Child abuse taking place in every ‘town, village and hamlet’ in England; Abp Carey – Gay marriage is a threat to the bonds of Church and state; More coverage of CofE statement on equal civil marriage
Child abuse taking place in every ‘town, village and hamlet’ in England
Telegraph – Children are being sexually exploited in every “town, village and hamlet” in England with social networking sites and easy access to pornography fuelling the problem, a watchdog has warned MPs.
Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children’s Commissioner, said abuse was taking place in “leafy rural areas” as well as inner cities, and involved organised gangs as well as lone paedophiles using computers.
Although the focus has been on men of Pakistani origin abusing vulnerable white girls, she said that people of all races and backgrounds are seeing others in their community as providing “easy access” for exploitation.
Some youths are using the latest mobile phone technology to invite their friends to join in the raping of girls, or filming the assaults in a form of blackmail, while adults are masquerading as teenagers to befriend young people on Facebook.More Churches express opposition to gay marriage The Roman Catholic Church and Church in Wales have come out in opposition to the Governments plans to legalise gay marriage
Gay marriage is a threat to the bonds of Church and state
Telegraph – Same-sex marriage proposals could do serious damage to Britain’s constitution, according to a former Archbishop of Canterbury.
As a strong supporter of the Coalition for Marriage, I am not unsympathetic to the desire of those in civil partnerships for recognition of their relationships, although the impression has sometimes been given that I am. Nor am I opposed to the Government’s wish to nurture a society where all are respected.
What I do vigorously oppose, however, is the Government’s proposal to redefine marriage. In my opinion – and that of 500,000 people who have signed the petition handed in to Downing Street yesterday – this will bring about serious unintended consequences for our country.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9326688/Gay-marriage-is-a-threat-to-the-bonds-of-Church-and-state.html
More coverage of CofE statement on equal civil marriage
Thinking Anglicans – There has been a deluge of coverage in the media since yesterday morning. On Channel 4 News last night, The Bishop of Leicester and The Revd Dr Malcolm Brown, Director of Mission and Public Affairs for the Archbishops’ Council, were…
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