The extensive line-up of Christian films due out in 2014 includes
at least two more films worth noting. One is a remake of 2001’s “Left Behind”
starring Nicholas Cage; the other, “Compelled by Love”, tells the (literally)
miraculous story of Heidi Baker and her husband’s Christian work in Mozambique.
The latter premieres on www.bethel.tv on 5
January at 6pm [TBC] UK time.
The research ship that was trapped by Antarctic ice on
Christmas Eve is still trapped. The 52 passengers have now been taken off by
helicopter but the 22-strong crew remain on board.
A French priest who was kidnapped by the Boko Haran Islamic
militants in Cameroon, near the Nigerian border, has been released after seven
weeks in captivity following interventions by several senior figures including
Cameroon’s president. He described his captivity as “terribly boring”.
Israel has made a complaint to the European Union about
double standards. EU organisations were recently banned from trading with any
Israeli organisations based in the territories disputed between Israelis and
Palestinians. However, the EU has just signed a fishing agreement with Morocco
that includes the seas off the disputed territory of Western Sahara; and it
often trades with companies in Turkish Cyprus, despite the fact that the
Turkish occupation of the island is still not officially recognised.
In sport, Sunderland’s Tom Huddlestone scored a goal last
weekend, and immediately headed for the touchline where the club’s physio chopped
off some of his hair. Huddlestone had vowed not to cut his hair until he next scored
a goal; that was 2 ½ years ago, when he was playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Huddlestone’s
haircut raised ₤35,000 for charity.
In technology news, the long-running argument about the
Italian woman who was subjected to a forcible Caesarean section under the
authority of Essex social workers has had an unexpected side effect; a (male)
Liberal Democrat MP has been banned from the Mumsnet social network/bulletin
board after discussing the issue. The MP posted Italian court documents to
justify his opposition to the social workers’ actions, not realising that the
documents named the woman, and that he was therefore in breach of a court
order. He also circulated some Twitter comments that could have been used to
unmask the identities of some Mumsnet contributors.
And finally, a priest from a retreat centre in Whaley Bridge,
Derbyshire took a painting to TV’s Antiques Roadshow, and discovered that it is
the most valuable antique that the program has ever seen. Not only is the painting
a 17th century Van Dyck, it is a study of a character from a lost
Van Dyck masterpiece. The painting, which he purchased in Nantwich 12 years ago
for ₤400, is estimated to be worth ₤400,000. The priest says he’s considering
selling it to fund a new set of church bells for Whaley Hall’s chapel.
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