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13 Oct 2017
Some of the week's news to aid your prayers. Society & Politics Ealing Council bans anti-abortion protests: The decision to ban pro-life groups from protesting close to a Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing, which was even voted for by a Christian councillor, could see similar bans being introduced nationwide. Read…
13 Oct 2017
When on a cycle ride recently in the late afternoon sunshine, I was delighted by a wonderful autumnal aroma of wood smoke. A mist was settling in the valley, leaves on the trees were starting to display beautiful reds and yellows and through this vision, the silhouette of a church…
06 Oct 2017
There is currently a lot of discussion about what it means to be British. Having for some decades endeavoured to re-define our national identity through membership of the EU, we are now withdrawing – and wondering, in this new era, who we are. The definition of Britishness was already somewhat…
06 Oct 2017
Some of the week's news to aid your prayers. Society & Politics PM smears supporters of traditional marriage: Theresa May’s speech to the Conservative Party conference celebrated the legalisation of gay marriage, while attacking supporters of biblical marriage as ‘lacking compassion’. Read more here. Bath Spa University censors research into…
22 Sep 2017
When I was 3 or 4 years old, near the end of WWII, our family lived in a little village in Devon, in a quiet rural environment. The kitchen had an old Rayburn solid-fuel stove. I knew little of the war except that we were fighting Germany. Apparently, early one…
22 Sep 2017
Some of the week's news to aid your prayers.
15 Sep 2017
Some of the week's happenings you may have missed. Society & Politics 8-year-old Jewish boy attacked on way home from school: In an unprovoked anti-Semitic attack in Stamford Hill on Monday, the boy was beaten severely and left traumatised. Read more here. New survey of British anti-Semitism: New statistics indicate…
15 Sep 2017
One of the things I enjoy about summer in England are the country fairs. This year we sampled Chale fair on the Isle of Wight. There were many shows and stalls but my favourites were a display of big old steam engines parading around the ground, a show of prize…
