Monday, February 29, 2016

Am Still Waiting For The Result Of Victoria Wasteney's Appeal.

In the meantime, please pray.

A Fortnight Ago In The Mirror.

Voters believe David Cameron will FAIL to deliver on Britain's EU deal


http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/voters-believe-david-cameron-fail-7365917
Nearly six in 10 of those questioned in a Sunday Mirror poll think Thursday’s crucial summit of EU partners will end in failure for the PM.


They weren't wrong, were they?

Enjoy.

Merry Leap Day!

Liberalism Threatens Democracy.

An Unsigned Contract.

Mr Cameron's 'deal' has no legal status. What he has done is effectively, to have brought us an unsigned contract!

Chris Booker. PLEASE READ AND INFORM YOURSELF!

Spurgeon.

Why Do Higher Positions Go To Private School Pupils?

Generally speaking, it is because they will have been substantially better educated than pupils from apprehensive schools!

Wow!

My Old Alma Mater Often Asks Me For Money - They Can Go Whistle!

Christian student kicked out by his university because he wrote Facebook messages opposing gay marriage  

Postgraduate father of four Felix Ngole, 38, was expelled from Sheffield University after faculty staff decided he 'may have caused offence to some individuals'. Mail.

A Very Good Question.

The New, National Living Wage.

A Labour-style measure introduced by a Tory (?) Chancellor. It SOUNDS sooooo good, doesn't it? - Indeed!
Mind you, there will be a small number of attendant problems too:
1) It plays into the hands of both illegal immigrants and unscrupulous employers who will take tens of thousands (hundreds of thousands?) of legitimate jobs and taxes out of the system.
2) Many smaller businesses will have to shut down. Imagine a small, reasonably busy fish and chip shop. The owner needs three people to work a Saturday lunchtime for three hours. This will cost him or her more than EIGHTY pounds per day. (And what about those days when it is not so busy? Can the owner get away with just two staff at £55? What will this do to the price of the product? Where is the profit?)
3) Clearly prices are going to have to rise. Fewer portions are sold. Profits plummet in any case.
4) Consequently these much-desired, part time jobs will simply be lost - not to mention the inconvenience to the community.
5) I was told on Friday about a tiny fruit shop run by a lady owner and an assistant. The National Living Wage would make the owner's profits fall below The National Living Wage. Consequently, both will become unemployed.
Extrapolate from what I have put here. Countless jobs and businesses will fall victim to this silly, poorly-implemented 'nice idea'.

Not A Pigment of Your Imagination.

Birdies.

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Just Occasionally, Even Nigel Is Wrong!

Migration is the main reason for UK to leave the EU, blasts Nigel Farage. Express.

Not so! There are dozens of other reasons equally compelling.

Chinese Persecutions Continue.


http://www.releaseinternational.org/china-pastor-falsely-accused-of-embezzlement/

CHINA – Pastor falsely accused of embezzlement

Pray for our brother, Pastor Gu ‘Joseph’ Yuese, who has been formally arrested in Zhejiang province where Christians fear a new wave of persecution.
Gu was removed from his post as senior pastor. Release Int.

Global Warming - Scam?

Is the world really warming up? Planet may be no hotter at the end of the century than it is now, claims controversial report
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3461992/Is-world-really-warming-Planet-no-hotter-end-century-claims-controversial-statistical-report.html
A statistician at Loughborough University has claimed analysis of past global temperature records suggests they will not change by 2100 but in Britain winters may bet a bit milder. Mail.

Chris Booker: PLEASE READ AND INFORM YOURSELF!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/12176234/Nine-deceptions-in-our-history-with-the-EU.htmlChris Booker. PLEASE READ ANFD INFORM YOURSELF!

Peter Hitchens Expresses My Own Fears.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3467666/PETER-HITCHENS-EU-Hotel-California-check-ll-never-leave.html

Liam Fox.

We need Nato not the EU, former minister LIAM FOX tells 'Remainians' who claim Putin wants us to quit Europe.

Gathering Together To Believe in NADA!

http://www.christianpost.com/news/johnny-depp-to-speak-at-reason-rally-biggest-gathering-of-atheists-freethinkers-in-america-158581/

Is This What Real Roman Catholics Now Do?

http://www.christianpost.com/news/canadian-pm-justin-trudeau-catholic-first-world-leader-march-gay-pride-parade-158566/
"By their fruits you will know them."

Decency & Trump.

