PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 28 October 2016 08:50
Refugee children and UK response
The Calais clean-up mission is accomplished. In May the Home Office confirmed that 3,000 child asylum seekers had been returned to conflict-torn countries in the past decade: today many single-minded children are back, trying for a…
Friday, 28 October 2016 08:48
‘The equality law needs to change'
Ashers Baking Company was asked to make a cake saying 'support gay marriage' but declined, saying it would compromise their Christian beliefs. LGBT activists launched a civil action against Ashers. Throughout legal proceedings Ashers repeatedly said…
Friday, 28 October 2016 08:46
Winter night shelters
Night shelters supported by Church Urban Fund (CUF) are to increase their provision to nearly 4,000 bed spaces this winter in response to growing homelessness. Over 800 volunteers will work in shelters in Manchester, Salford, Birmingham,…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:53
We’re all equal
Today, possibly as you are reading this article, Lord Shinkwin's Abortion (Disability Equality) Bill is receiving its second reading in the House of Lords. Under current law (the 1967 Abortion Act) an unborn child with a…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:51
‘Offensive’ teaching of Jesus?
Repentance isn't preached so much any more. We can dress up the concept in all sorts of fancy terms for those who do not yet believe. It seems offensive to tell people who live in a…
Friday, 21 October 2016 09:50
Praying for parliament
There is an active community of Christians from both houses of parliament who regularly pray, worship and study the Bible together. A strong focus at the moment is Brexit. We can pray for the responsibilities of…