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Lord Carey and “Persecuted” Christians

By
Vicky Beeching
– March 30, 2013

When I read the cover of today’s Daily Mail I groaned. Lord Carey does not speak for me, or for many of the Christians I know, and we wince at the statements he’s made.

Carey personally attacked Cameron saying:

‘It was a bit rich to hear that the Prime Minister has told religious leaders that they should “stand up and oppose aggressive secularisation” when it seems that his government is aiding and abetting this aggression every step of the way. At his pre-Easter Downing Street reception for faith leaders, he said that he supported Christians’ right to practise their faith. Yet many Christians doubt his sincerity.’

In the Mail article he also drew on a new poll that showed over 2/3 of Christians in the UK feel like a “persecuted minority”.

My thoughts on this are……. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Daily Mail interviews Vicky

By
Vicky Beeching
– March 27, 2013

March 21st 2013

The Daily Mail

The Mail interviewed Vicky as a  ’social media expert’, related to the 7th birthday of Twitter.

You can read it here.

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Vicky interviewed in The Metro

By
Vicky Beeching
– March 27, 2013

March 21st 2013

The Metro

Vicky was interviewed with her ‘social media expert’ hat on in The Metro, related to the 7th birthday of Twitter.

You can read it here.

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Vicky Writes For The Independent: “Google Glass”

By
Vicky Beeching
– March 27, 2013

 In the past few days smartphone wars have increased, fuelled by the announcement of the Galaxy S4.

Last week saw the unveiling of Google Glass; a groundbreaking product available later this year. Our gadgets are always with us – today as a handset, tomorrow as eyewear. Yet in all of our digital connectivity have we lost the art – and the elixir – of being alone?

Solitude is dreadfully unfashionable. To spend an evening by oneself is to admit social defeat à la Bridget Jones. Social media has fuelled this connection addiction. Attachment, not detachment, is the must have item this season and being alone has been relegated to the closet as an awkward fashion of yesteryear.

Life used to have natural pauses; standing in queues, riding the Tube, lying awake in bed. Now we fill each hiatus with screens and status updates; not bad activities in themselves, but gone are the moments to reflect. Thanks to mobile technology we need never be alone again.

I’ll be the geek camping outside the shops all night to get my hands on Google Glass when it goes on sale. But alongside my happy immersion in technology I rely on my dear friend solitude and her comrade, silence. My first interaction with these powerful twins was an unlikely one….

[Read the rest of this article on The Independent website here]

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The UK gets its own Christian music chart

By
Vicky Beeching
– March 10, 2013

Tomorrow the UK gets its own Christian music chart. If you haven’t heard about this, see here for the Independent’s coverage on it or here for the Guardian’s piece. As someone who wants my all friends working in Christian music to do well, I’m delighted to hear they’ve finally got the chart they’ve worked so hard for.

Five reasons why it’s great news:

(1). It may help boost the struggling scene for Christian music. Many people want to record and tour these kind of songs but the touring budgets from Christian labels are small and the payments made by churches to bring in bands are smaller still. These make it difficult for Christian artists to make ends meet. With the decline in the economy people are less willing to spend money on tickets for events within churches. As with all music genres, Christians are tending to buy individual songs digitally rather than full albums, which in turn affects the livelihood of all involved.

(2). Having something new is exciting and creates good momentum and energy. As the chart launches with a big event tomorrow night people will be inspired and challenged to rise to the occassion and keep making great Christian music.

(3). The listener-artist relationship is likely to be increased by the chart; people may start buying more of their favourite artist’s music as they watch the chart and hope to see them in the top spots. Previously there hasn’t been a direct way to see listener support take shape in such a measurable manner.

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