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News Bulletin 16 December 2011

A letter signed by over 70 churches in Scotland calling on First Minister Alex Salmond to support the current definition of marriage, has been handed over during a Scotland for Marriage rally in Edinburgh — Head of R&D at Tesco, Nick Lansley, has branded Christians as ‘evil’ for resisting the redefinition of marriage to allow for same-sex marriage — Trevor Phillips, head of Britain’s equality watchdog, has branded moves to stop Bideford Council from saying prayers at the start of it’s meetings as ‘nonsense’ — The House of Lords has debated new Government regulations which allow civil partnerships to be registered in religious premises — Over two thirds of Britons think that parents or guardians should be the main people responsible for teaching their children about sex — Childhood advisor to the government, Reg Bailey has said Christmas is about giving — And a Christian charity which rebrands counterfeit clothing before distributing to the homeless, has convinced 90% of British Trading Standards authorities to hand over the fake designer clothes they seize to them.

News Bulletin 9 December 2011

A public consultation on redefining marriage in Scotland has closed. The Scottish Episcopal Church is the latest denomination to come out in opposition to the Scottish Government’s plans for same sex marriage — Scotland for Marriage has organized an online petition to sign calling for a referendum on redefining marriage — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols has said that the name, ‘Scotland for Marriage’ sends out a very positive message — New regulations have come into force this week allowing civil partnerships to be registered on religious premises in England and Wales but there are moves to have the new regulations annulled — Communities Secretary Eric Pickles has said that Councils such as Bideford Town Council should have the freedom to hold prayers if they choose to, and affirmed the importance of prayer in British public life — X Factor judge, Gary Barlow, has criticised sexualised images in music videos saying that he has had to shield his young children from them — Sir David Jason has also spoken out about inappropriate content on TV — A new scheme introduced by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service is offering to post out free morning-after pills to women during December — And a Scottish woman has met the stem cell donor who helped save her life.