Today's Thought for the Day slot could be opened up to secular and humanist views, says BBC Radio 4 controller Mark Damazer.
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July 13th, 2009
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July 13th, 2009
Schoolchildren are being given a warts and all lesson on the sex slave trade - complete with a tape recording of a brothel owner listing the price of 'services' on offer.
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July 13th, 2009
Watching the Obama Administration take hold of the United States government over the past six months has been like being caught up in a bad dream where there seems to be no end to the dread.
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July 13th, 2009
Iraqi authorities tightened security around churches across Baghdad and in two Christian towns in the northern province of Nineveh on Monday, amid fears that a series of attacks against them could escalate.
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July 13th, 2009
The BBC Trust is considering a non-religious Thought for the Day on Radio 4's Today programme, sparking criticism from faith leaders.
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July 13th, 2009
The tragedy of the family breakdown is that we?ve known this for years, and lives have been wasted needlessly. Back in the early-to-mid Nineties, some Conservatives began expressing their unease with the increase in single-parent families, only to be shot down by the BBC, the Guardian and the Daily Mirror, who all accused them of bullying and 'stigmatising' the most vulnerable members of society.
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July 13th, 2009
Why is the UK the teenage pregnancy capital of Europe, asks Max Pemberton.
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July 12th, 2009
The NHS is telling pupils they have a 'right' to an enjoyable sex life in a leaflet being sent to schools. It encourages them to consider an 'orgasm a day' as a way reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke.
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July 12th, 2009
A National Health Service leaflet is advising school pupils that they have a ?right? to an enjoyable sex life and that regular intercourse can be good for their cardiovascular health.
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July 12th, 2009
NHS guidance is advising school pupils that they have a "right" to an enjoyable sex life and that regular sex can be good for their cardiovascular health.