2 COMMENT AND CONTENTS • WAR CRY • 8 June 2019
What is The Salvation Army? The Salvation Army is a church and charity providing services in the community, particularly to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Motivated by our Christian faith, we offer practical support and services in over 700 centres throughout the UK to all who need them, regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. To find your nearest centre visit salvationarmy.org.uk/find-a-church
From the editor’s desk SOME television programmes capture the public’s imagination to such a point that it seems as if everyone is watching them. Last weekend millions tuned in to see Chelsea pensioner Colin Thackery win Britain’s Got Talent. Tonight (Saturday 8 June), vast numbers of viewers will be watching the start of the second series of the gripping drama Killing Eve, which we feature in this week’s War Cry. Another programme that dominates the TV schedules when it’s on – and many newspaper headlines throughout the year when it’s not – is Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC One show was first aired in 2004 and versions of the programme are now shown in countries around the world. In the United States it is known as Dancing with the Stars, and in 2017 Victoria Arlen was among the show’s contestants. Victoria’s appearance was remarkable considering that ten years earlier she had been in an unconscious state that she did not wake from until 2009. It was to be another seven years before she would begin to walk again. In an interview in this week’s War Cry, Victoria describes how she went from being an energetic and healthy young girl to a teenager battling locked-in syndrome, a rare neurological condition that left her totally paralysed and unable to speak. Victoria tells how, through determination, the support of her family and the strength she received from her Christian faith, she slowly regained her health. She went on to win gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games before becoming a TV sports presenter. She describes her experiences as ‘extraordinary challenges’, but explains how they have led her to ‘an extraordinary victory’. There are not many people, if any at all, who go through life without experiencing their own challenging times. Victoria’s story is a great reminder to each one of us of the hope the Christian faith can give, however difficult life may become.
What is the War Cry? The Salvation Army first published a newspaper called the War Cry in London in December 1879, and we have continued to appear every week since then. Our name refers to our battle for people’s hearts and souls as we promote the positive impact of the Christian faith and The Salvation Army’s fight for greater social justice.
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All about Eve TV drama returns for second series
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Time for faith Chaplains talk about their role within prisons
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‘Extraordinary challenges led to extraordinary victory’ The Paralympian who overcame illness
REGULARS 4 News 12
Browsing the Bible
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Now, there’s a thought!
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What’s cooking? Front-page picture: BBC/BBC America
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