Researchers at Durham University tell us that a whopping 96.6 per cent of churchgoers 'look forward' to a sermon as part of their worship. I?m rather encouraged by that, though it has to be said a little surprised. The standard of preaching in the Church of England has, I think, taken something of a nosedive in recent years. My congregants might agree.
In the News
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January 19th, 2010
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January 19th, 2010
Sweden needs to do more to help young 'violence-affirming Islamists' turn their backs on extremist organizations, minister for integration Nyamko Sabuni said on Tuesday.
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January 19th, 2010
The notorious jailed Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has been accused of legal guerilla warfare by a judge after he launched a new bid to retain his right to British citizenship.
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January 19th, 2010
The judge trying a mother accused of murdering her brain-damaged son has said no-one has the 'unfettered right' to take the law into their own hands.
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January 19th, 2010
A loving and devoted mother helped her bedridden daughter to kill herself by giving her morphine and a cocktail of drugs, a court heard on Monday.
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January 18th, 2010
The issue of fertility treatment for post-menopausal women raises a number of medical and ethical concerns which have become the subject of fierce debate.
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January 18th, 2010
A British IVF clinic has created an ethical storm by offering treatment to a 59-year-old woman.
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January 18th, 2010
The future of the Church of England?s historic bishops? palaces is in doubt with one in five being considered for sale over the next year.
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January 18th, 2010
Controversial plans to build Europe?s biggest mosque close to the London Olympics site have been halted, The Times has learnt.
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January 18th, 2010
Conservative plans to give married couples a tax break has been furiously attacked as 'social engineering' by Labour.