European ruling: Gay marriage is not a 'human right'
Same-sex marriages are not a human right, European judges have ruled. Their decision shreds the claim by ministers that gay marriage is a universal human right and that same-sex couples have a right to marry because their mutual commitment is just as strong as that of husbands and wives. The ruling was made by judges of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg following a case involving a lesbian couple in a civil partnership who complained the French courts would not allow them to adopt a child as a couple. The ruling also says that if gay couples are allowed to marry, any church that offers weddings will be guilty of discrimination if it declines to marry same-sex couples. The ruling comes just days after the Government published a consultation paper which promised marriage to same-sex couples and made clear that Britain is only catching up with other countries.
Pray: thanking God for this ruling from the EU and pray that the UK Government would listen. (Ps.119:126)
EU called to act on corruption
Christian campaigners have delivered 10,000 calls to action on corruption to the European Union. Representatives of Micah Challenge, Mission-Net, Tearfund and Exposed presented the postcards to EU decision-makers in Brussels on Wednesday. The postcards had messages written on them from supporters across 22 member states urging the EU to pass strong laws that would force oil, gas and mining companies on the European Stock Exchanges to publish what they pay governments for access to the natural resources. Joel Edwards, the International Director of Micah Challenge, said: ‘This is a scandal of our times and EU leaders have a responsibility to ensure corruption does not blight the lives of the poor across the world.
Pray: that the EU would take action to pass strong laws against corruption.
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/eu.called.to.act.on.corruption/29517.htm
EU called to act on corruption
Christian campaigners have delivered 10,000 calls to action on corruption to the European Union. Representatives of Micah Challenge, Mission-Net, Tearfund and Exposed presented the postcards to EU decision-makers in Brussels on Wednesday. The postcards had messages written on them from supporters across 22 member states urging the EU to pass strong laws that would force oil, gas and mining companies on the European Stock Exchanges to publish what they pay governments for access to the natural resources. Joel Edwards, the International Director of Micah Challenge, said: ‘This is a scandal of our times and EU leaders have a responsibility to ensure corruption does not blight the lives of the poor across the world.
Pray: that the EU would take action to pass strong laws against corruption.
More: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/eu.called.to.act.on.corruption/29517.htm
Christian family nominated for prestigious Ukrainian prize
The orphanage for children infected by HIV/AIDS operated by the Isaev family under the auspices of the Pilgrim Charity Fund in Mariupol (South-Eastern Ukraine) was nominated for ‘Pride of the Country,’ one of the most prestigious Ukrainian prizes, reports Christian Telegraph in reference to Pilgrim Charity Fund press centre. The national ‘Pride of the Country’ prize is presented to common people for their uncommon deeds. It was established by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation. In 2007 Svetlana and Evgeniy Isaev adopted their first child. Today they have 11 children, 7 of whom are HIV/AIDS positive. They called the family orphanage ‘Home of Dreams.’ In 2009 Svetlana Isaeva was awarded The Order of Princess Olga of Third Class. In 2011 the family won the nomination ‘Big Heart’ in the ‘Crystal Heart’ national programme.
Praise: God for the Isaev family and the Pilgrim Charity Fund. (1Jn.5:10)
More: http://www.christiantelegraph.com/issue15801.html
