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Please watch the video, where Professor Wagner explains how this Directive has a potentially horrendous impact on Christians and the Christian way of life.

The measures could have the effect of silencing Christians for fear of being sued for ‘harassment’.

Freedom of speech and the exercise of religious conscience are at risk. The stark choice for Christians could be – ‘be silenced’ or ‘be sued’.

Grave concerns over EU Directive on Equal Treatment. Interview with Professor Wagner

29 Sep 09 (15m 00s)

Proposals would extend the definition and the reach of harassment. Key concerns are:
* The vagueness of the definition of harassment which will make it far too easy to bring an accusation * The alarming shift in the burden of proof onto the accused to demonstrate that the person alleging harassment did not, in fact, perceive offence. In practice this could mean that anyone could potentially accuse a Christian of harassing them, leaving the Christian the almost impossible task of proving that the alleged victim had not, in fact, been offended.

The proposals would also extend harassment to harassment by association. For example, a heterosexual could perceive offence because of something said about his homosexual relative, friend or work colleague whilst being provided with goods or services.

The UK Government who support Equality measures even recognise its negative impact on: * Freedom of speech * Freedom to speak to non-Christians about the Gospel * Academic freedom *
Religious groups delivering public services (due to the possible chilling effect on free speech)

We expect the Council of Ministers (with representation from all Member States) to vote in November 2009, so there is little time left to act.
Action to take: 1. Watch the Video. 2. Prayer. We serve a Mighty God. Pray that Nations will say No to the Directive and veto it. Without a unanimous vote in favour it will not be passed. 3. Please read the first 10 pages of the pack and Appendix 1 (example letters). If you have the time or interest, the other Appendices provide more details. To access the pack, please click here. 4. Use the example letters in Appendix 1 to write to your MP and Equality Minister. 5. Encourage your Christian friends in other European countries to do the same and write to their political representatives and Ministers responsible for Equality. The pack contains a list of Ministers from each EU country that might be responsible for equality matters. It is vital that Christians across the EU realise the seriousness of the situation and that Equality Ministers are informed that they can vote “no”.

The final decision-making is now with the Nations themselves in the Council of Ministers, so MPs and the Equality Ministers are the best choice. You can also write to your MEPs to make them aware of our concern not only for our own nations but also for Europe.

Thank you for your support in protecting religious liberties.
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The nation will face the U.S. and other world powers in Geneva over its nuclear program. Iran intends to continue enriching uranium; the U.S. intends to halt any weapons work. for more click here

The organizers of the “Islam on Capitol Hill” event last Friday came only about 47,000 people short of their goal of bringing 50,000 Muslims to Washington to pray in front of the Capitol building. Although the event received a great deal of publicity, it didn’t receive the backing of the leading American Muslim advocacy groups — the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Muslim Public Affairs Council – and apparently that was enough to keep it from drawing Muslims to Capitol Hill in the numbers the organizers would have liked. for more click here

Is this any way to run a war?

Critics are lambasting President Obama for hitting the pause button on the war in Afghanistan, making U.S. commanders seeking thousands more troops there wait for a decision as he tries to get the “strategy right first.” for more click here

September 23, 2009 The Philadelphia Freedom Center presents Defending Free Speech and Geert Wilders A European freedom fighter and his short film, FITNA … The Philadelphia Freedom. for more click here

Does the Koran enjoy a protected status in the West that other holy books, such as the Bible, do not? Consider a pair of news items that emerged from Great Britain over the summer:

* A publicly funded art exhibition in Glasgow, Scotland, invited visitors to deface a copy of the Bible, stating: “If you feel you have been excluded from the Bible, please write your way back into it.” According to the Times, people filled the book with “abuse and obscenity.” The show also was reported to include “a video of a woman ripping pages from the Bible and stuffing them into her bra, knickers, and mouth.”

* In an interview that ran on August 23, author Sebastian Faulks described the Koran as “a depressing book” with “no ethical dimension” and “no new plan for life,” just “the rantings of a schizophrenic.” But one day later Faulks was in full retreat, offering saccharine apologies and assurances that he believes Islam’s ethics to “have become the equal of other religions.” Furthermore, he explained, “To me the idea that anyone could have achieved what the Prophet achieved in military and political — let alone religious — terms while suffering from an acute illness of any kind seems completely absurd.” for more click here

Nearly 50 potential terrorists or criminals were let into the UK after a Mitcham immigration officer doctored asylum applications and falsified computer records, a court heard. for more click here

Sky News offers an excellent hard hitting news report about how Islamic sharia courts are operating in the UK. Now if only more of the news media acted in the same responsible way, we would be getting somewhere, namely, informing the larger public about the dangers that sharia and the traditional reading of Islam pose to society, and that it’s backed by all the internationally recognized Islamic schools of jurisprudence. KGS, for more click here

NEW DELHI: If the recent genome study denying the Aryan-Dravidian divide has established the antiquity of caste segregations in marriage, the
ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva looks set to recognize caste-based discrimination as a human rights violation. This, despite India’s opposition and following Nepal’s breaking ranks on the culturally sensitive issue. for more click here

n a brave attempt at the Human Rights Council to re-establish their credentials as a team player on the world stage, the United States is co-sponsoring a resolution with Egypt on Freedom of Expression. The intent of the resolution is, in the words of the Egyptian delegate, to bring the Human Rights Council “to a point of convergence” on what has become the most divisive and contentious issue in the short history of the Council. for more click here