According to the initiative at saymerrychristmas.net Christians are also being encouraged to say “Merry Christmas” to friends and work colleagues instead of the American habit of saying “Happy holidays,” or the more British “Seasons greetings.” I received some info about this in an email and think it looks largely American, but it is relevant here [...]
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Christians are being encouraged to boycott shops that have Christmas trees, Santa and cheesy seasonal music but no mention of Christmas
Posted: 29th November 2011 by graham in Culture, Global0
General Lord Richard Dannatt on the Moral and Spiritual Vacuum
Posted: 15th November 2011 by graham in Culture, news_commentIn the 2011 Theos annual lecture delivered last week, General Lord Richard Dannatt, former Chief of the General Staff, said the Armed Forces could no longer presume that new recruits “would have absorbed an understanding of the core values and standards of behaviour required by the military from their family or from within their wider [...]
Some Christians think Mormons are Christians
Posted: 28th October 2011 by graham in Church, Culture, preach_it!As an ex Mormon I have been interested in the rise of Mit Romney and especially how the USA’s international reputation may be harmed if they elected a Mormon as President. A friend sent me details of an interview on Fox TV of a few years back between Joel Osteen and the host of the [...]
Guidance from Royal College of Nursing: ‘When someone asks for your assistance to die’
Posted: 24th October 2011 by graham in CultureLast week the Royal College of Nursing issued guidance for nurses and health care assistants (HCAs) on how to approach assisted suicide requests from patients. The guidance is gives security with respect to the responsibilities nurses and HCAs have to work within the law. The guidance is clear about discussing end of life issues whilst [...]
We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between…
Posted: 17th October 2011 by graham in Culture, Global, preach_it!We need to teach our daughters to distinguish between: a man who flatters her and a man who compliments her, a man who spends money on her and a man who invests in her, a man who views her as property and a man who views her properly, a man who lusts after her and [...]
Mitt Romney Republican hopeful believes Jesus is son of God. Oh does he?
Posted: 13th October 2011 by graham in Culture, Global, news_commentIs Romney deliberately dishonest or is he simply ignorant about historical Christianity? Mitt Romney is a Mormon and is running for the Republican nomination, so he can run for US president in the coming elections.Yesterday his religion was discussed on BBC Radio4 as here in the UK some are wondering how his religion could affect [...]
Government blocks free speech debate on Section 5
Posted: 6th October 2011 by graham in Culture, news_comment, preach_it!Two weeks ago police banned a Christian café in Blackpool from displaying Bible verses. Acting on a complaint from someone claiming to be an aggrieved individual, police officers warned the Owner of the Salt & Light Coffee House, Jamie Murray, that he was breaching Section 5 of the Public Order Act. See my previous post [...]