Bored or what?
17 Apr 2010
Are you all election-ed out? Fed up with the endless procession of manifestos, swing-o-metres, spin-doctors, wives and pundits across your TV screen? Well don’t despair: times of great controversy are also times of great opportunity to raise issues dear to us as the people of God.
At a time when even the BBC is asking the question:
“Are Christians being persecuted in Modern Britain?”
Thirty Christian leaders (including Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, the Principals of three Bible Colleges and Dave Stroud from Christchurch Central London and leader of the Newfrontiers UK team), have launched a Declaration of Christian Conscience, Westminster 2010. This calls for the protection of human life, the protection of marriage, and the protection of freedom of conscience.
Launched on Easter Sunday, the Declaration calls upon all parliamentary candidates to pledge that they will 'respect, uphold and protect the right of Christians to hold and express Christian beliefs and act according to Christian conscience’. It appeals to Christians of all denominations who subscribe to the historic Christian faith to sign the Westminster 2010 Declaration of Christian Conscience.
In just ten days it has attracted 20,000 signatures and 2,000 Facebook fans. So don’t just get the election blues (or reds, yellows or greens for that matter); shake off boredom and inertia and check out the statement on www.westminster2010.org.uk/. Add your signature and pray it will help provide a platform for an informed debate of Christian values. Remember the bible says:
“Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Proverbs 14:34.
Roger Harris
 
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