British Isles
Don’t mangle definition of marriage
24 Feb 2011
A senior Conservative MP has slammed the coalition Government’s proposal ‘to do away with traditional marriage’. On Thursday the Equalities Office revealed that it will ‘formally look’ at redefining marriage so that homosexual couples can get…
Malcolm McMahon, chair of the Catholic Education Service and the bishop of Nottingham, said the current Government seemed to have more ‘heartfelt sympathy’ for the aims of religious educators than previously. ‘There aren't the secularists trying…
A week after Prime Minister David Cameron re-launched the initiative, the Jubilee Centre warned that the Big Society would be judged a failure if all it accomplished was the proliferation of charities and volunteers while poverty,…
MP: Do not pray in the House of Commons
17 Feb 2011
A Conservative MP has said the House of Commons should stop saying prayers at the start of its proceedings. The contentious proposal could, Jo Johnson MP said, ‘save three or four minutes every day’ and would…
Christians to 'light up' for poverty
17 Feb 2011
Christians are being invited to ‘light up' beacons of hope for the world's impoverished communities through a week of prayer. Tearfund is asking Christians to take part in One Voice 2011, a worldwide week of prayer…
Campaigners against sex trafficking have warned that unless there is a crackdown on brothels in Britain sex trafficking will rise in the UK. The Poppy Project has urged police to prioritise brothels as an urgent target…