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Christian Concern - Christian Weekly New Christian Concern brings you cutting edge stories week by week, to equip the church to act and pray, to restore the hope of Christ to the centre of our nation. Please visit our website at: www.christianconcern.com In this edition: Sex ed in primary schools - act now! Euthanasia threat in NHS Make Abortion History event Christians in politics conference Choose Life: Less than a week to go! Thursday 27th October 2011 is the 44th anniversary of the passing of the Abortion Act. Since then over 7 million babies have been aborted. We need to mobilise more people to speak up for life with courage and compassion. Please join us for a special day of events on Thursday 27th October including a rally outside Parliament. Find out more here > Will you and your church join a National Day of prayer? You can download special resources here. 'Beyond Individualism' You are warmly invited to a special conference in London to consider the future of Christian political engagement across Europe. The event is a joint initiative with the European Christian Political Movement and the Christian Peoples Alliance. A limited number of sponsored places are available so please book soon. Further details here > Speakers include: Phillip Blond, Lord Glasman, Os Guinness, Franck Margain, Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali and Andrea Williams. Conference Dates: 25th - 26th November 2011. Action Alert: Sex Education in Primary Schools Sex education campaigners, and some backbench Peers, want to make sex education compulsory in primary schools by forcing a vote at the Report Stage of the Education Bill on Monday 24 October. At present primary schools are not forced to teach sex education. Yet if it becomes part of the national curriculum then highly explicit resources are likely to be widely used for children as young as five. Please write to a Peer and ask them to (in your own words): Oppose any amendments which force sex education onto primary schools. Protect children from graphic material in the classroom. Protect the right of head teachers and governors to decide what is best for children at their schools. You can pick a Peer to write to here > The coalition, which does not support this measure, does not have an overall majority in the Lords and could lose the vote, so please help lobby on this issue if you can. A guide with further details and examples of the graphic teaching materials used has been produced by the Christian Institute and can be found here. Backdoor Euthanasia in the NHS Official watchdog, the ‘Care Quality Commission’, has found that hospitals are making use of ‘do not resuscitate’ orders outside of medical guidelines, and that these potentially-lethal notices are being placed on the files of patients simply because they are old and frail. These orders are routinely being applied without the knowledge of either the patient or their relatives, effectively introducing backdoor euthanasia into the NHS. Read full story here > Religious freedom Andrea’s Blog: Heaven on earth? Christian Concern: Widdecombe urges protection for Christians as well as homosexuals Daily Telegraph: Defend persecuted Christians, not just gays, ministers told Christian Post: Gaddafi Dead: Open Doors USA Sees 'Opportunity in the Chaos' After Dictator's Death Catholic Herald: Widdecombe tells Cameron: Christians deserve same protection as gay people Dr Peter Saunders (blog): The GMC is recognizing the importance of spiritual care but is still struggling to define what it actually is LifeSiteNews: Same-sex ‘marriage’ could force churches to stop performing legal marriages altogether: archbishop National Post: B.C. gay couple barred from B&B get human rights tribunal hearing Church, Family and Social Anglican Mainstream: Reform calls on church leaders to publicly back marriage Dr Peter Saunders (blog): Times newspaper launches its (largely good) ‘silver manifesto’ for elderly people Science Daily: Can't Buy Me Love: Study Shows Materialistic Couples Have More Money and More Problems Daily Mail: Over-60 bedroom blockers 'should be taxed out of their homes' to encourage them to leave 'too large' family houses Mercator Net: “I’m sorry I did not wait” Daily Telegraph: Church moves step closer to appointing women bishops Dr Peter Saunders (blog): The big interview from Evangelical Times NY Times: Does Sex Ed Undermine Parental Rights? End of Life Christian Concern: Backdoor euthanasia in the NHS Daily Telegraph: Elderly patients condemned to early death by secret use of do not resuscitate orders PA: RCN gives guide on assisted suicide Nursing Times: Nurses must not 'ignore' patients' requests for assisted suicide, RCN advises Daily Telegraph: Cliff Richard: why I would consider euthanasia Dr Peter Saunders (blog): Cliff Richard and euthanasia – what did he really say and does it matter? Dr Peter Saunders (blog): Falconer Commission on ‘assisted dying’ soon to be put out of its misery Isleofman.com: Island advocate highlights "tax pitfall" over assisted suicide Abortion and Bioethics Christian Concern: European Court issues ruling to protect human embryos Daily Mail: Fears hundreds of healthy babies are being aborted every year simply because of scan blunders Dr Peter Saunders (blog): Stem cell patent ruling is a triumph of ethics over commercial expedience and will open fruitful new areas of research Reuters: EU court bars stem cell patents when embryos destroyed, Christians hail ruling Dr Peter Saunders (blog): ‘In praise of stem cell simplicity’ – brilliant New Scientist Editorial John Smeaton (blog): Support big day of pro-life outreach in east London this Saturday Life News: San Jose Articles Gain Support From Pro-Life British Lords Sexual Orientation & Gender Christian Concern: Police force displays rainbow stickers at front desks to promote ‘diversity’ AP: Turkish Cypriots urged to scrap anti-gay law Fox News: Controversial Therapy for Pre-Teen Transgender Patient Raises Questions LifeSiteNews: High-schoolers horrified at gay male kiss in school play, while officials praise exposure Islam BBC News: Child abuse claims at UK madrassas 'tip of iceberg' Daily Telegraph: More than 400 claims of physical abuse on children attending British madrassas Daily Mail: The middle-class terrorists: More than 60pc of suspects are well educated and from comfortable backgrounds, says secret M15 file Daily Caller: How Muslim immigration has transformed European politics Amarillo Globe News: Passenger: 'You're all going to die' CSW: Sudan: mounting concerns regarding imminent adoption of entirely Shari’a constitution as pressure on churches intensifies World Net Daily: Shariah advances as constitution is rewritten Christian Science Monitor: Fighting between Boko Haram Islamists and Nigerian security rages on Reuters: Post-revolt Tunisia wrestles with resurgent Islam International Persecution Compass Direct: Islamic Extremists in Somalia Behead 17-year-old Christian Christian Post: Middle East Church Leader Fears for Christians if Syria Chaos Results in Civil War Townhall: American Taxpayers Aiding the Slaughter of Egypt's Christians Mohabat News: Iranian Religious Authorities Acknowledge the Spread of Gospels in Iran Christian Today: Christians in Iraq feel 'failed' by government Events 40 Days for Life pro-life outreach – London Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Location: Stratford (East London) (Directions) 40 Days for Life London are organising a prayer witness, street display and handing out literature, as BPAS have recently opened an abortion facility in the borough of Newham. Meet at the main entrance of Stratford tube station. Further details > Theology for All: The Unique and Universal Christ – Cambridge Date: Saturday 29th October 2011 Time: 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Venue:Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge Speaker: Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali Topic: Bishop Michael will speak on the person and work of Christ in a plural world, with some discussion of how his uniqueness relates to cultures and to people of other faiths and its importance for Christian mission. Cost: £25 standard ticket £15 TFA members/concessions Further details > Maranatha event: ‘Shaking the Foundations’ – London Date:Saturday, 12th November 2011 Time: 10.30am – 1pm Venue: St. Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, London (off Victoria Street and near Victoria Station) Further details > The William Lane Craig Tour – Across the UK William Lane Craig is one of the foremost defenders of the Christian faith and a feared debating opponent by atheists. This autumn he is touring the UK and will be delivering lectures and taking part in various debates. Check the website for dates and venues > (NB: Tickets are required for these events) More events >