WE most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness,
O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who
in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow,
need, sickness, or any other adversity.
Communion Service
O Lord, to comfort and succour all them, who
in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow,
need, sickness, or any other adversity.
Communion Service
News & Views
BELOW you can find some news stories selected from the newspapers and from blogs. On the right you can find the latest Headlines from Sky News.
NB Posting a link or comment here does not imply endorsement. Opposing opinions are sometimes posted here for interest's sake.
Sunday 1st August, 2010
❖ John Smeaton Talks to LSN’s Hilary White about the Role of the Catholic Church in the Pro-Life Fight
People who have survived abortion themselves, who have seen the damage being done not just by abortion, but by divorce, contraception, and the hyper-sexualised culture, are using the activist skills their parents used to tear down the culture, in order to build it back up.
LifeSiteNews (July 31)
People who have survived abortion themselves, who have seen the damage being done not just by abortion, but by divorce, contraception, and the hyper-sexualised culture, are using the activist skills their parents used to tear down the culture, in order to build it back up.
LifeSiteNews (July 31)
❖ Cameron goes native
I would have welcomed a demand from him to have Christianity’s greatest church, the Hagia Sophia built by the great Christian Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, handed back to Christianity by the modern Turkish government.
Mary Ellen Synon (July 31)
I would have welcomed a demand from him to have Christianity’s greatest church, the Hagia Sophia built by the great Christian Emperor Justinian in the 6th century, handed back to Christianity by the modern Turkish government.
Mary Ellen Synon (July 31)
❖ Standing Committee blocks move to expel US
A Proposal to separate the Episcopal Church in the United States from the Anglican Communion has been rejected by the Communion’s Standing Committee.
Church Times (July 30)
A Proposal to separate the Episcopal Church in the United States from the Anglican Communion has been rejected by the Communion’s Standing Committee.
Church Times (July 30)
❖ England has lost its confidence in the Gospel, says former principal
“We are not selling cars or soap powder. We are engaged in a spiritual battle.”
Christian Today (July 30)
Related to this story: Russian Orthodox Church facing ‘aggressive atheism’, says Patriarch
“We are not selling cars or soap powder. We are engaged in a spiritual battle.”
Christian Today (July 30)
Related to this story: Russian Orthodox Church facing ‘aggressive atheism’, says Patriarch
❖ Axe hovers over world of academic theology
The future of theology departments, one lecturer said, depends on “whether they are marketable and successful at attracting research students; if they are, then universities are happy”.
Church Times (July 30)
The future of theology departments, one lecturer said, depends on “whether they are marketable and successful at attracting research students; if they are, then universities are happy”.
Church Times (July 30)
❖ Swear on the Bible: Vicar urges his flock to ‘modernise’ and start using blue language of the street
Softly spoken Reverend Michael Land says if Christianity is going to be taken seriously it needs to get ‘streetwise’ and start effing and blinding.
Daily Mail (July 30)
Softly spoken Reverend Michael Land says if Christianity is going to be taken seriously it needs to get ‘streetwise’ and start effing and blinding.
Daily Mail (July 30)
❖ Decent British revulsion towards bullfighting, in the land of the lunchtime abortion
Since 1967 more than seven million British babies have been aborted; but what made our legislators indignant was the supposed cruelty of fox hunting.
Daily Mail (July 30)
Since 1967 more than seven million British babies have been aborted; but what made our legislators indignant was the supposed cruelty of fox hunting.
Daily Mail (July 30)
❖ 13 schools in Oxford set to bring in ancient Greek lessons
Dr Lorna Robinson, who helped bring Latin back to state schools, believes ancient Greek is destined for success and will help improve English.
Daily Mail (July 30)
Dr Lorna Robinson, who helped bring Latin back to state schools, believes ancient Greek is destined for success and will help improve English.
Daily Mail (July 30)
❖ All three parties will now disregard their manifestos on the AV referendum
To understand why our politicians are held in such contempt, look no further than the coming Bill on a referendum to change the voting system.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 30)
To understand why our politicians are held in such contempt, look no further than the coming Bill on a referendum to change the voting system.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 30)
❖ If Richard Dawkins can set up a school free of religious dogma, can I set one up free of Marxist indoctrination?
