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FEEL like kicking off your Sunday shoes? ThenFootloose is what you need. The toe-tappingmusical film – a remake of the 1984 hit – is puttinga spring in the step of cinemagoers, after its

Footloose teenagers dance to the beat

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release yesterday (Friday14 October).

The story follows Boston-bredteenager Ren MacCormack(Kenny Wormald) as he movesinto the small, southern town ofBomont. As a fan of loud music

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THE Salvation Army in Kenya is giving food to 17 schoolsin Turkana so that children in the drought-hit country cancontinue their education.

In Kenya parents usually have to pay fees in order fortheir children to attend secondary schools. The fees coverfood, water, educational materials and transport.

Under its ‘food forfees’ programme, TheSalvation Army isproviding schools withfood, benefiting morethan 5,000 children,while the schools arewaiving their fees.

The Salvation Army isalso transporting waterto more than 20 remoteareas affected by thedrought that has had animpact on more than ten million people inEast Africa.

RIBA East has named TheSalvation Army’s hall inChelmsford its Building of theDecade. The regional office of theRoyal Institute of British Architectsmade the award to mark ten yearsof its Spirit of Ingenuity Awards.The judges said that the building,designed by Hudson Architects,‘still shocks as it comes into view’and called it ‘innovative, stark and

yet welcoming andenticing’.

� CHRISTIAN education trust Damaris hasproduced resources for churches and

individuals to use around Hallowe’en. It haspublished a ‘countdown calendar’ on itswebsite which focuses on All Hallows’ Day –the day after Hallowe’en – which in the church

calendar is a time forhonouring heroes andheroines of theChristian faith.

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A SALVATION Army church inNottingham is running a communityallotment to help feed homeless peopleand struggling families.

The Nottingham Aspley church isusing the Mustard Tree allotment togrow its own cabbages, carrots, leeks,potatoes, onions and other fruit andvegetables. It uses some of theproduce in its church café, gives someof it to a community market anddistributes some of it in food parcels tohungry people.

Much of the planning and planting atthe allotment was carried out by twofriends of The Salvation Army, Ian Piperand Sandra Ferguson. Ian says: ‘Theplot should produce a decent crop, andbeing able to use fresh ingredients inthe café and in any food parcels will beof benefit to the people of Aspley.’

Digging for victory

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Food for Kenya’s childrenARMY PROVIDES AID FOR DROUGHT-HIT FAMILIES

REPORT REVEALS DEEPENING SECRECY

FINANCIAL secrecy is intensifying in theworld despite pledges made by powerfulnations to tackle it, according to an indexcompiled by Christian Aid and the TaxJustice Network.

The Financial Secrecy Index ranks 72leading countries and jurisdictions offeringfinancial services according to the amountof international business they enjoy and thesecrecy given to their clients.

Switzerland is placed as the ‘most harm-ful’ country.

Alex Cobham of Christian Aid says that,although G20 governments committedthemselves to eradicate tax havens, ‘thefindings show that more secretive jurisdic-tions have actually increased their share ofbusiness, and more jurisdictions now offergreater secrecy.

‘Tax haven secrecy is hugely damagingand facilitates crimes such as money-laun-dering, corruption and tax evasion. It alsohas a grave impact on the economies ofdeveloping countries.’

Children in Kenyagather water froma Salvation Armybowser

Lieutenant Matt Elsey, leader of Nottingham AspleySalvation Army, harvests potatoes

TRIPLE O won BestGospel Act at the MoboAwards. Accepting theaward, the singer said:‘I just want to thank theLord Jesus Christ forgiving me thisopportunity to makemusic on his behalf.’

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and bopping to the beat, he is in for a bitof a culture shock when he learns thathis new home town prohibits dancing.

Ren learns that three years ago, thecommunity was rocked by a car acci-dent which resulted in the deaths of fiveteens. They had been travelling homeafter a night on the dancefloor. Inresponse to the tragedy, the Rev ShawMoore (Dennis Quaid) banned loudmusic and dancing. He lost his son inthe crash and is desperate to protect hisdaughter in the future.

