Same-sex marriage: Presbyterian Church says new law may be needed to protect human rights of …
Belfast Newsletter
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is currently consulting on these gay … The Presbyterian Church’s statement to the News Letter said in full: “The …
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/same-sex-marriage-presbyterians-say-law-defend-christians-human-rights-may-be-needed-1886013 ]
Seminarians hope for Church beyond scandal
The Irish Catholic
The Irish Catholic is Ireland’s biggest and best-selling religious newspaper. The newspaper, published weekly, provides a lively mix of news, analysis …
[[] https://www.irishcatholic.com/seminarians-hope-for-church-beyond-scandal/ ]
Mary Lou McDonald – No Links to the IRA?
The Irish Peace Process
[[] https://irishpeaceprocess.blog/2019/02/19/mary-lou-mcdonald-no-links-to-the-ira/ ]
Net zero carbon by 2030 is do-able
Church Times
Martin Gainsborough coments
[ https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/21-february/comment/opinion/net-zero-carbon-by-2030-is-do-able ]
Is the Church playing ‘catch up’ on the climate crisis?
ChristianToday
The news that the Church of England’s General Synod has set new targets for all parts of the church to work to become carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030 has …
[[] https://christiantoday.com/article/is-the-church-playing-catch-up-on-the-climate-crisis/134259.htm ]
German theologian spearheads transition to a ‘gender appropriate’ Catholic Church
National Catholic Reporter
[[] https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/german-theologian-spearheads-transition-gender-appropriate-catholic-church ]
Irish millennials spurn the spud for quinoa
Daily Telegraph
By John Walsh, Ireland Correspondent
IRISH potato farmers are fighting to win over millennials seduced by the charms of quinoa and couscous.
A €1.95 million (£1.62 million) EU-funded campaign will attempt to reverse the fortunes of the spud, which has been hammered by changing consumer tastes.
A survey conducted last year by An Bord Bia, the Irish food board, found that the potato had an image problem among the younger generation.
It showed that millennials – a term applied to people born between the early Eighties and mid-Nineties – were far less inclined to buy potatoes. Irish people aged 18-34 purchase around 78kg (172lb) of the vegetables a year, compared with older age groups who buy on average 123kg.
An Bord Bia is partnering with agencies in Belgium and France to develop new markets in those countries.
Tim Cullinan, president of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), which will jointly run the advertising campaign, along with An Bord Bia, said: “The crop has many benefits, including its high nutritional content and its natural sustainability credentials. These themes will feature in the campaign, as we know that these are issues important to people aged 18-34.”
Image-1-28.jpg