LONDON, May 25, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A document put out by Britain’s new coalition government outlining their goals, fails to include the word “marriage,” or any specific pledge to bolster the flagging institution. Prime Minister David Cameron had made numerous pledges to protect marriage in the build-up to this month’s general election.The new coalition government, composed of ministers from the Conservative party and from the far-left Liberal Democrats, issued a document outlining their policies on “Families and Children.” The document assiduously avoids mention of “marriage” or any promise to help married couples in the tax code. Instead it speaks of “relationship support” for “strong and stable families of all kinds.” Click here to read more
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Tags: coalition government, conservative party, liberal democrats, marriage
Is it, we keep being asked, possible for a Catholic to vote for any of the parties on offer in this forthcoming election? A reader rang this morning to alert us to an article in the Telegraph, which reports the Liberal Democrats’ thoroughly illiberal policy on Catholic schools. Click here to read more
Elsewhere, the media are speculating about whether religious beliefs will make any difference to the election outcome. Will Christians, the BBC asks, swing the UK vote? Read the BBC commentary and then tell us what you think. And, if you were a betting man/gal, what would you put your money on – and don’t say a hung parliament because it would be impossible to hide all those bodies…
Tags: christian party, conscience, Politics, uk election
A reader emailed the following message a couple of days ago:
I had a discussion yesterday about the forthcoming General Election this year. That got me thinking and doing some research. I found the draft manifesto of the Christian Party to be very interesting, especially the comments on homeschooling and life issues. What do you think?
http://www.christianparty.org.uk/downloads/CPmanifestoDraftNov2009.pdf
Well? What do YOU think? To help you formulate your thoughts, I’ve copied the introductory article from a previous thread – at the time of the European Elections in 2009.
“Judgment Day is on its way. We cannot stop it. We don’t know when it will come, but just as surely as the sun rises daily, the Son of Man will come when we least expect.
Judgment Day is on its way. For many, this coming election may very well be judgment day, for this election will measure us. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us in 10:32-33: “Everyone who acknowledges Me before others, I will acknowledge before My heavenly Father. But whoever denies Me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.
Judgment Day is on its way. When my time comes, I will be measured by my Savior for the decisions I have made. I will either be acknowledged by Jesus or denied by Him in the presence of our heavenly Father. The question I need to ask myself is this: What kind of witness will I give to Him when I go into the voting booth this election day?” Click here to read more …
“…you cannot vote for a politician who is pro-abortion when you have a choice and remain a Catholic in good standing. For some Catholics this is a hard teaching, but I am simply repeating church teaching: “Human life is sacred because from the beginning it involves the creative action of God (Gospel of Life, par. 53)…the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being (abortion and euthanasia) is always gravely immoral (Gospel of Life, par. 57, 65)…protecting the mother’s health does not justify the deliberate killing of an innocent human being (Gospel of Life, par. 58).” Click here to read more …
Well? What DO you think? Who, if anyone, can we vote for at the next General Election which is just around the corner. Does the Christian Party look good to you – or what? More to the point, which Party will you feel right about, at your Judgment?
Click on ‘comments’ right now to share your thoughts…
Tags: christian party, general election
The Equality Bill, currently passing through the House of Lords, is very serious indeed, says Christian Concern For Our Nation. Listen to barrister, Andrea Williams and then act…
Tags: christian freedom, law, parliament
Although it has 80,000 trainees in 36 cities, 18,000 graduate members and enormous power, Common Purpose is largely unknown to the general public. It recruits and trains “leaders” to be loyal to the directives of Common Purpose and the EU, instead of to their own departments, which they then undermine or subvert, the NHS being an example. Click here to read more and then here to visit the Common Purpose website
Now click here to view a talk by Brian Gerrish who is working hard to alert the general public to the activities of Common Purpose.
Then, if you’re still with us, click here to take a fresh look at the relationship to nation states of the European Union post-Lisbon Treaty. Note what this commentary says about the disappearance of Westminster (and, no doubt, Holyrood) and the suppression of future elections.
