PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 27 October 2017 11:14
Friday Focus: hunger for God’s word
Isaiah 55:1: this ancient invitation to God’s people to feast on God’s word and His promises at a time of national despair, continues to echo even today as we frantically consume perishable goods in vain. Let…
Friday, 27 October 2017 11:11
Brexit: poll backs walking away
An online poll conducted by the Observer found that British voters would back a no-deal Brexit rather than another referendum on EU membership. People are now more pessimistic about the process than optimistic. In the poll,…
Friday, 27 October 2017 11:03
End slavery and trafficking
18 October was Anti-Slavery Day. 40 million people are trapped in slavery worldwide, and have no one to protect them. In many places laws against slavery are not enforced by police, so slave owners and traffickers…
Friday, 27 October 2017 11:01
NI supreme court examines abortion law appeal
Northern Ireland's’ supreme court judges are considering whether abortion laws breach human rights. Currently abortion is illegal unless a woman's life is in danger or if continuing the pregnancy would cause mental or physical harm. On…
Friday, 27 October 2017 10:57
Archbishops speak out on abortion
In a statement to healthcare professionals and others involved in terminations, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and his Scottish counterpart Archbishop Philip Tartaglia called for a change of attitudes, in favour of greater protection for…
Friday, 27 October 2017 10:54
Islamic finance in the UK
Islamic finance has been welcomed uncritically into the UK. Today there are over twenty lenders in the UK offering Islamic financial services. The British government has been promoting Islamic finance for some years, and in 2014…