Before long, Ren lands himself introuble with the police for listening tomusic at full blast while driving. Thecourt accuses him of disturbing thepeace. Ren vents his frustrations bydriving to an empty warehouse, wherehe dances off steam.

He simply can’t live without dancing.Nor can he understand the ban, especiallyas the time for a school prom is comingup. He wants to change things. So withthe support of friends,Ren organises a protestagainst the dance ban.He uses passages fromthe Bible to argue hiscase with Rev Shaw.

There is ‘a time tomourn and a time todance’, he quotes fromEcclesiastes. There wasonce a time for the ban,he says, ‘but not anymore. This is our time.’

Rev Shaw is in atricky situation. Deepdown he’s not a badguy. His whole purposein setting up the danceban was to protect peo-ple. But the people areunhappy. Is it time forthe town to ‘cut loose’and make a fresh start?

Making changeswon’t come withoutrisk. Perhaps the towns-folk would feel safer tostick with what theyknow. But then comes the biggest risk ofall – the risk of missing out on some-thing better because they are adamant onstaying the way they are.

Maybe we face a similar problem ifwe are living with a harmful addictionor caught in a vicious circle of destruc-tive behaviour and self-loathing. We areused to it – but that doesn’t necessarilymean it is good for us. Perhaps we are soaccustomed to our way of life with itsworries and pressures that we forget analternative is even possible.

But it is.People who build a relationship with

Jesus can know a life that is full of joyand freedom. They can receive his

forgiveness for past mis-takes. They can find strengthto break free from presentstruggles which weigh themdown.

Jesus told people that to fol-low his way of life was the true way.He also said: ‘You will know the truth,and the truth will set you free’ (John8:32 New International Version).

If we feel bound by our past or ourpresent circumstances, knowing Jesuscan bring about a brighter future.Whatever our problems, he promises tohelp us. With him by our side, we canknow that we are taking a step in theright direction.

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Kenny Wormaldplays Ren who(above) iscornered by the Rev ShawMoore and his wife

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Theatre plays on theGood BookS

IXTY-SIX books. Onehundred and thirtyactors. Twenty-three

directors. One new venue.That is how London’s BushTheatre is marking the400th anniversary of theKing James Bible.

‘The King James Bible is one ofthe most beautiful documents everwritten in the English language,’says Josie Rourke, artistic director ofthe theatre. ‘Whether a person hasfaith or not, there is somethingextraordinary about the book’s lan-guage, poetry and imagery.’

To put the production of 66 Bookstogether, Josie and her team approached66 writers and asked each of them tocreate a response to a particular book inthe Bible. The writers include theArchbishop of Canterbury, Dr RowanWilliams, and Poet Laureate Carol AnnDuffy.

‘We began by making a wish list ofwriters, people whose work we liked,’explains Josie. ‘We came up with ourfirst 20 names, then we drew up a set of criteria as we thought about theothers.

‘We wanted to make sure that weused writers from a diverse range ofbackgrounds and countries, includingplaces such as South Africa, Americaand Nigeria to reflect the fact that theKing James Bible was an importantcolonial tool.

‘We also wanted an equal number ofmales and females. We wanted toinclude writers of faith and of no faith.We wanted them to come up with mat-erial which would be secular and holy.’

Once Josie found the writers, it wastime for them to get creative. 66 Booksincludes a mixture of performancematerial.

‘The pieces range from six to twenty-five minutes in length,’ Josie says. ‘Theperformances include monologues, duo-logues, short plays, songs and poems.The writers were also free to choosetheir own genres, such as comedy ortragedy.

‘The poet Paul Muldoon responded tothe Book of Lamentations by creating asong, which Doctor Who actor ArthurDarvill performs. And novelist JeanetteWinterson has written Genesis as aseries of tweets, entitled GodBlog BookOne.’

Many stars of stage and screen areperforming in the 66 productions.

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This year marks the 400th anniversary ofthe publication of the King James Bible. The event has been commemorated inprint, on radio, television and the internet.The book has been praised for thebeauty of its language. It has beenlauded for its spiritual, historicaland cultural significance.Theatre artistic directorJOSIE ROURKE tellsClaire Brine how the Bibleinspired her to work intheatre and about howactors are staging anew show thatcelebrates each ofthe Bible’s 66 books

Comedian Catherine Tate appears inWinterson’s version of Genesis, andactress Juliet Stevenson stars in TheBeauty of the Church, which is aresponse to the Song of Solomon.

