Key Quotes for 2014

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According to the Christian charity Open Doors, around 700,000 Christians have left Syria and Christian leaders are warning that there will be an exodus similar to Iraq where the Christian community is down to a tenth of its former size.
Religious Persecution	Bible Society - 28th November 2014



During a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Pope Francis said the continent felt ‘less and less a protagonist’. He called for action over the deaths of thousands of migrants who have drowned while trying to cross the Mediterranean saying, ‘we cannot allow the Mediterranean to become a vast graveyard.’ He added: ‘Despite talk of human rights, too many people are treated as objects in Europe. Upholding the dignity of the person means acknowledging the value of the gift of human life.’
What famous people say	Bible Society - 28th November 2014



The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has seen its income fall for the fifth consecutive year.
Money	Civil Society News - 19th November 2014



The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has revealed that only 1 per cent of trustees on the new register are aged 18-24, while only 1 per cent have an ethnicity other than white.
Social Issues	Civil Society News - 18th November 2014



The UK and Ireland are the fourth most generous nations in terms of giving money to charity, the latest World Giving Index suggests.
Money	Civil Society News - 18th November 2014



The Marriage Foundation revealed in October that the UK has the highest proportion of children living in lone parent households of all the countries in Western Europe. According to Eurostat, one quarter (24 per cent) of UK children lived in lone parent households in 2012. This matches the 23.8 per cent figure produced by the UK’s own Office for National Statistics. The figure for Europe as a whole is 16 per cent. And these figures don’t even show the whole picture – not visible in the statistics are the families which have experienced family breakdown but where the lone parent has since re-partnered. In Eastern Europe, it is divorce that drives family breakdown, but interestingly there is no correlation in the UK between divorce rates and lone parenthood. Divorce rates are falling, but lone parenthood is rising. The driver of lone parenthood in the UK (and in the rest of Western Europe) is not divorce, but births outside of marriage.
Family	The Marriage Foundation - 17th November 2014



The Marriage Foundation has just released new data which shows that half of today's twenty year olds will never marry – and those that don't marry are not only less likely to have children, but also far less likely to have an intact family. If we take a group of 100 young women today, 52 of them will eventually marry and 34 will become mothers and remain married. Of the 48 that don't marry, only five will become mothers and remain together with their partner.
Family	The Marriage Foundation - 17th November 2014



The World Health Organisation (WHO) has already called for e-cigarette use to be banned in public places and workplaces because they could increase the levels of some toxins and nicotine in the air. It also warned about the risk of e-cigarettes acting as a gateway for non-smokers to start smoking real cigarettes.
Health	The Sentinel, October 1, 2014



Chancellor George Osborne has warned the UK economy will be affected by the slowdown in the eurozone economy. Talking to the BBC, he said this was a ‘critical moment for the British economy’, which was not ‘immune’ from what was happening on the continent. The Eurozone economy was stagnant between April and June, with Germany’s shrinking by 0.2%.
Money	The Sentinel, October 10, 2014



G20 summit facing call to adopt ‘fair, transparent and effective tax systems’. As the summit gets underway in Brisbane this weekend, a group of 35 leading business people have stated their strong support for ethical and transparent business practices. The call was made at a roundtable event hosted by EXPOSED campaign. An open letter signed by 95 global church leaders, representing 1 billion Christians from every continent, was also presented to an Australian senator.
Politics	Bible Society - 14th November 2014



A YouGov survey, commissioned by The Folio Society, saw the Bible named as the most valuable book to humanity. People were asked to name the books of most significance for the modern world. The Bible got 37 per cent of the vote, while Darwin’s On the Origins of Species, was chosen by 35 per cent. The Bible was cited because it ‘contains principles/guidelines on how to be a good’ and On the Origin of Species was chosen because it ‘answers fundamental questions of human existence’.
Religion/Spirituality	Bible Society - 14th November 2014



The number of people working in charities went up by 29,542 according to the accounts and annual returns filed with the Charity Commission in the year to September 2014.
Work/Employment	Civil Society News - 12th November 2014



The wife of a man suffering after a stroke was shocked when council officials told her to consider leaving her husband, after she turned to them for support.
Health	Christian Institute - 31st October 2014



Christian groups at California State University have been stripped of recognition because they refused to sign a policy which would require them to open their membership and leadership to all students, including non-Christians.
Education	Christian Institute - 31st October 2014



Only eleven per cent of voters in marginal constituencies think religious liberty has improved since David Cameron became Prime Minister, according to a new survey. The ComRes poll, commissioned by The Christian Institute, found that over four in ten (44 per cent) of those surveyed support legal protections for people with “sincere, profoundly held beliefs”.
Politics	Christian Institute - 31st October 2014

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