Every Friday CCFON will bring to you stories of fundamental significance to Christians and our Nation. To equip you to pray and act. To put the hope of Christ at the centre of our Nation. Click on titles for full stories Donate for Christian Freedoms National Hustings, Election 2010, Religious Freedom, Abortion, End of Life, Islam, Sexual Orientation, Social The Christians and Candidates National Hustings takes place this Monday 26 April. This is our best opportunity before election day to make the Christian voice heard in Westminster. High profile politicians will be answering questions from the Christian community. Please come along to Central London on Monday Evening, and invite your Church and Christian friends to come with you. Why not forward this email to your friends to let them know? Invitation to Christians and Candidates National Hustings CCFONtv (on YouTube), 20 Apr 2010 (3m 15s) You can find out full details, register your place, submit questions anddownload a poster to advertise the event at the Christians and Candidates website. Also, on the Christians and Candidates website: BBC News: Will Christians swing the 2010 UK election? Guardian: Scotland’s bishops urge voters to back champions of Christian values. Please come for day of prayer in Manchester, May 1. Click here for details. Guardian: Conservative party to send homosexual MP to quell EU 'extremists'. Daily Telegraph: Video: Leaders' debate: Pope's visit to the UK. Daily Mail: Atheist Nick Clegg discovers ‘Christian values’ in time for polling day. CH News: Defending faith against the thought police. Scotsman: Catholic Church criticises ban on candidates declaring beliefs. Midhurst and Petworth Today: Letter: Little hope or charity when it comes to the Christian faith. Daily Telegraph: Belief in climate change is legally akin to a religious belief, Court rules. Sydney Morning Herald: Europe on path to tyranny, church warns. Christian Science Monitor: US: Do university rules discriminate against student faith groups? Associated Press: US: Group wants evangelist's Pentagon event cancelled. Daily Mail: Calls to reduce abortion limit as number of 2lb survivors soars. Daily Telegraph: Survival of babies born before 24 week abortion limit 'not improved'. CNA: Poll of Ireland shows overwhelming support for continued abortion ban. Independent (Ireland): Promise to rewrite Constitution will reignite debate on abortion. Angus Reid: Spaniards reject Government’s abortion law. Washington Post: Bringing humanity back to the abortion debate. USA Today: Obama on abortion issue: Court nominee must back 'women's rights'. C-FAM News: Top abortion law firm says government funded abortion is a human right. First Things: Dutch infanticide: Bioethicists say insufficient reporting of the killing is wrong. Daily Telegraph: Al Pacino to play 'Dr Death'. Guardian: For some MPs the Muslim vote will be vital. Daily Telegraph: Roots of Islamic fundamentalism lie in Hitler broadcasts. Telegraph blog: Revealed: Council secretly gives another half-million to Islamic fundamentalists. Daily Telegraph: South Park creators warned by Islamic website. Daily Mail: Belgium set to ban the burka and jail women for covering up. Europe News: Brussels: A Muslim majority in 20 years? National Post: France pushes ahead with ban on full Islamic veil in public spaces. World Net Daily: Fear of ‘missionaries’ blamed for martyrdom of 3 Christians. AFP News: Two Christian farmers slain in Nigeria, according to police. CCFON: Terms ‘mother and father’ removed from birth certificate due to homosexual lobby pressure. World Net Daily: Warning! Paediatricians urge educators not to promote being 'gay'. BBC News: Glee triumphs over its attempt to create positive portrayal of homosexuals. Daily Telegraph: Firemen to ‘explore risks that homosexuals face’. Wirral News: Council calls on David Cameron to expel Conservative councillor. Herald (Scotland): Homosexual ministers’ report reveals Kirk divisions. Associated Press: Top Italian Court says no to homosexual marriage. Daily Mail: Christian headmaster forgives his attacker despite being left deaf and scarred for life. Daily Mail: The towns where two in three births are outside marriage. Guardian: No right to run lap-dancing clubs. Daily Mail: Mandy Smith calls for age of consent to rise. Church Times: Three party leaders back faith-based community work. Daily Telegraph: One in ten drinkers intends to get through 20 pints in night out. Daily Mail: Commentary: John Humphrys horrified by the effects of 24-hour pubs. Andrea Minichiello Williams Christian Concern for our Nation Andrea can be contacted at andrea@ccfon.org and 020 7935 1488 Our work depends on financial contributions from the Christian community. Find out how to support us by clicking on the link below. http://www.ccfon.org/donation.php Make an online donation with paypal
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