As well as marking the anniversary ofthe King James Bible, the Bush Theatreis using 66 Books to celebrate the open-ing of its new venue. Audiences havevarious options available tothem.

They can watch theentire production of theBible in a special 24-hourshow, or they can attendevening performances,which include just a selec-tion of the books. The pro-duction will also travel to WestminsterAbbey for a 12-hour overnight perform-ance on Friday 21 October.

Taking on the Bible in this way hasbeen an ambitious project for Josie. Sheexplains where her big idea came from.

‘Three years ago, I attended a sympo-sium held by the Royal ShakespeareCompany on the King James Bible, dur-

ing which they mentioned its upcoming400th anniversary. I began thinking itwould be interesting to do somethingwhich would mark the occasion.

‘Eventually, a colleague and I cameup with the idea of getting 66 contempo-rary writers – from a range of back-grounds – and asking them to createresponses to the Bible’s 66 books. We

told them that wewanted their workto be written insuch a way that itcould be spokenaloud.’

Josie says shehas been influ-enced by her time

overseeing the project and directing sixof the books.

‘Growing up, I had 14 years ofCatholic education. This production hasenabled me to reconnect with my child-hood. In many ways I believe that it washearing the Bible spoken aloud inchurch that made me want to work inthe theatre.’

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Josie Rourkeand (above)Rafe Spalland MichelleTerryrehearse aplay based onthe Book ofHosea

THOMAS the TankEngine has been accusedof falling victim to politi-cal correctness after astory about the enginereferred to a Christmastree as a ‘holiday’ tree,reported The DailyTelegraph.

According to the paper,the Little Engines, BigDays Out DVD featuresstories about Thomas inwhich the Christmas sea-son is referred to as the‘winter holidays’.

Former Tory MP AnnWiddecombe said that‘children would be sur-rounded by references toChristmas at this time ofyear and would be happy

to celebrate the occasion,whatever their religion’.

The original Thomasthe Tank Engine bookswere written by the RevWilbert Awdry.

RESEARCH by The Daily Telegraph has revealed thatparents may have to pay up to £500 to send children tofaith schools. The paper reported that councils acrossEngland are to ‘axe subsidised transport’ to the schools,which could result in families struggling to meet the

rising travel costs.Roman Catholic and Church of

England groups have branded themove ‘discriminatory’ and believethat it will exclude some childrenfrom faith schools altogether.

Terry Sanderson, president of theNational Secular Society, defendedthe move, saying that parents send-ing their children to faith schoolsshould not be entitled to a ‘privi-leged extravagance’.

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Sound and visionMILLIONS of people logging on toGoogle last week were faced with‘Steve Jobs, 1955–2011’. Formany, it was the first they knewthat the cofounder and publicface of Apple had died.

News of Mr Jobs’s passing, coming asit did just one day after the launch of thelatest iPhone, evoked responses fromthe general public and public figures.

President Obama said: ‘Steve wasamong the greatest of American innovators – brave enough to think differently, bold enough to believe hecould change the world and talentedenough to do it.’

The world of technology certainlychanged under Steve Jobs. He was atthe forefront of the revolution thatbrought computers into the home, thebriefcase and the pocket. His vision fillsthe iPod-headphoned ears of peoplethe world over.

As well as making the world feel comfortable with the small screen, Jobspioneered the silver-screen technologyof computer-generated animation alongwith Pixar. Toy Story was not the onlything that reached for infinity andbeyond.

VisionariesFilm director Spike Lee, in his tribute,

said that ‘visionaries are always calledcrazy in the beginning’.

The world needs visionaries – peoplewho are brave enough, bold enough andgifted enough to see a new world and totake the people of the old world there.

In this respect, the world has seen nogreater visionary than Jesus Christ.Born in an era of low-tech, he wasscoffed at by those who had known him as a child – written off as ‘the carpenter’s son’.

He never wrote a book, let alone ablog. But by word of mouth and the digital technology of his fingertips heconnected with people.

