’s decision to broadcast the show on 8 January. Follow the link for further information.
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Saturday, January 15, 2005
Social concerns
For the latest information on a number of social issues, such as euthanasia, civil partnerships, and the Mental Incapacity Bill, check out the websites at the Care Trust and the Christian Institute.
http://www.care.org.uk/
http://www.christian.org.uk/home.htm
http://www.care.org.uk/
http://www.christian.org.uk/home.htm
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Abortion statistics factsheet
For some information about abortions in this country, have a look at this factsheet on the Care Trust's website.
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Dutch euthanasia doctors may now kill perfectly healthy adults
The Royal Dutch Medical Association has concluded, after a three-year investigation, that Dutch doctors ought to be able to kill patients who are not ill but who are judged to be "suffering through living." Follow the link below for more information.
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Friday, January 14, 2005
Suicide pact husband spared jail
A retired policeman who killed his terminally ill wife in a suicide pact has been spared jail. Click on the following link for more information.
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Monday, January 10, 2005
Weighing the evidence
An Atheist Abandons Atheism. Antony Flew, the 81-year-old British philosophy professor who taught at Oxford and other leading universities, became an atheist at age 15. Throughout his long career he argued—including in debates with an atheist-turned-Christian named C. S. Lewis—that there was a “presumption of atheism,” that is, the existence of a creator could not be proved.
For more information about this story, click on the following link.
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Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Jerry Springer: The Opera
On Saturday January 8 (10pm-12pm), BBC2 will be screening 'Jerry Springer: The Opera'. This programme has generated a great deal of controversy, particularly regarding its portrayal of God and Jesus Christ.
Here are some comments about the show. "The programme, which contains over 8,000 expletives, depicts the characters of Jesus, Mary and God as self-centred, sexual deviants, who give and receive extreme verbal abuse, and the show contains an horrific series of blasphemies, all in the name of comedy. The shows artistic director admits that it's a deliberate attack on good taste, and the BBC itself concedes the programme 'pushes back the boundaries of taste and decency'."
If you would like to make a complaint about the programme or register your views, there are a number of options available.
First, you can contact the BBC by telephone on 08700 100 222, or you can write to Mr. John Ploughman, Head of Entertainment and Comedy, BBC, TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7RJ.
Second, you can contact OfCom (Office of Communications). You can either telephone them on 0845 456 3000 (or 020 7981 3040), write to them at OfCom Contact Centre, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA, or send you views via with web using the following website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/contact_ofcom/tv_radio/
Here are some comments about the show. "The programme, which contains over 8,000 expletives, depicts the characters of Jesus, Mary and God as self-centred, sexual deviants, who give and receive extreme verbal abuse, and the show contains an horrific series of blasphemies, all in the name of comedy. The shows artistic director admits that it's a deliberate attack on good taste, and the BBC itself concedes the programme 'pushes back the boundaries of taste and decency'."
If you would like to make a complaint about the programme or register your views, there are a number of options available.
First, you can contact the BBC by telephone on 08700 100 222, or you can write to Mr. John Ploughman, Head of Entertainment and Comedy, BBC, TV Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7RJ.
Second, you can contact OfCom (Office of Communications). You can either telephone them on 0845 456 3000 (or 020 7981 3040), write to them at OfCom Contact Centre, Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road, London, SE1 9HA, or send you views via with web using the following website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/contact_ofcom/tv_radio/
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