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Election 2010, Religious Freedom, Abortion, End of Life, Islam, Sexual Orientation, Social
Election 2010
| With a few final results still to come in, the UK is facing up to the reality of a hung parliament. No doubt, there will be significant negotiations and developments over the coming days and we look forward to bringing you further analysis as the political situation clarifies.
For now, however, our plea to you is simple: please continue to pray and to act.
It has been very encouraging to see local churches and Christians engage with the election process, perhaps as never before in recent times, not least through initiatives |
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such as Christians and Candidates and the Westminster 2010 declaration. However, this is just the beginning!
- Please pray for those elected to parliament asking that they may be good governors. Please give thanks for the Christian MPs amongst them and ask that they may stand firm in the truth of the gospel from the outset.
- Please try to meet with your newly elected MP – it would be wonderful if individual Christians and local churches could meet (or at the very least contact) their new representatives over the next few weeks, talking graciously with them about their hopes for the next parliament and about how we can pray for them.
- Since another election within twelve months looks a possibility, please think about how we can prepare for it and make the most of the opportunity to speak clearly of the bible’s positive vision of society, centred on Jesus Christ – especially given the frustration and disillusionment that so many seem to be feeling at the present situation. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be suggesting ways that we can do this – but please begin to think and pray and let us know of your ideas.
- Most of all, please pray that the LORD would have mercy on our nation, turning hearts to Him and raising up godly leaders. Please pray for courage, clarity and compassion for the church in this country that she might faithfully speak up and live out her calling as the bride prepared for Christ, presenting Him to a nation so in need of Him. Please pray for wisdom and imagination as to how best to do that embracing where necessary new ways to make Jesus, the unchanging one, known.
Religious Freedom
CBN News (Video): Muslim speaks against attacks on UK Christians.
Global Post: 1200 churches expected to be sold in the next ten years in the Netherlands.
CNN News: A US Supreme Court without Protestants?
World Net Daily: US College backtracks on discipline for prayer.
Abortion
C-FAM News: UNFPA and abortion advocates to push 'reproductive rights' on UN Treaty bodies.
Spero News: US Congress considers liberalisation of abortion overseas.
NY Daily News: Nurse sues hospital after being compelled to assist abortion.
Christian Post: Commentary: Punishing religious beliefs.
End of Life
Belfast Telegraph: Man jailed over 'mercy killing' bid on lifelong friend.
Health 24: Sweden has first passive euthanasia since law relaxed.
Islam
Daily Mail: Plans scrapped for £18m 'mega mosque' in West Midlands.
Independent: Leading Conservative claims Muslim politicians lack 'principles'.
Daily Gazette: Colchester Islamic Cultural Association told to consider moving mosque.
Muslim News: Labour has common bond with Muslims, says Gordon Brown.
BBC News: UKIP makes 'ban the burka' call.
This is Scunthorpe: Muslim community gets say on policing.
Daily Mail: Men to face fine and jail for forcing women to wear burkas if new French law is passed.
Europe News: Turkey's Christians emboldened after martyrdom.
Front Page Magazine: Commentary: Christianity and cultural survival.
Crosswalk News: Muslim militants execute a Somali Christian.
ICC: In Egyptian courts, Christian rights are not equal to those of Muslims.
New York Times: Christian students attacked in Iraq.
Daily Telegraph: Nigeria faces power struggle over Christian Muslim rule.
Sexual Orientation
CCFON: Christian preacher arrested by police officer for saying that homosexuality is a sin.
Daily Mail: Tories pledge to consider allowing civil partnerships to be called marriages.
Church of England Newspaper: Call to boycott Greenbelt over Tatchell invitation.
Daily Mail: Homosexual man first to be convicted of murdering partner in same-sex ‘marriage’.
Deutsche Welle: Lithuanian court bans homosexual march in Vilnius.
World Net Daily: Analysis: Repealing 'gay' ban would 'paralyze' US forces.
One News Now: US: Should schools promote homosexual clubs?
Social
BBC News: Ban on smacking would improve parenting skills, says deputy head of the Council of Europe.
Daily Mail: Commentary: A generation that has no respect for authority.
Durham Times: Christian group Durham Street Lights to help drinkers.
My Fox (Boston): Are teens becoming desensitised to sex?
New York Times: Church counsels women addicted to pornography.
BBC News: 'Long-term harm' of too much TV for toddlers.
Daily Telegraph: Italy hosts first divorce fair.
Andrea Minichiello Williams
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