Friday, December 22, 2006
Chinese Christians in riot trial
Eight Chinese Christians are going on trial in the eastern city of Hangzhou charged with instigating violence and interfering with the law.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006
'Fringe' Church winning the believers
Pentecostals are the fastest-growing group of Christians. Attendance at their services has moved into third place behind Anglicans and Roman Catholics in England, according to research published today.
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Young 'forget Jesus at Christmas'
Fewer than half of children aged seven to 11 think Christmas is about the birth of Jesus, a survey suggests.
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Monday, December 18, 2006
US church splits over sexuality
Two church congregations in the US have voted to break away from the Episcopal Church because of its decision three years ago to consecrate a gay bishop.
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Friday, December 15, 2006
Homosexuals who start a family to get equal rights
Homosexual couples who have children together are to get the same legal rights as heterosexual parents under proposed new laws published yesterday.
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BA talks to faith leaders in review of crucifix ban
British Airways bosses are in talks with religious leaders about what other symbols of faith might be worn by staff if the company lifts its ban on crucifixes.
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Women told to keep the Pill with the plasters
The leading sexual health care charity steps into a major row today by urging women to keep the "morning-after" pill alongside plasters and paracetamol in the bathroom, in case they have unprotected sex.
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Childhood 'dying in spend, spend Britain'
Childhood is under threat from a deluge of marketing and advertising aimed at the young, according to a new report endorsed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Monday, December 11, 2006
Families 'key to poverty fight'
Tory leader David Cameron has said his party must do more to keep families together, as a report suggests parental splits are creating an underclass.
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Friday, December 08, 2006
Sentamu attacks 'move to throw away crib'
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, attacked "aggressive" secularists and "illiberal" atheists yesterday for "throwing out the crib at Christmas".
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Tories warn on couple break-ups
The break-up of co-habiting couples leads to severe social problems, a Conservative report has warned.
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Thursday, December 07, 2006
Archbishop attacks ban on Christian students
The Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the suppression of Christian unions in some universities, arguing that trying to ban them because of their traditional views on homosexuality was like trying to ban the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
No decorations, please, it might cause offence
Three out of four employers have banned Christmas decorations from their offices for fear of offending other faiths, a report claimed yesterday.
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The 'alternative' Christmas message
CHANNEL 4 has sparked fury by planning an “alternative” Christmas Day message delivered by a Muslim woman in a veil.
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Lap dancing club gets the go ahead
Erotic dancing will soon be on the menu in Newcastle after councillors opted to approve controversial plans for the borough's first strip club.
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Foetal cells 'to treat strokes'
A UK company is applying for permission to transplant stem cells made from human foetal tissue into the brains of stroke patients.
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