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  • Pass it on

    The Christian Institute

    The Bible Society is launching ‘Pass it On’, a campaign which will urge parents to read, listen to or watch Bible stories with their children, it was reported in late January.

    Organisers are talking with children’s authors to release print adaptations of biblical stories. New apps for iPads and android tablet devices are also understood to be in the works. A ComRes survey revealed that 12% of Londoners think Santa Claus is in the Bible.

  • Turkeys vote for Christmas?

    Ekklesia

    The Church of Scotland and the Humanist Society Scotland have agreed that the concept of ‘Religious Observance’ in schools should be replaced by an equal and inclusive ‘Time for Reflection’ in a statement released on January 28.

    ‘It will allow for thinking time which is not restricted on grounds of religion or belief’, said an Ekklesia spokesperson.