He spoke – and showed – love, mercy,grace and forgiveness. He presented avision of the fallen world being restoredand reunited with its Creator. That visioncost him his life. Jesus died so that theworld could be saved. God raised him tolife so the vision and reality of eternal lifecan be ours.

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NAME: Joan Hubber.

OCCUPATION:Retired.

LOCATION: Themarket and highstreet, Birkenhead.

DURATION: 11 years.

MOTIVATION: ‘I lovemeeting my regularcustomers andstrangers, hearingabout their happytimes, telling themabout my faith andpraying with them intheir troubles. In theprocess I have madeso many friends.’

FAVOURITE STORY:‘One woman came tome each week withmany problems. Wetalked and prayedtogether, and I invitedher for a coffee at ourSalvation Army hall.She eventually joinedour over-60 club,

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enjoyed it andrenewed her faith inthe Lord.’

CUSTOMERSERVICE REACTION:‘Joan was nominatedby Robert Jackson,who says: ‘She is afriend to everyone.She is so enthusiasticand has a lovelysmile to greet you onthe street or in theSalvation Army hall.Joan is full of faithand her energyseems boundless. She is also somodest about whatshe does in – as shesays – “the service ofour Lord”.’

PC Thomas hits the buffers

Faith-school parents face‘discriminatory tax’

Organists neededBBC News reported on the Organ Academy atHalifax Minster, which is hoping to tackle ashortage of people able to play the instrumentin church.

Reporter Jenny Hill said that half of allchurches do not have a regular organist. Tohighlight the problem she spoke to CanonJames Allison, who uses sound files on hissmartphone to provideaccompaniment to singing. Hepointed out that the rigidness oftempo on recorded backing canbe a problem and added:‘Occasionally you can press thewrong button and get KylieMinogue coming out of it.’

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priest in Words and Music – The ParishPriest on Radio 3 tomorrow (Sunday 16 October 5 pm). The presenters considerthe roles that priests have played inliterature over the years, and analyse poetryby priests John Donne and R. S. Thomas.

with a card in the UK. Whilethe cost to thebanks of pro-cessing adebit cardtransactionis 9p, and acredit cardt r a n s a c t i o nc o s t s 3 7 p ,customers are typically beingcharged 1.5 to 2per cent of theamount converted(up to a maximumof £4.50). � The use of market-ing phrases such as

‘0 per cent commission’ is mis-leading and makes it difficultfor consumers to comparebanks with bureaux de changeor the Post Office. In practice,exchange rates already includemark-ups levied by suppliers sothey are not fee-free as ‘0 per

cent commission’ implies. One in five holi-

daymakers uses adebit card whenabroad. ConsumerFocus says thatbecause of thecharging struc-

tures applied tocards, often with multi-

ple charges layered ontop of each other, card-

users are losing out. Cards usually add sur-

charges on the exchange rate

offered. These can be up to 3per cent of the currency cost, towhich a further charge is addedfor the use of foreign ATMs.

Credit card users may incurcash advance charges and high-er interest rates. Rather thangiving customers the usualinterest-free period, which canbe up to 56 days, cash advancescan be levied from the day themoney is debited.

Consumer Focus says suchcharges are difficult for con-sumers to understand as theyare often buried in small print.

Mike O’Connor fromConsumer Focus says: ‘Everyyear almost half of Britons trav-el abroad and face a confusingarray of charges that are oftenhidden. Converting £500 intoeuros can cost from £10 tomore than £30, depending onwhere you exchange yourmoney.

‘People who buy holdiaymoney often tend to stick withthe same supplier. Confusingcharges and lack of transpar -ency mean travellers are losingout in a big way. We hope thatthe OFT will work with theindustry to send these dubiouscharges packing.’

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STATUTORY body ConsumerFocus has issued a ‘super-com-plaint’ to the Office of Fair Trading(OFT) about the amounts peopleare paying for their holiday money.

The watchdog believes that complexcharges and poor or misleading informationare the reasons why consumers pay toomuch when buying foreign money or whenusing their cards abroad.

Consumer Focus estimates that charges to cus-tomers for exchanging money total £1 billion ayear. The group is asking the OFT to investigatehow much of the charges are warranted.

