Links to press reports on today’s church news
1. Enough Food for Everyone IF
Full details on the IF campaign events today (Saturday June 8) in London http://www.christianaid.org.uk/ActNow/if-enough-food/if.aspx
2. 100 Schools and 10,000 Young People Take Up Archbishop’s Young Leaders Award
The Young Leaders Award, a school-based programme developed by The Archbishop of York Youth Trust, has reached a milestone of over 100 schools across the North of England taking up the Award. This now involves over 10,000 young people volunteering to serve others in their local communities.
http://www.archbishopofyork.org/articles.php/2907/100-schools-and-10000-young-people-take-up-archbishops-young-leaders-award
3. Victims of human trafficking and vulnerable prisoners could be denied legal aid
Victims of human trafficking and domestic abuse, asylum seekers and prisoners with learning difficulties or mental health issues could be denied legal aid provision under Government proposals, according to a submission from the Church of England to the Ministry of Justice consultation Transforming legal aid. http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/06/victims-of-human-trafficking-and-vulnerable-prisoners-could-be-denied-legal-aid.aspx
4. Cherish your churchyard and protect local wildlife
Shrinking the Footprint, the CofE’s national environmental campaign, and conservation charity Caring for God’s Acre (CfGA), are encouraging people to celebrate Cherishing Churchyards Week – which starts today June 8 – to protect local wildlife. http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/06/cherish-your-churchyard-and-protect-local-wildlife.aspx
5. Muscular Christianity – a jogging Archbishop
Commentary (Harry Wallop) on the Archbishop of Canterbury: “The ‘muscular Christian’ setting a fine example to his flock”.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/10103349/Archbishop-Justin-Welby-The-muscular-Christian-setting-a-fine-example-to-his-flock.html
6. Reports that schools “should be banned from selecting pupils based on their parents’ religious beliefs”.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22798206
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/10103362/Campaign-aims-to-make-faith-schools-open-to-all.html
7. Report that a new translation of the Bible has topped the best sellers list in Norway, “one of Europe’s least religious countries”.