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| resident Bush spoke some further wise words: "Each of [the Columbia astronauts] knew that great endeavours are inseparable from great risks and each of them accepted those risks willingly, even joyfully, in the cause of discovery." |
| The Church of England Newspaper - No. 5653 - February 13th, 2003 |
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| If I ended up at the end of my life having been an astronaut but having sacrificed my family along the way or living my life in a way that didn't glorify God, then I would look back on it with regret and having become an astronaut would not have mattered that much. I finally came to realise that what really meant the most to me was to try and live my life the way God wanted me to and to try and be a good husband to Evelyn and a good father to my children. |
| Rick Husband - Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| In his address to the nation, President Bush said, 'In the skies today we saw destruction and tragedy. Yet farther than we can see there is comfort and hope. In the words of the prophet Isaiah, "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens. Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. The same Creator who names the stars also knows the names of the seven souls we mourn today. The crew of the shuttle Columbia did not return safely to earth; yet we can pray that all are safely home. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| The results of a poll revealing the thoughts of 550 teenagers in the South of England about love - asked whether they would ever get married, 58 per cent said that they would and 31 per cent that they would not, with the remainder undecided. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| The Alpha Course, completed by more than 1.3 million people in the UK. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| New research has indicated that nearly half of UK students do not follow any religion. The research, commissioned for mobile phone company Orange, covered 1,000 students, of whom 47 per cent categorised themselves as atheist or agnostic. However, 71 per cent would like to see schools employing a multi-faith policy to promote understanding between religions, rather than excluing religion from school. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| According to The People's Health Organisation, by 2005 India will have 25 million HIV infections, killing 6,000 people, widowing 3,000 and orphaning 12,000 children daily. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| We estimate that over 10,000 teachers in this country are Christians. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| A World Database of Happiness apparently contains 592 indicators of contentment. If you key in 'happiness' on the internet search engine Google, you are offered more than three million results. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| The world Church grows by over 50,000 every day. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| Dr David Barrett, a leading Church statistician, estimates that some 500 people die for their Christian faith every day in today's modern world. |
| Baptist Times - No. 7956 February 6th, 2003 |
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| The performance of Catholic schools is a complex matter and there is no quick recipe for their success. In the year 2000, for example, for secondary schools where 10% - 20% of pupils were eligible for free school meals (FSM) - close to the average level for FSM - 53% of pupils Catholic schools obatined 5 or more GCSEs at grades A-C, compared with 44% of pupils in other schools. |
| Catholic South West - No. 82 - February, 2003 |
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| willingness to forgive "is the trait most strongly linked to happiness," said the research psychologist Christopher Peterson of Michigan University. "Forgiveness is the queen of all virtues, and probably the hardest to come by. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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| ccording to Vatican Radio, Iraq now has 670,000 Christians, '3% of the population, and a large majority are Catholic. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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| Dutch researchers have concluded that people who are fat at 40 can lose up to 7 years off their lives, and an obese female is likely to die 13 years earlier than a slim non-smoker. |
| Alive! - No. 77 - February 2003 |
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