British Isles
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Keeping abortion illegal in Northern Ireland
Democratic Unionist Party MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who is a Stormont Junior Minister, said the Department of Health has - for the first time - published guidance to health professionals in Northern Ireland on terminating pregnancy. Such guidelines…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Threat to bomb new hospital over prayer room
Medics at a Glasgow hospital were terrorised by a colleague who threatened to bomb the building when told there was no prayer room for him to practise his faith. Police were called to the Southern General…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
NHS - Care Pathway still being used
As a nation we have turned away from God’s values and His guidelines when it comes to taking and giving life. The Liverpool Care Pathway was meant to be phased out last year following concerns that…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Methodist, CofE, Catholics and Quakers - energy and climate justice
The Methodist Church has deep roots in UK mining and manages £1.1bn of investments for charities and pension funds. Under a new climate policy announced this week, those funds could exclude investment in coal used for power…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Muslim and Gay prayer services in churches
A leading liberal clergyman (Rev Giles Goddard, vicar of St John's Waterloo) who had defended his right to offer services of thanksgiving for gay weddings and hold a full Muslim prayer service in his church has…
Wednesday, 06 May 2015 01:00
Praying for the next government
To those of us within the UK: we have the responsibility of standing guard in prayer over the whole process that will now roll out on this Election Day and beyond - what a privilege! Use…