Young lack trust in Muslims, survey finds
More than a quarter (27 per cent) of 18-24 year-olds surveyed
for BBC Radio One in June said that they did not trust Muslims.
Published on Wednesday, the survey of 1000 young adults also found
that 28 per cent said that Britain would be better off with fewer
Muslims; 44 per cent felt that Muslims did not share the same
values as the rest of the population. Only 29 per cent said that
Muslims were doing enough to combat extremism, although 48 per cent
agreed that Islam was a peaceful religion.
Enough windfarms, Bishop urges
IT is time to say "enough" to any more "blots on our
lanscape" in the form of wind farms, the Bishop of Newcastle, the
Rt Revd Martin Wharton, said on Wednesday. Writing in the diocese's
monthly newspaper and the Newcastle Journal, he said that
critical questions must be asked about the efficiency and
environmental impact of wind farms. He had seen no evidence that
they would ever provide the reliable, controllable energy required
by the UK, he said.
Bishop sought for Yorkshire & the Dales
SUGGESTIONS for candidates for the new post of Bishop of
Yorkshire & the Dales must be received in writing by 3 October.
The formal process of making an appointment will begin in November
and is expected to be completed by the end of February.
Liverpool's food banks benefit from Harvest
FOOD BANKS in Liverpool are to benefit from Harvest
collections at Church of England schools in the diocese. Cinnamon
Brow Primary School, Warrington, is among those taking part, after
a decision by its school council. Laura and Libby, Year 6 school
councillors, said on Wednesday: "It is important to do something
that would help the people of Warrington where we
live."
Bishop raises pots for charity
THE Bishop of Dover, the Rt Revd Trevor Willmott, slept in a
tent marked with a cannabis leaf and the slogan "keep on the grass"
on Friday night. He was not alone: the other 52 participants in a
charity sleep-out for homeless in the precincts of Canterbury
Cathedral all slept in the branded shelters, bought unwittingly at
a discount, and erected for the first time that evening. Kent
Online reported that a total of £25,000 had been raised for
Porchlight and Catching Lives.
Prayer protesters in court
LORD Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has
expressed his support for five Christians arrested for protesting
outside an arms fair. The five appeared in court on Tuesday and
pleaded not guilty to a breach of the Criminal Justice and Public
Order Act 1994. On 10 September, they blocked an entrance to the
Defence & Security Equipment International event by kneeling in
prayer.