Can I set a history syllabus that focuses primarily on English history and our island story, and is told with a heroic narrative that glories in British success?
Ed West (July 29)
Can I set a history syllabus that focuses primarily on English history and our island story, and is told with a heroic narrative that glories in British success?
Ed West (July 29)
❖ 80,000 pupils suspended for attacks on classmates and teachers... and some are only four-years-old
New statistics from the Department of Education reveal a staggering number of loutish pupils were suspended or expelled in the past year for classroom violence.
Daily Mail (July 29)
New statistics from the Department of Education reveal a staggering number of loutish pupils were suspended or expelled in the past year for classroom violence.
Daily Mail (July 29)
❖ Khyra Ishaq: if the state wants to reduce child abuse, it should do less, not more
The state here is as much the problem as the solution.
Ed West (July 28)
The state here is as much the problem as the solution.
Ed West (July 28)
❖ Tennessee Republican politician under fire in ‘Islam is a cult’ row
Ron Ramsey, Tennessee’s current lieutenant governor, was criticised after suggesting followers of the world’s second largest faith were members of a “cult”.
Telegraph (July 28)
Related to this story: Damian Thompson: Islam may not be a cult, but cult-like Islam is flourishing
Ron Ramsey, Tennessee’s current lieutenant governor, was criticised after suggesting followers of the world’s second largest faith were members of a “cult”.
Telegraph (July 28)
Related to this story: Damian Thompson: Islam may not be a cult, but cult-like Islam is flourishing
❖ Homeowners face £277 fuel-bill hike: Move towards ‘green energy’ will come at a price
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne admitted the massive expansion of wind farms across Britain will send electricity and gas prices soaring.
Daily Mail (July 28)
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Huhne admitted the massive expansion of wind farms across Britain will send electricity and gas prices soaring.
Daily Mail (July 28)
❖ Church minister to tweet Holy Communion to the faithful
A church minister is to conduct the first communion service on Twitter, the social networking site.
Telegraph (July 25)
A church minister is to conduct the first communion service on Twitter, the social networking site.
Telegraph (July 25)
❖ Bushmen of the Kalahari are denied water
Botswana's High Court has ruled that the Bushmen must not be provided with water.
Christopher Booker (July 25)
Botswana's High Court has ruled that the Bushmen must not be provided with water.
Christopher Booker (July 25)
❖ Wind farm Britain! Get ready for lots more turbines as Coalition embraces new technology
Mr Huhne spoke out in favour of extra onshore and offshore wind power as he prepared to make a key policy statement to the Commons.
Daily Mail (July 25)
Mr Huhne spoke out in favour of extra onshore and offshore wind power as he prepared to make a key policy statement to the Commons.
Daily Mail (July 25)
❖ My misery among the migrants on Britain’s factory frontline
Donna’s experience will alarm the millions who think nothing of visiting the delicatessen at their local supermarket.
Daily Mail (July 25)
Donna’s experience will alarm the millions who think nothing of visiting the delicatessen at their local supermarket.
Daily Mail (July 25)
❖ The luxury feline hotel that ensures your furry friend lives like an aristo-cat while you’re away
Four-legged guests who check in can live it up in style with amazing treats from the hotel’s organic ‘A La Cat’ menu.
Daily Mail (July 25)
Four-legged guests who check in can live it up in style with amazing treats from the hotel’s organic ‘A La Cat’ menu.
Daily Mail (July 25)
❖ Pro-women’s ordination bus ads to run during papal visit
A Catholic women’s group is to run a bus advertisement campaign in support women’s ordination at the time of the Pope’s visit to Britain.
Christian Today (July 23)
A Catholic women’s group is to run a bus advertisement campaign in support women’s ordination at the time of the Pope’s visit to Britain.
Christian Today (July 23)
❖ For some, the EU is not ambitious enough: the ultimate goal is one world government
For seventy years, a quixotic organisation called Federal Union has been campaigning for a worldwide confederation.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 23)
For seventy years, a quixotic organisation called Federal Union has been campaigning for a worldwide confederation.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 23)
❖ Augusta State Univ. to Counseling Student: Change Beliefs or Get Out
Jennifer Keeton says she has been told to stop communicating her beliefs and that she must undergo “training” to accept homosexuality in order to graduate from the counseling program.
