Short reports on matters affecting the mission of the churches
Childline founder Rantzen plans Silver service for the elderly
Jewish Chronicle – Esther Rantzen is launching a new telephone counselling service for vulnerable elderly people.Writing about her plans in the Daily Mail, the television presenter and one-time parliamentary candidate explained that she wanted the new charity to combat loneliness and the feeling “that if you ceased to exist no one would miss you”. She said the new telephone befriending service would be called “The Silver Line” and would be a point for older people to gain information, friendship and help with serious problems, as well as advice about organisations to contact as the next step
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/64483/childline-founder-rantzen-plans-silver-service-elderly
2030: The year Britain will cease to be a Christian nation with the march of secularism
Daily Mail – If trends continue, the number of non-believers is set to overtake the number of Christians by 2030.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109488/2030-The-year-Britain-cease-Chrsitian-nation-march-secularism.html
Is making staff work on Sundays discriminatory?
Ekklesia – In February 2012, an employment tribunal in England ruled that it was acceptable for a Christian worker to lose her job for refusing to work on Sundays. Unlike a number of other recent cases where religious beliefs have been used as an excuse for discriminating against others, this is probably a genuine instance of unjust (though indirect) discrimination on grounds of religion
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/16359
Drowning in debt: 70% of Britons are now in the red
Daily Mail – Increasing numbers turn to gambling in bid to solve their problems. A new study has found millions are in ‘debt-pression’ and do not take any action to confront the problem until they owe more than £1,200.
Men are misusing paternity leave
Daily Mail – How men are using paternity leave time off to advance their careers instead of helping with child care duties at home. According to the study from the University of Virginia and the University of Connecticut, men are still not pulling their weight when it comes to infant care.