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The relational cost of unemployment
Guest contributor Ruth Garvey Williams shares a story from Ireland about how unemployment is much more than being out of work...Take a look at the statistics and you'll know that Ireland is in trouble. A national rate of 14% unemployment seems bad enough. But in certain parts of the country this figure...
Ruth Garvey-Williams Posted: 17 May 2013 No comments
Keywords: Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs, Sex & Families,
Cardinal Sin?
Amongst the rumours and half-truths surrounding Keith O'Brien, at least two key pieces of information have become clear over the last 48 hours. One is that Cardinal O'Brien has now admitted that his sexual conduct 'has fallen below the standards expected of me as a priest, archbishop and cardinal' -...
Guy Brandon Posted: 4 March 2013 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Same-sex marriage: Cambridge Papers author at public bill committee
On February 5th, MPs voted in favour of the gay marriage bill by 400 to 175 against - a majority of 225. The strength of the majority makes it likely that the bill will go through the House of Lords this year. However, it was a free vote and, as expected, there was a significant Conservative 'no' vote:...
Guy Brandon Posted: 18 February 2013 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families, Worldviews & Culture,
Jubilee Handbook
A biblical roadmap for the 21st centuryThe way we think about our culture's political, economic and social problems is flawed and confused. Society is not made up of distinct elements we can treat in isolation from each other. How we view one idea - the state; property ownership; the economy; the...
Guy Brandon Posted: 26 June 2012 2 comments
Keywords: Crime & Justice, Finance & the Economy, Government & Foreign Affairs, Sex & Families, Worldviews & Culture,
Respond to Equal Marriage Consultation; Petition Reaches 500,000
The Coalition for Marriage's (C4M) petition to retain the traditional definition of marriage in the face of the goverment's plans to redefine it has attracted more than 500,000 signatures since it was launched in February.You can now feed back to the government on its consultation using the web forms...
Guy Brandon Posted: 9 May 2012 2 comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Coalition for marriage launches campaign
The Coalition for Marriage launched today, with the website www.c4m.org.uk going live at 10am.The purpose of the campaign is to defend the traditional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. The government will shortly be launching a consultation on redefining marriage, a move which...
Guy Brandon Posted: 20 February 2012 9 comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
Faithfulness Matters
Last week I had a phone call from Jon Kuhrt, director of Livability in London. Jon and I met back in February at the National Prayer Breakfast, when we did a joint seminar (along with Theos's Nick Spencer) on Big Society. Jon has recently been involved in campaigning against some of the practices of...
Guy Brandon Posted: 24 October 2011 No comments
Keywords: Sex & Families,
A Cure for Compulsive Consumerism
Over four years ago, UNICEF published its Innocenti report Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries, highlighting how the physical and emotional well-being of British children is the worst among the world's wealthiest nations. For at least some of its authors, the...
John Hayward Posted: 16 September 2011 No comments
Keywords: Lifestyle Issues, Sex & Families, Worldviews & Culture,
Marriage Evidence Prevails
The following statement by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Jonathan Djanogly, announcing the Government’s response to the Law Commission’s report 'Cohabitation: the financial consequences of relationship breakdown', is to be welcomed: The Law Commission published its...
John Hayward Posted: 12 September 2011 No comments
Keywords: Crime & Justice, Sex & Families,
Does Marriage Improve Child Development?
Research published this week by the Institute for Fiscal Studies finds 'little or no evidence that marriage itself has any effect on children's social or cognitive development.' It is worth looking at this study in the context of other similar studies. These have also found some support for theoretical...
John Hayward Posted: 21 July 2011 1 comment
Keywords: Sex & Families,
ps Yembe Mpeng Jacob on 18 Apr 2013
Now that the world is driven wild by gaining wealth without God, this handbook will help even African...
Tanvir on 22 Jan 2013
Job status is celanitry one consideration, but the emphasis today from our culture that you have to have...
Margaret Coles on 17 Oct 2012
Women love a wedding with all the trimmings and social recognition. The consultation comments that the...