LifeSiteNews (July 22)
Jennifer Keeton says she has been told to stop communicating her beliefs and that she must undergo “training” to accept homosexuality in order to graduate from the counseling program.
LifeSiteNews (July 22)
❖ One in five girls under 18 have fallen pregnant, finds survey
The statistics are part of wider research on the experiences of 18-year-olds in England, published by the Department for Education.
Daily Mail (July 22)
The statistics are part of wider research on the experiences of 18-year-olds in England, published by the Department for Education.
Daily Mail (July 22)
❖ Hundreds of IVF embryos donated ‘without consent’
Hundreds of leftover IVF embryos from British couples have been given away to other people without their knowledge or explicit consent, in a controversial scheme at a clinic in Spain.
Telegraph (July 22)
Hundreds of leftover IVF embryos from British couples have been given away to other people without their knowledge or explicit consent, in a controversial scheme at a clinic in Spain.
Telegraph (July 22)
❖ Archbishop Nichols shows remarkable political prescience
Pope Benedict is being shepherded into a politically correct broad church in England.
John Smeaton (July 22)
Pope Benedict is being shepherded into a politically correct broad church in England.
John Smeaton (July 22)
❖ Fury as Cameron says we were ‘junior partner’ to US in 1940 - a year before Pearl Harbour
The Prime Minister was accused of forgetting the sacrifices made in 1940 by those who fought in the Battle of Britain, the heroes of Dunkirk and the Londoners bombed out of their homes in the Blitz.
Daily Mail (July 22)
Related to this story: Stephen Glover: I don’t know which is worse: His ignorance of history or talking Britain down
The Prime Minister was accused of forgetting the sacrifices made in 1940 by those who fought in the Battle of Britain, the heroes of Dunkirk and the Londoners bombed out of their homes in the Blitz.
Daily Mail (July 22)
Related to this story: Stephen Glover: I don’t know which is worse: His ignorance of history or talking Britain down
❖ A ‘special needs’ label on fifth of all children - double that of 20 years ago
The trend will fuel concerns that teachers and parents are ‘overlabelling’ children and attributing medical conditions to normal antisocial traits or below-average performance.
Daily Mail (July 22)
The trend will fuel concerns that teachers and parents are ‘overlabelling’ children and attributing medical conditions to normal antisocial traits or below-average performance.
Daily Mail (July 22)
❖ School bans playground football after pupils copy ‘cheating, fouling’ World Cup players
Headmistress Pat Fay claims pupils began ‘fouling, cheating and shirt pulling’ after watching their role models misbehave on television.
Daily Mail (July 22)
Headmistress Pat Fay claims pupils began ‘fouling, cheating and shirt pulling’ after watching their role models misbehave on television.
Daily Mail (July 22)
❖ Buckingham Palace: what it takes to be the Queen
An exhibition of the Queen’s Year has been chosen to mark the summer opening of Buckingham Palace this week.
Telegraph (July 21)
An exhibition of the Queen’s Year has been chosen to mark the summer opening of Buckingham Palace this week.
Telegraph (July 21)
❖ A ‘Cobdenian’ Solution to Seeking Work
Cobden was absolutely right when he said that we need to have more to do with each other — the “haves” helping the “have nots” is just as important as paying taxes, and should have a profound effect on reducing the overall tax burden.
Cobden Centre (July 21)
Cobden was absolutely right when he said that we need to have more to do with each other — the “haves” helping the “have nots” is just as important as paying taxes, and should have a profound effect on reducing the overall tax burden.
Cobden Centre (July 21)
❖ A politicized Saint Nicholas is a grim taskmaster
The popular pastime of modern democracies of punishing the diligent and thrifty, while rewarding the lazy, improvident, and unthrifty, is cultivated via the State.
Insight Scoop (July 21)
The popular pastime of modern democracies of punishing the diligent and thrifty, while rewarding the lazy, improvident, and unthrifty, is cultivated via the State.
Insight Scoop (July 21)
❖ Elderly could still face ‘death tax’ to pay for care
The elderly could face a bill for tens of thousands as the Coalition discloses that a compulsory levy is still a possibility.
