British Isles
Monday, 21 November 2011 16:34
Liverpool unveils UK’s first gay street signs
Liverpool has become the first city in the UK to carry a homosexual rainbow emblem on some of its street signs, despite other councils banning Christian symbols. Liverpool City councillor, Nick Small said: ‘The new signs…
Monday, 21 November 2011 16:32
Tesco funds Gay Pride but drops Cancer Research
Tesco has sparked outrage after dropping its support for the Cancer Research ‘Race for Life’, and announcing shortly after that it would now become a headline sponsor of Britain’s largest gay festival. The supermarket giant has…
Monday, 21 November 2011 16:29
24-7 Prayer & Alpha say fill 2012 with prayer
As the Olympic and Paralympic Games approach, Pete Greig, a founding champion of 24-7 Prayer, author of ‘Red Moon Rising’ and Director of Prayer for Holy Trinity Brompton is helping to launch a year of prayer…
Monday, 21 November 2011 10:51
Archbishop of Canterbury offers prayers for children
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, was among the Christians praying for the world's children on Sunday. The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children has the backing of UNICEF, Religions for Peace, and…
Monday, 21 November 2011 10:47
MP demands law to remove gang videos
Lewisham East Labour MP Heidi Alexander is putting forward a Private Member's Bill to force YouTube and other websites to take down videos which could encourage gang violence. "At the moment we have a situation where…
Monday, 14 November 2011 10:55
Catholic church plans campaign to re-evangelise inactive members.
The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales has launched its first outreach campaign to get people back into church, with its lapsed membership thought to number as many as five million. It started at the…