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Every Friday Christian Concern will bring 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. Please visit our website at: www.christianconcern.com Christian Concern is pleased to be leading the Not Ashamed initiative. In this edition: Foster parent shortage Families conference Islam conference Right to Know campaign Equalities and conscience petition

UK faces shortage of Foster Parents The Evening Standard reported this week that London faces a shortage of foster carers (which is a situation reflected nationally). Almost 2,000 foster carers are needed in London as the number of children taken into care continues to rise. This is a fantastic opportunity for Christians to step forward and apply to take vulnerable young people into their homes. Of course, it is not always easy to do so, as ‘equality and diversity’ policies can exclude those with Christian beliefs on sexual ethics from being accepted. However, we would encourage Christian parents to apply to foster regardless of the increasing difficulties. Christian parents have so much to offer to those who have been taken into care. Christian Concern Families Conference Christian Concern Islam Conference Right to Know Campaign Video introduction Thank you for your support of the Right to Know Campaign which aims to ensure that women considering abortion have access to independent information, advice and counselling. Please contact your MP using the step by step guide on the website and let the Campaign know how your MP responds. For more details of the campaign, visit the website here > Sex Education Nadine Dorries MP was on the Vanessa Show this week talking about her Bill to introduce abstinence into sex education. The Bill passed its first reading. It can be watched here > Equalities and Conscience Petition Please sign our Equalities and Conscience Petition here. We registered 1000 signatures in 1 hour. It would be great to get 100,000 signatures! David Cameron has previously indicated that any petition with a million signatures will allow members of the public to introduce a bill on which MPs will be required to vote; and any petition that collects 100,000 signatures will be eligible to be formally debated in the Commons. Please can you help us make this happen? Please help us to secure as many signatures as possible. Please forward the petition to your friends, promote it on facebook and print off the sheets here to collect signatures at your church.

Religious Freedom Christian Concern: Christian GP appeals unfair dismissal from drugs panel Christian Concern: Taxi driver told to remove cross Daily Mail: Give my job back, says drug expert 'forced out by anti-Christians' Telegraph: Cab driver banned from displaying 'phallic' cross Social Christian Concern: Underneath Parliament Telegraph: Richard Dawkins accused of cowardice for refusing to debate existence of God Telegraph: British people fail to recognise common Bible phrases Times (£): British kids need to know their Bible basics Guardian: Tony Jordan to follow The Nativity with story of Noah Telegraph: Nick Clegg's Lords reform plans criticised by MPs and peers Guardian: I'd stake my life that Stephen Hawking is wrong about heaven Abortion SPUC (blog): Edwin Poots is Northern Ireland's first pro-life health minister Sunday Star Times (NZ): Schools arrange secret abortions Life News (US): Abortion Drug Kills Girl in Portugal, Caused Deadly Infection Life News: Girl Killed by Abortion Drug Followed Old Planned Parenthood Policy End of Life and Bioethics Christian Concern: Scottish MP intends to propose right-to-die Bill again Christian Concern: Commercial surrogacy law compromised Christian Concern: Dramatic recovery from ‘locked in’ syndrome Herald Scotland: MacDonald to resume assisted suicide fight Daily Mail: When doctors said I was brain dead, I wanted to scream, yet all I could do was blink Peter Saunders (blog): Emmerdale distorts facts about assisted suicide in apparent attempt to boost ratings Peter Saunders (blog): British Suicide Act remains fit for purpose and does not need changing in wake of Swiss vote Christian Today: Disappointment as Switzerland says no to restrictions on assisted suicide One News Now: Assisted suicide getting nowhere in Vermont China Daily: IVF limits could reduce newborn deaths - study Sexual Orientation Anglican Mainstream: Prominent Gay Blogger: Not educating kids about SSM “makes them ignorant, hateful little morons.” Life Site News (US): Gay columnist: let’s face it, we want to indoctrinate children Twin Cities (US): Collett, Heaney: Let Minnesotans vote on the definition of marriage Life Site News (US): Argentina distributes millions of copies of UN, gay-affirmative sex-ed doc Islam Christian Concern: Speech by Geert Wilders, Cornerstone Church Daily Mail: Tower Hamlets Taliban: Death threats to women who don't wear veils. Gays attacked in the streets. And all in a borough at the heart of Britain's capital... Daily Mail: London 'sleeper cell' told to carry out wave of terror attacks by Bin Laden before his death Barnabas Fund: Islamic extremists foiled in plot to radicalise undercover police Barnabas Fund: British Muslim scholar praises Bin Laden and blames US for 9/11 Telegraph: British businessman facing jail for Prophet Mohammed insult News One (US): Irish Muslim Arrested In Dublin Over Obama Threats MSN 9 News (AUS): Govt says no to sharia law ABC News (AUS): Muslim group wants sharia law in Australia International Persecution Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali (in the Guardian): A true resurrection in Iraq Asia News: Kirkuk: young Christian abducted, tortured and beheaded Barnabas Fund: Christian communities devastated in post-election violence in Nigeria One News Now: Nigerian gov't not protecting citizens Christian News Today: Hundreds Slaughtered in Nigeria Lapido Media: Copts facing genocide warn international experts Christian Today: Egypt steps up security around churches Christian Today: Dozens injured after Copts attacked during protests Baptist Press: INT'L DIGEST: Muslims destroy church in Egypt, but Christians quickly rebuild Continental News: Afghan Christian refugees face probable imprisonment or death if deported back to homeland Christian Today (IND): Seven Afghan Christians face deportation from India One News Now: Anti-gov't protesters after Syrian Christians Events Night of Prayer – London Date: Tuesday, 24th May Time: 7pm - 10pm Venue: Emmanuel Centre, 9-23 Marsham Street, Westminster, London, SW1P 3DW Organised by Global Day of Prayer London Awake, Arise – Croydon Andrea Minichiello Williams and Ade Omooba will be speaking at this event Date: Saturday28th May, 2011 Time: 9.30am - 1pm Venue: 145-151 London Road, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2RG See event details here More events >