Key Quotes for 2003

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Last update: Wednesday 25th March
 
According to a survey by the coop, 55% of us are against GM foods. On the other hand, the Guardian reports that only 12% of us avoid buying them. The Co-op recently became the first UK supermarket to ban all GM ingredients from its food.
Thurd Way, Dec 2003.
 
In 2002, there were 176 million cinema admissions in the UK, the highest figure since 1971.
Thurd Way, Dec 2003.
 
According to the World Wildlife fund, in the last 25 years we have destoyed 30 % of our non-renewable natural enviroment. We are learning the hard way that our actions have consequences, the destruction of rain forests leads to global warming, the pollution of lakes destroys localised ecosity with flood water, but the floods drown and bring diseases in their wake. It is a kind of blasphemy. How can we pray to God the creator when we are so cavalier with creation?
Thurd Way, Dec 2003.
 
In Peru, despite decades of research and development initatives, more than 60% of the rural inhabitants of the Andes still live in poverty," explains a report carried out by the Partnership Alliance. 'Less than half have access to health services, safe drinking water, and sanitation. One child in nine fails to reach his or her first birthday. Lack of protein in children's diets has resulted in malnutrition and stunted growth.
Window - Winter 2003
 
'42,000,000 people currently live with HIV/AIDS
29,400,000 cases in sub-Saharan Africa
21,800,000 people have died of AIDS (to 2001)
13,200,000 children are orphaned by AIDS
5,000,000 people are newly infected with HIV/AIDS each year
3,970,000 people in India are infected
3,000,000 African children (younger than 15) have HIV/AIDS
250,000 people are infected each year in the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia - the region with the fastest growing rate of new cases
8,000 people die every day from AIDS
571 people will contract HIV/AIDS in the hour it taks to read this magazine
99% of African AIDS sufferers can't obtain the drugs they need to treat the disease
95% of all AIDS cases occur in the world's poorest countries
24.5% of pregnant women in South Africa found to be infected
UNAIDS, World bank in Window - Winter 2003
 
Thousands of indigenous Indians are becoming Christians every year, with evangelical Christians now forming 35% of the population in Chiapas, compared to 5% elsewhere in Mexico. Over the past 30 years, an estimated 38,000 rural Christians have been thrown off their lands and lost their livelihoods as a result of standing firm for Christ. About 35,000 have fled to relative safety in the main town of San Cristobal where their churches now form a ring around the city. Others have re-located deeper into the jungle, taking the good news of Jesus with them.
Enough - Issue 4 2003
 
All three Top 40 charts have failed to impress listeners, according to latest RAJAR figures. that show over the course of the year, more than 600,000 listeners have turned away from all three of the weekly chart shows.
The Radio Magazine - 8 November 2003
 
New research by the American company Eddison Research shows that 18% of listening to radio is done in the car. Research shows that in Europe, the French spend the most time listening to radio, with 24% listening in-car.
The Radio Magazine - 8 November 2003
 
One of the many statistical variations of the Millenium Year of 2000 was the surge of people getting married. Whereas the number of marriages had been steadily decreasing in England and Wales over the last 30 years:

From 415,000 in 1970
To 353,000 in 1980
To 317,000 in 1990 and
To 264,000 in 1999.

In the year 2000 the number suddenly jumped 4,000 to 268,000. Since then, however, the number has continued to decrease, with 248,000 marriages in 2002.
The Church of England Newspaper - Thursday November 13 2003
 
Proclaiming that (There's Got to be) More to Life, Stacie Orrico's second single entered the UK charts last month at number 12. Orrico is looking forward to the prospects that such a song brings. "I have had incredible opportunities, got to travel to wonderful places, and I am very fortunate. But those things aren't all fulfilling and the only thing that I've found that offers ultimate peace and comfort, true love and fulfilment is my relationship with Jesus Christ. Now I'll have a chance to really present the Gospel, and I'm really excited about that."
The Church Of England Newspaper - Thursday November 13 2003
 
A coalition of youth charities are calling on the Government to soften its stance on anti-social behaviour. According to Chief Executive of Children's Society, Bob Reitemeier, Government plans to control public behaviour are discriminatory and "will damage trust between adults and children." An NOP poll, commissioned by the charity coalition before the bill is debated in the House of Lords revealed that four out of five children fear the billl will strain relations between them and the police. The poll, conducted through face to face questioning of 702 children aged between 10 and 16 in Great Britain, found 70% think that police should not be given powers to move them on if they have not done anything wrong.
The Church of England Newspaper - Thursday October 23 2003
 
US president, George W Bush, has spoken of how his faith helped him to overcome his drinking problem. Speaking at a Christian Youth centre in Dallas, Texas last week, Mr Bush said, "You've got to understand that sometimes, and a lot of times, the best way to help the addict, a person who is stuck on drugs and alchohol, is to change their heart. See, if you change their heart, they change their behaviour - I know.
Baptist Times - November 6 2003
 
Among developed countries, only Ireland and Finland have higher death rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) than the UK, though our death rates are currently falling by around 3,000 per year. Nevertheless, there were around 275,000 heart attacks in the UK in 2001. Unfortunately, around a third of patients who have a heart attack will die before reaching a hospital.
Baptist Times - November 6 2003
 
Patients entering hospital experience a variety of emotions and utilise differing coping mechanisms to help them. One such mechanism is the presence of a personal religious faith. Increasingly, it is recognised that faith and hope are valuable adjuncts to the healing process. Research carried out in a pulmonary outpatient department indicated that 94% of patients would welcome physician enquiry into such issues but only 15% had ever had experience of this.
Christian Herald - 8 November 2003
 
A team of Christians who set up a stall at the recent Mind, Body and Spirit Fair in Manchester, one of the key UK gatherings for New Age practitioners, have proved so popular that they have been invited back next year. The Revd Dr John Drame, Baptist minister and Head of Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen, has run similar stalls at New Age fairs. He said 'Most people who go to Body, Mind and Spirit fairs are looking for something to make sense of their lives. They're open to explanations of what might help them, and they're as open to Christian values as to anything else.
Baptist Times - October 9 2003
 
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