Category Archives: Social Issues

Anti-Christian UK Government Clashes With Cayman Islands

By Malgwyn | November 17, 2009

Reading about the UK government’s imposition on predominantly Christian communities in foreign territories illustrates how Darwinism V God  works itself out in the public arena.
“When St. Helena was debating its new constitution, the British Foreign Office told its leaders that they should consider removing references to Christianity because “the UK was now multi-faith.
“Territorial leaders, including Governor [...]

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Evolution To Be Taught To Primary Age In The UK

By Malgwyn | November 12, 2009

“In a letter to the British Humanist Association (BHA), which has co-ordinated the campaign for evolution on the curriculum, Johnson confirmed it would be in the final draft. Pupils will start with simple concepts of change, adaptation and natural selection illustrated by the evolution of fish to amphibians to mammals, for example.
Andrew Copson, director of [...]

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St Teresa’s Bones and Religious Liberty

By Malgwyn | September 30, 2009

Thinking about Matthew Parris and St Teresa’s bones.
Simon Jenkins  also joined in with a critical comment although more tolerant in his remarks than Matthew Parris. Says Simon Jenkins in The Guardian, “Relics are jujus, religious placebos for the credulous classes, which presumably includes the inmates of Wormwood Scrubs. Most of us find them ghoulish. But other [...]

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Religious Liberty in an Age of Toleration

By Malgwyn | September 15, 2009

“Religious liberty is at the heart of a free society. What can be the meaning or value of economic freedom or freedom of assembly or freedom of speech or freedom of the press if our consciences are not free to believe or disbelieve, to worship or mock, to convert to or from one belief system [...]

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The Power of Christianity: Colson’s Hero

By Malgwyn | August 25, 2009

Chuck Colson reminded his audience yesterday that it was William Wilberforce’s 250th birthday. Converted to Christianity Wilberforce thought his “change of heart” experience should lead him to leave Parliament but says Colson, “Thankfully, William Pitt, who went on to be Great Britain’s youngest prime minister, convinced him otherwise. In a letter to his dear friend, [...]

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Richard Dawkins & The Christian Family

By Malgwyn | August 4, 2009

It’s very difficult to let go of Dawkins after reading The God Delusion. Perhaps I never will. It is not just that he is such a persuasive writer who is so anti towards Christian ideals but is so anti towards Christian parenting - they are accused of child-abuse for teaching their children Christian ideals. I [...]

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Religious Freedom Threat UK - Is It A Hoax?

By Malgwyn | July 6, 2009

Last week I received one of those chain letters calling for a protest against the making of a film depicting Jesus and his disciples as homosexuals. Suspicious of no link with the message I looked up the Internet and discovered it was a hoax. I no longer pass on chain letter messages as they could [...]

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BBC To Curb Foul Language

By Malgwyn | June 25, 2009

The Mail  reports “the BBC has been told to ban swearing on its flagship channel until 10pm - after viewers told a TV standards investigation they were fed up with bad language.”
“The suggested change of policy follows a BBC report commissioned in the wake of the Jonathan Ross-Russell Brand affair,” which “revealed that a third [...]

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USA Response To UK Freedom Of Speech Threat

By Malgwyn | June 23, 2009

Chuck Colson sees the Freedom of Speech threat  in the UK as also a possible threat to the USA.

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UK Threat To Freedom of Speech Today - 23 June 2009?

By Malgwyn | June 23, 2009

Unless it is deferred for some reason Parliament decides today if it needs to amend the current Equality Laws which may seriously threaten Religious Liberty and Freedom of Speech in the UK. As reported previously this concern is taken up by CCFON. CCFON has urged support for the mainline churches that are in discussion with [...]

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