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ARCHBISHOP PRAISES QUEEN’S CHRISTIAN FAITH ON HER HISTORIC PLATINUM JUBILEE The Archbishop of Canterbury has paid tribute to the Queen’s 70 years on the throne as a ‘symbol of stability and hope’... The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee [is] the first for a British monarch. The Queen, 95, acceded the throne after the death of her father, King George VI, on 6 February 1952. She … spoke of her hope that the jubilee would ‘bring together families and friends, neighbours and communities after some difficult times’... ‘As I look ahead with a sense of hope and optimism to the year of my Platinum Jubilee, I am reminded of how much we can be thankful for,’ the Queen said… Archbishop Justin Welby invited Christians to pray that God would ‘continue to strengthen and guide’ the Queen, and ‘bless her with continued health and wisdom’… ‘As we mark the anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne, we give thanks for her dedication to us all, and her faithful witness to Jesus Christ,’ [he said]. Christian Today
CHRISTIAN CHARITY WELCOMES ‘HISTORIC’ DOWN’S SYNDROME BILL Campaigners are backing a bill designed to improve the rights of people with Down’s syndrome. The Down’s Syndrome Bill is completing its final stage through parliament and if passed would place a duty on public bodies to meet the needs of people with the condition. It has been introduced as a Private Member’s Bill by former GP Dr Liam Fox and is co-sponsored by cross-party MPs and politicians from across the political divide... James Mildred from [Christian charity] Care [said] … ‘We’ve been very aware of the discrimination and structural inequalities that people with Down’s syndrome face ... and we think that the provisions in this bill will ensure a much greater level of support...’ If passed, a Down’s Syndrome Act will be established – the first of its kind in the world. It will improve the provision and outcomes for all those living with Down’s syndrome in England. This will encompass, amongst other areas, maternity care, education, health and social care and employment.
The rise in modern slavery over the past few years represents an ongoing challenge to anti-trafficking campaigners, the first European conference of the Santa Marta group was told. The conference took place in Cologne, Germany, and online on the International Day of Prayer and Awareness against Human Trafficking… Its objectives were to … eradicate modern slavery, provide information, encourage action and co-operation and develop an action plan. Former metropolitan police chief Kevin Hyland was among the speakers. He said … that the number of victims of trafficking had risen since 2014, the year Santa Marta was founded. Although the number of slavery and trafficking prosecutions dropped due to the coronavirus, Hyland noted, cases brought to trial had already been in a steep decline... Other speakers … warned that the economic foundations of human trafficking remained intact and may even have been reinforced by the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.
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THE STRONG THRIVE, THE WEAK SUFFER: WELBY CHALLENGES THE PANDEMIC NARRATIVE Communities must learn to look at the world as a single unit, rather than through ‘the lens of narrow nationalism, factionalism, politics, economic union or self-selecting group’, the Archbishop of Canturbury has said. Archbishop Welby … spoke of the experience of meeting leaders of different faiths from around the UK. It had made plain how much overlap there was when meeting the challenges and opportunities of the pandemic – notably, loss of confidence about all communal life. ‘One person put it best when they said it was as though the pandemic had caused us all to “lose the muscle memory of how to be together”.’ Covid had shown unequivocally that individualism and atomisation were both illusion and fantasy, the Archbishop said. Church Times
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