Private faith school to open in Hull may cause concern for parents

A new school set to open in Hull this September is causing a great deal of controversy in the local area as well as in the press. The New Life Academy will cost parents £2,000 a year to send their children there, and will follow the Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) curriculum.

Supporters say the school will provide children with an ‘individualised’ Christian education so that they may learn at their own pace, but those opposed to it hold a drastically different option. Amongst other arguments, those opposed are warning parents that the school will isolate children and attempt to condition them with ‘fundamentalist’ Christian teaching, where they will be taught to interpret the Bible entirely literally.

Cultures are becoming more popular

Cultures that reside around the world are becoming more popular day by day. Of course some will disappear but others will become more popular. There are many reasons for this amongst which are that

• people think certain cultures are cool
• People like certain food and dishes from different cultures
• people get more peace in following a certain culture
• people who are lonely like to a certain culture due to it’s community involvement with each other
• And there are many more reasons.

What do you think, are you aware of 10 cultures in the United Kingdom or do you know many more that this?

Culture and Food

Many people are not aware but a lot of the food you find in the world and all the different sort of dishes that are available; many of them are cultural to the country and nationality.

Take for example, Chicken Tikka Masala. This dish comes from the Indian subcontinent and can be found all over the world however people recognise it as an Indian dish. (Side Note: Indian food was voted the best food in the world! With Chinese food coming in at a number two.)

So next time you see some food in the international line in the major supermarkets, try ans guess the culture!

Culture and Phone

What’s in the phone. The Mobile phone has become something that reflects a persons characteristics and mood and style. This never used to be the case however an interesting point to note is that before mobile phones became very popular, people used to place a lot of relevance on the watch. Your Casio’s, Armani, ToyWatch USE, Rolex, Boss, Ted Baker etc. was the stuff used to define an individuals style and mood.

So it’s an inevitable transition however those people who have a culture also keep their culture in mind when choosing a new phone and sometimes reflect their culture in their new phone.

Assasinations?

Many people are under the impression that the many assassination that take place in the world are due to faith and culture but the big question – Is this true?

Since it has been mentioned over and over again and has echoed in the ears of people over the years, it become habit to think that it’s true.

One thing to note is that there is no solid evidence available to prove this point and there probably never will be so don’t you think it’s time to have a more open mind towards these things?

I’ll leave that to you! Fin.

What is Culture?

There are many different definitions for the word Culture but most of them are not correct and many that are written are depended on a persons circumstances.

Now thinking about this, almost all the definitions in the world for Culture are incorrect and sometimes even a load of rubbish!

Saying this, the definition for Culture needs to be general as each culture will have a different definition and we can’t have this in language so whoever chooses the definition needs to make sure it’s very general.

You have to agree with me on this one. Otherwise, leave me a comment as to why not!

Church in London has a Unique Way of Joining the 21st Century

St Lawrence Church in the City of London seems to have taken the term New Age Christian to a whole new level this January. During its service last week the Church decided to take a twist on Plough Monday which celebrates the start of the traditional agricultural year in England. Traditionally Plough Monday would be the first day that people returned to work after the Christmas period, and at this time a plough would be brought to the doors of the church to be blessed. At St Lawrence Church, however, they decided to mark it in a different way by blessing the congregations laptops and mobile phones.

These are certainly the tools of the trade in today’s society, but blessing peoples, blackberry’s and iphone’s seems to be taking the concept a little too far. In today’s busy world you would think that Church would be one place where people would want to take time out and forget about their mobile phones and emails, to think about higher things.

Both Labour and the Lib Dems Criticise the Torys plans for Tax Breaks for Married Couples

The Conservatives want to put plans in place for families, and one of these plans is to offer tax breaks for married couples. These plans are a move from the Tories to aim to help create stable families for children to grow up in. The figures of unmarried and divorced couples gets increasingly higher, and many make the connection between this and anti-social behaviour.

Both the Lib Dems and Labour have accused the Tories of social engineering, but William Hague, shadow foreign secretary has accused Labour of the same thing with their

couples penalty

which seems to Mr Hague to be encouraging parents not to live together.

Whatever the outcome, family policy is set to become a hot topic for this year’s election campaign.

Newcastle City Council Refuse Mans Wishes for an Open Air Cremation

Davender Kumar Ghai is a resident of Newcastle and as many do, has thought about what he would like to happen at his funeral when his time comes. As a Hindu, Mr Kumar Ghai would like a traditional funeral which would include an open air cremation. This type of cremation is common practise in India, but not in his town of Newcastle.

After a request to the City Council, Mt Kumar Ghai who is also the founder of the Anglo-Asian friendship society has been refused his open air cremation. This traditional part of the ceremony is important to Hindus as they believe that it frees the soul from the body. There is the choice of sending lived ones bodies over to India to hold traditional ceremonies there, but for those Hindus who cannot afford it, it seems they have little choice but to be cremated in crematoriums.

The UK Independence Party Call For a Ban on Burkas

France along with some other European countries are considering banning the burka, and now Nigel Farage, leader of the UKIP Party has stated that he agrees with is. The burka for a long time now has been very controversial and in a recent interview Mr Farages stated that the burka is a symbol of and

increasingly divided Britain

as well as a piece of clothing which oppresses women.

The burka is now seen by many as a security threat, but for many Muslims it is a piece of clothing that they feel they should have the choice to wear.

This is an issue which is set to be debated about for years to come, but surely a compromise can be made. Perhaps burkas shouldn’t be worn in areas with a high security risk. After all no one would walk around an airport with a helmet or balaclava over their face. It seems that a compromise needs to be reached by both sides if this debate is ever going to move forward.