Swine flu stats worry, Pope urges morality at G8, and Muslim teacher banned because of veil

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to freelance journalist Hazel Southam, (pictured) about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today,  should we be worried about the vast numbers of people expected to get Swine Flu?  Will anyone take notice of the Pope when he speaks out at the G8, and is there too much fuss about Muslims and the veil?

(apologies for the poor sound quality in this week’s edition)

Story Links:

Swine flu:

telegraph.co.uk  Cases of swine flu ‘could top 100,000 a day by August’

guardian.co.uk Uk Swine Flu can no longer be contained

direct.gov.uk  Official advice site

Pope and G8:

cafod.org.uk Pope and rock stars call on G8

timesonline.co.uk Pope’s new encyclical date may be delayed until the start of G8

Muslim veil:

dailymail.co.uk Catholic school bans Muslim teacher

telegraph.co.uk Muslim pupils and teacher ordered to remove veils

Chinese ignore Tiananmen Square anniversary, dealing with grief at Beachy Head, and the most popular living Christians revealed

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to freelance journalist Hazel Southam, (pictured) about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, how the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is being squashed by Chinese authorities, dealing with grief and bereavement as a family end it all at Beachy Head, and what Bono, Billy Graham and the Archbishop of York have in common.

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Tiananmen Square:

dailyrecord.co.uk China bans any mention of Tiananmen Square on anniversary of massacre in which thousands died

bbc.co.uk  Flowers laid for Tiananmen Square

Beachy Head tragedy:

telegraph.co.uk Beachy Head suicide couple turned away friends in final hours

beachyhead.org.uk  Official Site

Most popular living Christians:

christiantoday.co.uk Sentamu tops poll of “most respected” living Christians

G20 gets cautious welcome, Jade Goody's "Jesus" hopes, and unmarried stats shock

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to freelance journalist Hazel Southam, (pictured) about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, the G20 gets a cautious welcome, Jade Goody’s “Jesus” hopes, and single people will outnumber marrieds by 2031.  Press Play to hear this week’s podcast

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G20:

g20.org Official Site

telegraph.co.uk G20 summit: winners and losers

Jade Goody:

christiantoday.co.uk Jady Goody turns to God in cancer fight

mirror.co.uk Lance Armstrong pays tribute

sjbh.org.uk  St John’s Buckhurst Hill official site

Unmarried statistics:

dailymail.co.uk   How married couples will soon be outnumbered by people who have never wed

timesonline.co.uk  Married couples “will become a minority”