The three areas of concern are:� Charges for using debit or credit cards abroadare complex and confusing. They vary and makeit difficult for people to establish the full cost ofexchanging money and to shop around for betterdeals. � Banks and credit card providerscharge customers cash withdrawalfees when buying travel money

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Lady Stedman-Scott, how did you become a peer?I was invited to become a peer by David Cameron. I

like to think the offer came as a result of the work that Ihad done at Tomorrow’s People and of the work I wasprivileged to undertake with the Centre for Social Justice.I worked with Iain Duncan Smith and others in producingthe reports Breakdown and Breakthrough Britain. Theexperience of this influenced my understanding of socialjustice and the need for things to change significantly forthose people I was in business to serve.

I am a Tory peer and spend much of my time talkingwith and for people in the voluntary sector, including TheSalvation Army.

Do you have a history of politics – a desire to be an MPmaybe?

No, none at all. I’d spoken with MPs on a range ofissues in connection with my charity – social justice,employment and so on. Some people had suggested to methat I should consider standing for Parliament. Although Ithought about it, I decided it wasn’t for me. I am, though,very comfortable with the opportunities to help peoplethat come with being a peer.

What is your mission as a peer?It is to speak up for unemployed people and those on

the margins of society and to try to prevent

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For most of her working life BARONESSSTEDMAN-SCOTT has championed the cause of those who cannot get work. Chief executive of Tomorrow’s People, she was created a life peer in 2010. She talks to Nigel Bovey about her hopes and her faith

marginsunemployment. It is criminal that in thiscountry we have huge numbers ofpeople who are out of work – hugenumbers of people who are reliant onthe benefits system. It is a good thingthat we have the system, but we need tomake sure it helps people move on andimprove their lives.

We have not only financial povertybut also wholesale poverty of aspiration.For many young people, going onbenefits is the only lifestyle choice theyhave. It enrages me that too many ofthem aspire to nothing more.

I am not an economist, but it is easyto see the scale of the issues associatedwith unemployment. There is a bigproblem. People say that there aren’tany jobs. There aren’t many jobs butthere are jobs, and those organisationsthat try to help people into work havegot to work harder themselves. We can’tleave people, especially young people,relying on benefits. We must make surethat the problem does not sit in the ‘toodifficult’ in tray.

I’d like to see schools identifying andgiving extra help to those youngsterswho are in danger of becoming a ‘Neet’– not in education, employment ortraining. The problem for manyyoungsters is that after education,employment or training there is nolong-term, meaningful job.

For those young people without auniversity place or job to go to afterthey leave school, I’d like there to becommunity apprenticeships –something that Tomorrow’s People andother organisations are calling for –where what they could receive inbenefits becomes a wage in return forundertaking meaningful activity in theircommunity. I am not a proponent of

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Your government is cutting publicspending. Where would the moneyfor such a scheme come from?

Of course, the scheme needs money,but so much public spending is beingwasted that we could divert some. It’snot enough for charities simply to askgovernment for money. They need toshow politicians and the public whatthey do – how they are value for money;how they add value to people. Whenthey do, government and business are

more likely to investin them, so they canimprove people’s lives.

Why has helpingunemployed peopleto get and keepwork become yourlife’s cause?

I was once aSalvation Army

officer and have always worked withpeople on the margins. I have seen first-hand the difference helping people canmake.

I started working for Tomorrow’sPeople 27 years ago. I saw a newspaperad for somebody to work in a newHastings-based charity which lookedafter unemployed people. I thought itwas the job for me, applied and got it.

I’ve never been unemployed myself,nor were my parents. My father startedhis own business making fur coats. Inthe beginning he ran it from our homein Paddington. All he wanted in life wasto have a key to his own front door, aplace of his own. He worked very hardto achieve that. He didn’t want to relyon the State. He wanted to be in chargeof his own destiny. And that’s what Iwant for today’s young people.

working for the dole, but I see nothingwrong with making sure the financialpackage is in place to support people sothey are not in poverty but are beinghelped to get used to a 35-hour workingweek.

Is this a way not only of them gainingthe self-esteem of earning money butalso of them being acclimatised to aworking routine?

