British Isles
Lord Falconer’s suicide bill
04 Jun 2015
Earlier this week, Labour peer Lord Falconer said he would reintroduce a Bill at Westminster attempting to allow assisted suicide for patients in England and Wales who are deemed to have less than six months to…
Petition launched against ‘Named Person’ scheme
04 Jun 2015
Campaigners opposing Scotland’s controversial Named Person scheme launched a new petition last weekend, tapping into mounting opposition to the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act passed at Holyrood last year. Under the law, every child in…
Gay marriage: Belfast City Council says 'yes'
04 Jun 2015
Last week Prayer Alert reported: ‘The ‘Yes’ result in the same-sex marriage referendum in the Republic of Ireland has led to calls for its introduction in Northern Ireland.’ On Monday this week Belfast City Council voted…
Born-again Christian set for love reality show
04 Jun 2015
A born-again Christian is to be one of the contestants on ITV reality show 'Love Island'. Zoe Basia Brown, 24, will take part in the programme which sends 12 single people to the Mediterranean island of…
TIME TO SOUND THE ALARM FOR OUR NATION
27 May 2015
Our nation is in pain with abused children, broken families, lonely elderly, community tensions and youth with a sense of hopelessness. The Church is called to stand in the gap for change in our communities. The…
Armed Forces prayer requests
27 May 2015
This is a quote from one of our servicemen: ‘I'm a month into my new job and haven't come across any Christian groups yet. Mind you, I'm working at (named headquarters) so haven't come across my…