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| The killer of two Christian brothers falsely accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was sentenced to death in April in a rare case of justice for the country’s maligned Christian community. Maqsood Ahmed was convicted on April 18 of the murders of Pastor Rashid and Sajid Emmanuel (30 and 27), who were gunned down on July 19 2010 as they were escorted from court in Faisalabad following their first appearance on blasphemy charges. | |
| World Issues | Evangelicals Now June 2011 |
| Anyone in France wearing the Muslim niqab or burqa in public could face a fine or lessons in French citizenship following Europe’s first-ever ban (which came into force on April 11) on full-face veils and other face coverings in public. The law makes it illegal for anyone to wear clothes designed to hide their face in public. If caught, women can receive a fine of £130 and be sent for French citizenship lessons. Men who force women to wear a burqa can be fined up to £25,000. Repeat offenders can be jailed. | |
| World Issues | Evangelicals Now June 2011 |
| Hundreds of Muslims in Gujranwala on April 30 attacked Christians’ homes, a school and a Presbyterian church building after learning that police had released two Christians accused of ‘blasphemy’. Mushtaq Gill and his son Farrukh Mushtaq were released on April 29 after a handwriting expert hired by police determined that the latter had not written a threatening note accompanying burned pages of the Qur’an. | |
| Religious Persecution | Evangelicals Now June 2011 |
| A Leeds-based Catholic charity which wants exemption from equality laws which would force it to provide its adoption services to gay couples has had its latest appeal rejected. Catholic Care has spent more than two years arguing it will have to give up its work finding homes for children if it has to comply with recent equality regulations which prohibit discrimination against same-sex couples wanting to adopt. | |
| Religious Persecution | The Universe May 8 2011 |
| The Catholic Church has backed proposals by an MP which could see teenage girls being taught the benefits of sexual abstinence to help decrease Britain’s high teenage pregnancy rate. Conservative Nadine Dorries said that while secondary school pupils were shown how to put condoms on bananas and to self-diagnose sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), they should also be told “how to say no”. “Society is saturated in sex,” said Ms Dorries, “We need to let young girls know that to say no to sex when you’re under pressure is a cool thing to do.” | |
| Young People | The Universe May 15 2011 |
| Sacrificing the Bible’s place in society will cause moral decay, the Bishop of London has warned. Speaking at a symposium on the Bible in the House of Lords this week, the Right Reverend Richard Chartres said that “culture and civilisation” were founded on scripture. “The economy and politics must have ground beneath them,” he said. “In Britain that ground has been biblical since our earliest days – and you do not sacrifice that without sacrificing much of what has been built upon that ground.” He went on to say that “concepts of dignity and tolerance” will be very difficult to sustain without a solid Christian grounding. | |
| Religion/Spirituality | The Church Of England Newspaper May 27 2011 |
| The General Medical Council “overreacted” in its damning chastisement of a doctor who shared his faith with a patient, it has been claimed. Dr Richard Scott, who is now taking legal action, was accused of ‘harassment’ after a patient’s mother complained, and the GMC ruled that he risked bringing the profession into disrepute. But the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) said that the General medical Council had acted with “inappropriate and disproportionate force” and had applied its guidance in a selective and unbalanced way.” | |
| Religious Persecution | The Church Of England Newspaper May 27 2011 |
| A British teenager became the youngest climber in the world to conquer the Seven Summits when he reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 26th. George Atkinson, aged 16, from Surrey, realised his dream at around 3:30am on the 26th of May, when he made it to the top of the world’s highest mountain. He is also understood to be the youngest Briton to stand atop the Himalayan summit. George, who turned 17 three days later, had climbed the three highest peaks in the UK by the age of seven. | |
| Young People | The Sentinel May 27 2011 |
| A former Tory peer is facing jail after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £14,000. Lord Hanningfield, aged 70, joins four ex-MPs and a fellow member of the Lords already convicted of dishonestly obtaining thousands from the taxpayer by making false claims for allowances. The Jury of nine women and three men took just four hours to find him guilty of six counts of false accounting. Lord Hanningfield claimed for overnight stays in London when he was not in the capital. | |
| The Law | The Sentinel May 27 2011 |
| Nick Clegg set out plans for the first elections to the House of Lords to take place in 2015. The Deputy Prime Minister vowed to bring the century-long process of Lords reform to its completion and make members of the second chamber directly accountable to the public. Under proposals, membership would be slashed to 300, with 80 per cent elected via the single transferable vote. The other 20 per cent would be appointed. | |
| Politics | The Sentinel May 18 2011 |
| The Government’s first move to sign up to the world’s first “ambitious” climate emissions cuts for the 2020s was welcomed by environmentalists. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne announced to MPs in the House of Commons that ministers had agreed to recommendations committing the UK to reducing emissions by 50 percent on 1990 levels by 2025. The announcement is a victory for the Lib Dem minister after a split within the Cabinet over the emissions targets. | |
| Environment | The Sentinel May 18 2011 |
| David Cameron was forced to deny accusations the Government is considering plans which would allow wealthy students to “buy” university places. The Prime Minister insisted access to higher education will continue to be about ability to learn rather than ability to pay. His comments were echoed by Universities Minister David Willetts who told the Commons there was “no question” of rich students being able to buy their way into University. | |
| Education | The Sentinel May 11 2011 |
| President Barack Obama has said he would be prepared to launch a fresh American raid into Pakistan if they found another leading terrorist figure hiding there. In a BBC interview before his state visit to London, the U.S leader described the killing of al-Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden earlier this month as a “powerful moment” for the U.S. | |
| World Issues | The Sentinel May 23 2011 |
| The UK’s hard-line approach to so-called legal highs and other ‘psychoactive’ substances is making it “more dangerous for young people who want to experiment”, a report will say. The Government should consider the benefits of some drugs, including the possibility that the use of less harmful substances can prevent people using more dangerous drugs, the joint report by the think-tank Demos and the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC) said. | |
| Health | The Sentinel May 16 2011 |
| The Government has criticised an inflation-busting EU budget rise in the face of UK demands for a freeze in line with national austerity measures. The European Commission is proposing a 4.9 per cent increase in EU spending next year, boosting the euro-budget by £5.5 billion to £117 billion. A Government spokesman said the UK would fight the plan, insisting: “We want the best deal for the UK taxpayer. We’ll be working with member states to drive the hardest possible bargain.” | |
| Money | The Sentinel April 21, 2011 |
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