Telegraph (July 21)
The elderly could face a bill for tens of thousands as the Coalition discloses that a compulsory levy is still a possibility.
Telegraph (July 21)
❖ Council snoopers target bins for clues to race and wealth
Dozens of councils are secretly rummaging through residents’ dustbins in search of clues to people’s race, social class and wealth.
Telegraph (July 20)
Dozens of councils are secretly rummaging through residents’ dustbins in search of clues to people’s race, social class and wealth.
Telegraph (July 20)
❖ Divorce, Abortion and Gay “Marriage” Inevitable Products of Secularist Enlightenment: A Conversation with Christopher Ferrara
Enlightenment political concepts of “the liberty of man,” he said, have “given us Roe vs. Wade, 50 million abortions and the destruction of the family through divorce and contraception.”
LifeSiteNews (July 20)
Enlightenment political concepts of “the liberty of man,” he said, have “given us Roe vs. Wade, 50 million abortions and the destruction of the family through divorce and contraception.”
LifeSiteNews (July 20)
❖ Dave’s Big Society is not a top-down project – that’s why it was launched by the Prime Minister
Of all the Blairesque chimeras pursued by David Cameron, none has more the resonance of a political epitaph than “Big Society”.
Gerald Warner (July 20)
Of all the Blairesque chimeras pursued by David Cameron, none has more the resonance of a political epitaph than “Big Society”.
Gerald Warner (July 20)
❖ It’s time to bring family law to book
Families are being torn apart by a system veiled in secrecy.
Christopher Booker (July 18)
Families are being torn apart by a system veiled in secrecy.
Christopher Booker (July 18)
❖ The days of suppressing Christians are over vows Pickles
Eric Pickles has spoken of the crucial role that faith communities have to play in the Governments vision of a Big Society.
Christian Today (July 18)
Related to this story: BBC defends Eastenders’ controversial Christian plot
Eric Pickles has spoken of the crucial role that faith communities have to play in the Governments vision of a Big Society.
Christian Today (July 18)
Related to this story: BBC defends Eastenders’ controversial Christian plot
❖ Michael Nazir-Ali: Burkas should not be worn where it compromises safety
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar provocatively made female students remove the face-veil in the classroom at the premier place of Sunni Muslim learning. Was he right to do it?
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali (July 18)
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar provocatively made female students remove the face-veil in the classroom at the premier place of Sunni Muslim learning. Was he right to do it?
Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali (July 18)
❖ American politics has caught the British disease
Under Barack Obama, the phenomenon of class resentment is a live political issue.
Janet Daley (July 18)
Under Barack Obama, the phenomenon of class resentment is a live political issue.
Janet Daley (July 18)
❖ Ex-Lesbian Janet Boynes Tells Moving Story of Conversion
She was shown compassion and understanding, and given support by church members. A couple offered to take her into their home, where she lived for a year and received the love she had never experienced as a child.
LifeSiteNews (July 17)
She was shown compassion and understanding, and given support by church members. A couple offered to take her into their home, where she lived for a year and received the love she had never experienced as a child.
LifeSiteNews (July 17)
❖ Governments damaging recovery
Around the world, led by President Obama and the EU, governments are busily making the recovery slower and more difficult.
John Redwood MP (July 17)
Around the world, led by President Obama and the EU, governments are busily making the recovery slower and more difficult.
John Redwood MP (July 17)
❖ The EU is now recognised as a state under international law
Now, the EU has been formally recognised by the United Nations. To carry out the foreign policy of the new state, we have a European foreign service.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 17)
Now, the EU has been formally recognised by the United Nations. To carry out the foreign policy of the new state, we have a European foreign service.
Daniel Hannan MEP (July 17)
UNDOUBTEDLY we all see situations and circumstances that upset us a great deal. We all see poverty, we see children being maltreated, we see pollution and bad conditions in inner cities. It is in the answer to those problems where we differ. Those on the socialist side say they can be met only by increased state action. We say that the powers of government are limited, and that many needs can be met in considerable measure by private action and the acceptance of personal responsibility. We know that if the state does everything for you, it can only do so by taking everything away from you.
Margaret Thatcher (1925-) (Religion & Liberty 2:4 (1992))