Yes. Some young people have neverbeen through an employer’s door. The

35 hours could be filled with helpingthem to improve their basic literacy,

numeracy and communicationskills, helping them prepare forinterviews, giving themexperience of work in thecommunity. People wouldstart to respect them andtheir self-respect would

improve.

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How big is Tomorrow’s People?We have a staff of 200 and look after 8,000 people a year. We

are based in Scotland, Newcastle, Merseyside, Bristol, Plymouth,all along the South Coast and London. We’d love to expand, butfor that we need a sustainable funding stream.

Do you have a typical client?We take the bottom 3 per cent. Everybody who comes to us has

a different problem. There are consistencies – for example, manypeople who have been long-term unemployed have depressionand debt.

Some people have been made redundant and need to be helpedto see that they have transferrable skills. In some young people’sfamilies nobody has worked for three generations. We ask clientswhat it is that’s stopping them from working and then put a plantogether to overcome it.

Success isn’t just getting somebody into work but keepingthem there. If someone has been able tohold down a job for more than a year,then the chances are they will stay; andif circumstances change, they areequipped to deal with it.

If things are not going well at work,the client or the employer gets in touchwith us and we help to sort it out.

You say you deal with the bottom 3 per cent, but running at more than a million youth unemploymentis at a record high and affects morethan the bottom 3 per cent. Where is the breakdown in society thatinvites young people to go touniversity, get into debt and then sign on the dole because there are no jobs?

Getting a degree is a fantasticachievement (I haven’t got one) and Iwouldn’t want to deny anyone theopportunity of education. When thelabour market was buoyant we didn’ttalk in these terms so we can’t pick andchoose too much.

However, the decision about going touniversity has to be made in the light ofwhat the labour market may have (andwe have to get better at predicting whatopportunities there are going to be).

Almost as soon as young people arein secondary school they are having tomake decisions about their lives. Theymustn’t be made to feel inadequate ifthey don’t choose to go to university. Itis no good sending them if there aren’tgoing to be any suitable jobs when theygraduate.

All parts of society – the voluntary,the public and the private sectors – haveto work together to make life better.

In recent years abortion, stem-cellresearch and assisted dying have beenthe subjects of Lords debates. Howwould you vote on such issues?

I am yet to vote on those issues. Iwould never judge someone for having

Many people whohave been long-term unemployedhave depressionand debt

Members of a Working It Out scheme and their tutor in Southwark, London

to technical college and get my O levels, which I did. I started going toThe Salvation Army and became aChristian. I became a Salvation Armyofficer because I wanted to put backinto society what those Salvationistshad given me.

When I was training I was given abook about the life of King David. Itdescribed how David went off the railsbut his friend Jonathan stood by him.The author said that everybody wouldlike to have a Jonathan in their life –someone who will stick by them nomatter what.

He also went on to say that findingsomeone to be a Jonathan to was evenmore important.

What does your faith give you?It gives me hope. It motivates me to

do something rather than just sit backand say how terrible the world is. Itdrives me to play my part in society. Inever doubt the existence of God, but asI get older I do question more.

How does your faith influence yourlife as a peer?

I just think you have got to bestraight and truthful. That is the biggestinfluence. There are ways of doingthings, handling things and sayingthings from which you mustn’t deviate.I try to live up to that standard.

How does God get through to you?It depends on what I am dealing with

at the time. Sometimes I listen to musicand something clicks; other times I readsomething and I think yes.

In your maiden speech you describedgetting someone into a job as a ‘trulygreat thing’. What truly great thingwould you like to achieve as aChristian peer?

To do what I can to influence policythat makes life better for people and toencourage all the people we work withto see that their lives can be better andshow them how to take responsibilityfor their future.

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an abortion, it is a very personaldecision. Helping someone to die isdifferent. I don’t know if I could do thatfor someone I loved.

To me, the question of legalisingassisted dying is not about benefitingsociety, it is about giving individuals away out or not.

Because I think people generallyshould be allowed to make choicesabout their life, part of me says that ifsomebody wants to end their own life, itis up to them. But I’m not sure I amcomfortable with the idea that someonecan legally help another person to endtheir own life. It’s a dilemma, and Ihave not resolved it yet.

