News Bulletin 30 March 2012

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, thinks secularist attacks on Christianity are just a proxy for their real fear which is radical Islam — A Government report says poor parenting and a lack of male role models were key factors in last year’s riots — MPs have unanimously rejected an attempt to undermine the law against assisted suicide, supporting palliative care instead — Conservative Julian Brazier is the latest MP to say he will vote against Government plans to redefine marriage — TV executives have come in for criticism for a lack of serious religious programming — New research suggests Christian charities struggle to get public funding because of a secular bias amongst civil servants — The Church of England has encouraged its schools not to water down their Christian ethos.