Call for more abortion counselling provision
Tory MP Nadine Dorries urged the Government to instruct clinics to provide counselling to women who seek terminations. She said such ‘informed consent’ would lead to a reduction in UK abortion figures, currently around 200,000 a year. Opening a short Commons debate, former nurse Ms Dorries said: ‘If any of us were referred to a hospital today for a minor procedure, e.g.an ingrowing toenail operation, the procedure would be explained to us in detail. We would be aware of the level of pain we would experience, told exactly what would happen while we were under the anaesthetic and be given follow-up appointments. A woman who has an abortion has none of that: she is discharged at the end of the day out onto the street and left to come to terms with the roller coaster emotional journey she will still be in the midst of.’ Pray: that very sensitive consideration is given by health professionals to the spiritually vulnerable. (Ps.34:18)
Switzerland: 'Protect religious minorities' says Muslim at talks with Christians
The coordinator of a Muslim initiative to promote common ground with Christians says that leaders of the two religions have a duty to protect adherents of the other faith against followers of their own. ‘For both our religions harming religious minorities among us is evil, is absolutely forbidden and is ultimately a rejection of God's love and a crime against God Himself,’ Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad Bin Talal of Jordan said on the opening day of a 1-4 November meeting of Muslim and Christian leaders and scholars in Geneva. Prince Ghazi is the co-ordinator of the ‘Common Word’ initiative, a document released in 2007 by 138 Muslim scholars seeking common ground between Christian and Islamic religious traditions. See Common Word Organizers say it is intended to address issues of common concern and provide guidance for co-operation between Muslims and Christians. Addressing participants, WCC General Secretary the Rev Olav Fykse Tveit said religious leaders need to provide ‘moral leadership’ in their communities. Pray: that the truth as revealed by the Holy Spirit permeates all discussions. (1Cor.2:13)
Switzerland: 'Protect religious minorities' says Muslim at talks with Christians
The coordinator of a Muslim initiative to promote common ground with Christians says that leaders of the two religions have a duty to protect adherents of the other faith against followers of their own. ‘For both our religions harming religious minorities among us is evil, is absolutely forbidden and is ultimately a rejection of God's love and a crime against God Himself,’ Prince Ghazi Bin Muhammad Bin Talal of Jordan said on the opening day of a 1-4 November meeting of Muslim and Christian leaders and scholars in Geneva. Prince Ghazi is the co-ordinator of the ‘Common Word’ initiative, a document released in 2007 by 138 Muslim scholars seeking common ground between Christian and Islamic religious traditions. See Common Word Organizers say it is intended to address issues of common concern and provide guidance for co-operation between Muslims and Christians. Addressing participants, WCC General Secretary the Rev Olav Fykse Tveit said religious leaders need to provide ‘moral leadership’ in their communities. Pray: that the truth as revealed by the Holy Spirit permeates all discussions. (1Cor.2:13)
Russia: Churches set on fire
Three churches in a predominantly Muslim province in Russia were set on fire by arsonists early Monday. One of the buildings, an Orthodox church in the village of Ordzhonikidzevsky, was almost totally destroyed. An Orthodox church and a Baptist church in the nearby city of Karachaevsk sustained only minimal damage after the night guard for one put out the fire and the night guard for the other called fire fighters. All the three arson attacks happened between 4:00 a.m.and 6:00 a.m. on Monday and were set when flammable objects were thrown through the churches’ windows. Vandalism of churches is rare in Russia's mainly Muslim North Caucasus. The head of the regional Spiritual Administration for Muslims believes Monday’s arsons were aimed at destabilizing the mixed Christian and Muslim society. Pray: that these attacks will not influence the different religious communities living in the region. (Ps.2:10-11) More: http://www.christianpost.com/article/20101101/arsonists-target-3-russian-churches-burn-1-to-ground/