On the question of stem-cellresearch, although I respect the view ofthose who believe that an early embryoshould have full legal recognition as ahuman being, I am completelycommitted to learning and using newthings that will relieve suffering.

Some years ago there was an outcryat the idea that pigs’ kidneys could beused in transplants as there were notenough human donors. Around thattime someone dear to me hadunsuccessfully received a human kidneytransplant and had to go back ondialysis. It was awful.

If research can bring about cures,then I’m all for it.

You mention having been a SalvationArmy officer. How and when did youbecome a Christian?

My faith started when I was about16. At the time I wasn’t doing very wellat school. I didn’t enjoy it. I didn’t co-operate with the teachers. I didn’t dowell in my exams. I then met aSalvation Army officer who, with herhusband, put herself out for me andreally encouraged me. They treated mewith respect. They encouraged me to go

My Christian faithmotivates me to dosomething rather than just sit back and say howterrible the world is

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follow his. The King’s mighty statuewould be brought down by a rockstriking its iron and clay feet. ‘Thenthe iron, the clay, the bronze, thesilver and the gold were all broken topieces and became like chaff on athreshing-floor’ (Daniel 2:35 NewInternational Version). Daniel thenwent on to talk about a kingdomwhich ‘the Godof Heaven willset up’ (2:44)that will never bedestroyed.

People are generally a mixture ofiron and clay – just like the statue’sfeet. Every human being hasstrengths and weaknesses. But thatdoes not stop God from loving andforgiving his children, whatever theyhave done. His promise is that theycan still be a part of his eternalKingdom.

wrongdoing.The phrase ‘feet of clay’ comes

from the Old Testament book of theprophet Daniel.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonhad a troubling dream. Hesummoned his magicians,enchanters, sorcerers and astrologersand ordered them to tell him what hisdream meant – without actuallyrevealing to them what it was about.They couldn’t do it, but God revealedboth the dream and the meaning to ayoung exile from Judah called Daniel.

Daniel explained toNebuchadnezzar that the dream wasall about kingdoms which were to

To commemorate this year’s 400thanniversary of the King James Bible,PHILIPPA SMALE looks at someeveryday expressionspopularised by the translation

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‘This image’shead was of finegold, his breastand his arms ofsilver, his bellyand his thighs ofbrass, His legsof iron, his feetpart of iron andpart of clay’(Daniel 2:32,33)

THERE is a Chinese proverb which says: ‘Better adiamond with a flaw than a pebble without.’ However,it can be downright disappointing when peoplediscover that someone they consider to be a rolemodel – even an idol – turns out to have feet of clay.The idol is up on a pedestal, and then they go andreveal some sort of character flaw which leads totheir being knocked down. Power and trust arereplaced with the sound of someone crashing to theground as they show themselves to be capable of

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TOEING THE LINE: some role modelsare not as clean as we might like

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EUAN MURRAY, a member ofScotland’s Rugby World Cupsquad, decided not to play thecrucial group match againstArgentina last month becauseit took place on a Sunday.(Scotland lost by just onepoint.)

Some people mocked his decision.Others were perplexed at how hecould pass up the opportunitybecause of his religious principles.

But Murray is not the firstsportsman to take such action. At the1924 Olympics, Eric Liddell ofChariots of Fire fame refused to runin the heats for the 100 metres. Hisreason? The race was held on aSunday – and he was a Christian. Hewent on to win the men’s 400 metresinstead.

Several years ago in an interview,Euan Murray said: ‘I don’t believe inpick-and-mix Christianity. I believethe Bible is the word of God, so whoam I to ignore something from it? Imight as well tear out that page thenkeep tearing out pages as and whenit suits me.’

Perhaps Murray thought thatplaying rugby on a Sunday would riskinjuring his relationship with God.Maybe he thought that overlookingGod on this occasion would prompthim to consider overlooking himagain in the future.

Murray’s words make me wonderwhat our Bibles would look like if wetore out pages that didn’t suit ourlifestyle. And more importantly, whatthe world would look like.

Some people might forgive theirfriends, but not their enemies. Othersmight refuse to share their wealth tohelp others.

