The cost of life in Britain
Top obesity rates in the EU
Obesity in adults in England rose 68% between 1993 and 2006. Result from a EU report show that the UK also has higer rates of obesity than any country in the EU.
Top teenage pregnancy rate in EU
A study by UNICEF shows the UK has highest teenage pregnancy rate in Europe. Every day in England and Wales 115 girls (15-17) will get pregnant and 57 of them will have an abortion.
Marriage down from 83% to 49%
Increasing evidence both from the media and statistics that the state of the family in the UK is becoming a critical issue, with the very lives of children at risk.
UK 21st out of 21 for child welfare
A study by the United Nations puts the UK 21st out of 21 countries for child welfare. A report by the Children's Society blames the 'me first' society.
Over 5M abortions since 1967
Some call it "The Silent Holocaust" because between 1967 and 2005 over 5,272,324 babies have been aborted in the UK. Rates have risen five fold from 1967, and abortions in 2006 were up 4% on 2005.
Deaths from alcohol up 112%
Deaths alcohol abuse are up 112% since 1991 and Britain has a well deserved reputation for that extreme form of abuse called Binge Drinking. Under aged drinking is a particular problem and is up 140% since 1991.
HIV cases up 197% since 1993
Statistics from the Health Protection Agency show that the UK's HIV epidemic reached new heights with an estimated 77,400 people living with HIV.
STD up 63% in 10 years
New records are being set by more old-fashioned forms of Sexually Transmitted Disease(STD), in an age where many people regard sex as a recreational activity disconnected from any relationship let alone marriage.
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The worst place to be a Child?
A study by the United Nations puts the UK 21st out of 21 coutries for child welfare. A report by the Children's Society blames the "me first" society.
Deaths from alcohol up 112%
Deaths from alcohol abuse are up 112% since 1991 and Britain has a well deserved reputation for that extreme form of abuse called Binge Drinking. Under aged drinking is a particular problem and is up 140% since 1991.
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Christianity across the globe, the story of the rise of the Global South as Christianity goes into a new millennium with strong growth in unlikely places.
Book of the month
The Reason For God
Author: Timothy Keller
ISBN: 978 -0-340-97947-1
This book takes on the big questions like the presence of suffering, the existance of hell and the problem of sin to come up with an intellectually credible case for there being a God. It offers a calm reason to in the face of secular bigotry.
Website of the month
Arab World Ministries The increasing importance of the Arab World is reflected in the importance of the Arab World Ministry. It is vital that this witness continues and in an increasingly violent world.