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Do kids know the true meaning of Christmas?
28 Dec 2014
Roger Bolton writing in the Radio Times asks the question: ‘Do British schoolchildren know what Christmas is?’ In some schools in this country, little is taught about the true meaning of Christmas, possibly because secular staff…
Churches are among the few places in the UK that successfully bring people together from different ethnic backgrounds and from different financial circumstances, new research for the Social Integration Commission suggests. The commission appointed Ipsos Mori…
They were never asked for their consent – but symphysiotomy caused the Irish mothers subjected to it catastrophic long-term health problems. Symphysiotomy is a controversial operation that was seldom used in the rest of Europe after…
British society must not shy away from its own beliefs or traditions such as saying ‘Happy Christmas’ instead of ‘Happy Holidays’, former Cabinet Minister Liam Fox has said. In an online video message, former Cabinet Minister…
India: The Christmas of Hindu radicals
28 Dec 2014
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a radical paramilitary group, is planning to convert 4,000 Christian and 1,000 Muslim families to Hinduism by the next 25th of December in Uttar Pradesh. Militants call it the ‘returning home’…
Canada: Prayers for the coming year
28 Dec 2014
A Canadian prayer network reports, ‘Across Canada there has been a marked increase in speedy answers to prayer. It’s as if we have come into a time of fulfillment.’ Canadian intercessors ask us to join them…