But Jesus emphasised that ifpeople were to be his followers, theyneeded to give their all. A half-hearted faith in him would not getthem very far. Nor would a pick-and-mix attitude to his teachings.

He said: ‘If you are not on my side,you are against me’ (Matthew 12:30Contemporary English Version).

For or against. That’s the choice. Committing our life to Jesus is not

easy. He knows that. So he promisesto help us to try.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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Scotland’sEuan Murray

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photo of

Euan Murray

Ingredients:

1 red onion, chopped2tbsp olive oil2 cloves garlic, finely chopped100g button mushrooms, halved2 carrots, diced1tsp turmeric200g Basmati rice570ml vegetable stock20g capers50g black olives50g tinned or fresh pineapple, cut

into chunks1tbsp tomato purée 100g artichokes in oil, drained

and halvedSmall bunch of fresh tarragon100g whole almonds2tbsp balsamic vinegar10 cherry tomatoes, halved

Method:Gently fry the onion in a little

olive oil for a few minutes,then add the garlic. Cookfor 1 minute.

Add the mushrooms, carrots, turmeric and rice to the pan, then cook for 2 minutes, stirringcontinuously.

Pour in 3⁄4 of the stock and stir, then leave the dish to simmer for 7 minutes.

Add the capers, olives, pineapple,tomato purée, artichokes and half the tarragon. Stir the mixtureand cook for 10 minutes, addingmore stock as required.

When the rice is cooked, add thealmonds, balsamic vinegar andtomatoes. Garnish the dish with the remaining tarragon and serve.

Serves 4

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SUDOKU SOLUTION

Artichoke andpineapple paella

All-in-oneshortbread

WHAT’S COOKING?

Ingredients:

175g wholemeal flour 125g margarine or butter 50g demerara sugar

Method:Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas

Mark 4. Put the ingredients in a food processor and process untilthe mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

Press the mixture lightly into a greased 28cm x 8cm Swiss roll tin.

Bake the shortbread for 15–20 minutesor until it turns pale brown. Scoreinto sections and leave to cool.

Makes 18

Recipes reprinted, with kind permission, from theVegetarian Society website vegsoc.org

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Can the trade fashion an ethical future?asks RENÉE DAVIS

sustainable fashion and a chance todebate topical subjects.

Last year, representatives ofdesigner brands (including VivienneWestwood and Burberry) and high-street labels (such as Marks &Spencer and New Look) went alongto take a look.

The fashion industry is cottoningon to ethical sourcing. EFF wants tohelp designers and manufacturers ofall sizes be more responsible with theworld’s finite resources. The dutyof caring for the planet is some-

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Ourlives willcome toan end

thing that has been with humankindalmost from day one.

The Bible reminds us that Godtook the first man and ‘put him in theGarden of Eden to work it and takecare of it’ (Genesis 2:15 NewInternational Version).

Each of us has a duty of care forplanet Earth. Recycling and usingrenewable energy sources areimportant in looking after theworld’s resources.

But there is one resourcethat can never be recycled –life. Life is finite. Life is precious. Life is limited. Ourlives will come to an end. Nosecond go. God holds usresponsible for how we spendour time here.

Those who buy into hisworld view – those who

trust in Jesus, God’sdesign for the saving ofthe world – will gainhis seal of approval:

eternal life.

FABRIC OF SOCIETY:a model at an ethical

fashion show in Milan

ON!BE prepared for this season’s hottestlooks and trends with a twist! The EthicalFashion Source Expo – a trade show dedicated to ethical sourcing – opens in Sadler’s Wells, London, on Monday (17 October).

Staged by the Ethical Fashion Forum (EFF), thetwo-day event will bring together suppliers, manufac-turers and co-operatives who work to high ethicalstandards. Between 70 and 100 exhibitors are expect-ed to showcase their fair-trade or organic designsmade from sustainable materials.

Designers and entrepreneurs will be visiting the expo sothey can gain insight into – and inspiration from – the ethi-cally sourced fashion industry.

Industry professionals, students, graduates and membersof the public who are interested in learning more about ethical fashion are expected to attend as well.

There will also be seminars on the latest developments in

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model in an ethical

fashion show in Milan