And finally, fully read and viewed, making sure you’ve put a wee drop of the hard stuff in your teacup, click on ‘comments’ with your thoughts. Is this just another “conspiracy theory” or does the fact of the widely and, who knows, deliberately unpublicised activities of Common Purpose speak for itself? What’ll happen to the much lauded concept of ”religious liberty” when the post-democracy leaders get their hands on it?
Tags: common purpose, european union, police state
The Scottish newspapers and broadcasting media have been full of this all week. Will the Scottish Justice Minister do the “compassionate” thing and send the Lockerbie Bomber back to Libya? This “will he, won’t he” has culminated in the news today that the convicted terrorist may not live long enough to leave Scotland. So, what IS the compassionate thing to do here? Is there a “right” or a “wrong” decision to be made? Is there a “Catholic” attitude to this dilemma? If you were a Scots bishop, what would be your advice to the Justice Minister? Click on ‘comments’ with your views – without delay…
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/-Lockerbie-bomber-faces-death.5558209.jp
“Judgment Day is on its way. We cannot stop it. We don’t know when it will come, but just as surely as the sun rises daily, the Son of Man will come when we least expect.
Judgment Day is on its way. For many, this coming election may very well be judgment day, for this election will measure us. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus tells us in 10:32-33: “Everyone who acknowledges Me before others, I will acknowledge before My heavenly Father. But whoever denies Me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.
Judgment Day is on its way. When my time comes, I will be measured by my Savior for the decisions I have made. I will either be acknowledged by Jesus or denied by Him in the presence of our heavenly Father. The question I need to ask myself is this: What kind of witness will I give to Him when I go into the voting booth this election day?” Click here to read more …
“…you cannot vote for a politician who is pro-abortion when you have a choice and remain a Catholic in good standing. For some Catholics this is a hard teaching, but I am simply repeating church teaching: “Human life is sacred because from the beginning it involves the creative action of God (Gospel of Life, par. 53)…the direct and voluntary killing of an innocent human being (abortion and euthanasia) is always gravely immoral (Gospel of Life, par. 57, 65)…protecting the mother’s health does not justify the deliberate killing of an innocent human being (Gospel of Life, par. 58).” Click here to read more …
And here’s a parable of our times, if ever there was one…
The next morning when the barber opens his shop, there is a ‘thank you’ card and a dozen different books, such as ‘How to Improve Your Business’ and ‘Becoming More Successful.’Then a Member of Parliament comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill the barber again replies, ‘I cannot accept money from you. I’m doing community service this week.’ The MP is very pleased and leaves the shop.The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen Members of Parliament lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the people of our country and the Members of Parliament.
Vote carefully this year.
Click on ‘comments’ to tell us what you think of “Judgement Day Voting”. Is voting that serious? Really? One blogger, Crossraguel, certainly thinks it is important enough to request a thread be devoted to the topic in advance of the European elections coming up in a couple of weeks, so tell us what you think of the candidates/parties on offer but, more importantly, tell us if your Catholic Faith will dictate or influence your vote. How? Why? Is it that “Judgement Day” thing? Or what?
Tags: Election, member of parliament
“…pressure is growing on Commons Speaker Michael Martin to resign for his handling of the expenses scandal.
It has emerged that the Liberal Democrats leadership is considering tabling its own motion of no confidence in him.” http://www.theherald
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The Westminster parliament is in chaos. MPs have never been held in such low esteem. Looks like Michael Martin might be the first speaker in at least three centuries to be forced to resign his office. Michael Martin is a Catholic – although I’m not sure whether he is still a Mass-going Catholic. He certainly was at the time of his election as an MP – I remember it well, since he hails from the north of Glasgow where I grew up. I remember our priest’s delighted remarks about the good news that Catholic Michael Martin had been elected to Parliament. Just as well he didn’t own a crystal ball.
So, this latest media excitement, with the usual “will he, won’t he” (resign) got me thinking and this is what I’ve been thinking: are the Catholic MPs any less likely to have been dipping their fingers in the till, than any of the other MPs? Has Michael Martin the Speaker been the model of a Catholic layman, a role model of a Catholic in public life – or not?
Tell us what you think about the MPs’ expenses scandal by clicking on ‘comments’ now…
Tags: integrity, member of parliament, money, speaker