British Isles
Live-in couples more likely to divorce
01 Sep 2011
Couples who live together before marriage are at significantly greater risk of divorce, a recent report says. ‘Those couples who have lived with each other are noticeably (around 15 percent) more likely to divorce; couples who…
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) has changed the frequency with which figures are published concerning children born outside of wedlock. Critics say that the changes are part of continued efforts to marginalise marriage as an…
Pre-abortion counselling could cut abortions
01 Sep 2011
Members of the British Parliament are looking at a plan to require that all women in England considering an abortion undergo pre-abortion counselling - a move they say could stop as many as 60,000 abortions annually.…
Commission wavers over Christian cases in Europe
01 Sep 2011
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has changed its mind over how it will intervene in the four cases of discrimination against Christians that will be heard in Europe soon. (See Prayer Alert 23-2011 &…
Are Christians being marginalised in public life? Is it becoming more difficult to speak freely or be authentically Christian in the workplace? What does the law actually have to say about these issues? These are just…
Bid to lift morale after riots
29 Aug 2011
Premier Christian Radio and Premier Gospel Radio have launched an advertising campaign to lift morale in the nation’s capital in the wake of the riots. Posters will appear in parts of the city that saw the…