Australian Declaration Affirms Marriage, Life and Religious Freedom
19th Aug 10
A declaration affirming the need to respect religious freedom, traditional marriage and the sanctity of human life was launched in the Australian capital, Canberra, last week. Entitled the Canberra Declaration, it is a follow-up to the 2009 Manhattan Declaration in the United States and the 2010 Westminster Declaration in the UK.
Dr. Graham McLennan, convener of the National Alliance of Christian Leaders in Australia, said that the Declaration is “the work of many individual Christians, clergy and Christian ministries, representing a wide variety of denominations. The Declaration says that for centuries, “to speak of Western civilisation was to speak of Christian civilisation. The two were in many ways synonymous.” The Declaration acknowledges that it “follows on from the...
The Importance of a Mother’s Love
16th Aug 10
Being lavished with affection by your mother as a young child makes you better able to cope with the stresses and strains of adult life, according to new research. Hugs, kisses and expressive declarations of love appear to rub off and foster emotional resilience.
The results are from a study of nearly 500 people, from the US state of Rhode Island, who were studied as children and...
UK Study Finds High Rate of Teen Abortion
11th Aug 10
Almost one in five girls who are sexually active at the age of 18 say they have been pregnant at least once, according to a major government study published recently in the UK. The figures were even higher among those from the poorest families and those with the lowest educational...