MAX LUCADO , CP GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
February 26, 2016|7:15 am
As the father of three daughters, I reserved the right to interview their dates. Seemed only fair to me. After all, my wife and I'd spent 16 or 17 years feeding them, dressing them, funding braces, and driving them to volleyball tournaments and piano recitals. A five-minute face-to-face with the guy was a fair expectation. I was entrusting the love of my life to him. For the next few hours, she would be dependent upon his ability to drive a car, avoid the bad crowds, and stay sober. I wanted to know if he could do it. I wanted to know if he was decent.
This was my word: "decent." Did he behave in a decent manner? Would he treat my daughter with kindness and respect? Could he be trusted to bring her home on time? In his language, actions, and decisions, would he be a decent guy?
Decency mattered to me as a dad.
Decency matters to you. We take note of the person who pays their debts. We appreciate the physician who takes time to listen. When the husband honors his wedding vows, when the teacher makes time for the struggling student, when the employee refuses to gossip about her co-worker, when the losing team congratulates the winning team, we can characterize their behavior with the word decent.
We appreciate decency. We applaud decency. We teach decency. We seek to develop decency. Decency matters, right?
Then why isn't decency doing better in the presidential race?

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/max-lucado-does-donald-trump-pass-the-decency-test-158679/#QuSAStXBgRqgxTCt.99
 http://www.christianpost.com/news/max-lucado-does-donald-trump-pass-the-decency-test-158679/#ASXg80L40IGVRQX7.99 The tragic thing is, if I were American and it was a choice between Hillary and Donald - it could never be Hillary!

Total Wet Switches To Support Brexit!

Scaring The Electorate.

Perhaps the scaremongers could bother to explain precisely why 'there will be job losses' post Brexit. Why don't they? - Huh?- BECAUSE THEY CAN'T!

So. Ignore The Scaremongering And Vote For What Is Right!


The 'Deal'.

The Prime Minister’s deal is 99 per cent the same as the existing EU Treaties and – as Justice Minister Dominic Raab told BBC News – EU judges can ignore it. The deal doesn’t solve a single important problem, may not ever be turned into a legally binding Treaty, and cannot be relied upon. The only way to take back control is to Vote Leave. Read full details on the deal here.

Birdie.

Saturday, February 27, 2016

The Terminally Simple?

I have heard two examples which perhaps suggest insanity. The first is a Labour voter, who transferred loyalties to UKIP and despises Tories. Guess what? - He is believing every word issuing from the mouth of David Cameron.
The second is a host of people on radio who are are anti-capitalists and socialists and Labour voters who are listening and believing leaders of huge conglomerates who talk piffle about these cutting their own throats and leaving the UK.

The Insanity Of Our Brave New World.

Teacher at 'Trojan Horse' school who criticised 'ignorant' Christians and Jews while telling pupils Islam was 'the true religion' is allowed to RETURN to the classroom 

Wakass Haruf, who taught at Golden Hillock Academy in Birmingham (pictured), was also part of a WhatsApp messaging group where teachers labelled Lee Rigby's murder a hoax. Mail.

Fined £750 - EXCELLENT!

Shopper, 21, who was caught parking with her dead grandmother's blue badge claimed she was 'using it in her honour' 

A Wholly Inadequate Sentence!

Algerian sex attacker who shouted 'Inshallah' - if Allah wills it - as he raped a 25-year-old German student is jailed for eight years.

Cameron Claiming That There Will Be No Second Referendum.

Ah. A Cameron promise. That's alright then!

Does Obama Even Recognise Genocide of Christians?

http://www.christianpost.com/news/isis-obama-refuse-recognize-christian-genocide-iraq-syria-158350/#w5HzqzjXbqSbGuYA.99
Perhaps more to the point, where are all those voices which were so strident against apartheid - something which was bad - but only a fraction of what is happening in The Middle East?

So, Pray!

If David Owen Wants Brexit ...

Little Girl Slams EU On Question Time.


Please listen to the clip if you missed the programme.

Birdie.

SAT7.

Christian TV Channel Gives Hope to Refugee Children Fleeing Syria With Education Program

As more and more people fleeing war in Syria continue to arrive at refugee camps in neighboring countries, one Christian satellite channel is offering on air-education to children in core curriculum subjects, alongside messages of love, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Christian Post.

God's Mercy.

All of the above - provided that there is a foundation of repentance.

Gove's Support Is An Added Bonus.

"I believe our country would be freer, fairer and better off outside the EU."

Ah, Bon.

Friday, February 26, 2016

Pray For Victoria TODAY!

Pray for Victoria Wasteney: in Appeal Court today

A Christian NHS worker who was disciplined for giving a book to a Muslim colleague will appeal today at the Employment Appeal Tribunal 
http://christianconcern.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=bed173cc9adfcad1e0e442a35&id=2602366fab&e=1ce5ae657b
Please join us in praying for Victoria Wasteney, as today, she will appeal an Employment Tribunal ruling against her.

Victoria, who is Head of Forensic Occupational Therapy at a London hospital, was suspended for 'gross misconduct' for nine months, and then received a written warning following allegations of 'harassment and bullying' by a Muslim staff-member.
 

Last October, Victoria won permission to appeal when the judge recognised the significance of her case in protecting religious freedom.

The Judge said that the Employment Appeal Tribunal should consider whether the original ruling had properly applied the European Convention on Human Rights' strong protection of freedom of religion and expression.

The treatment of Victoria has raised serious concerns that equality policies in the NHS are stifling ordinary conversations about faith and damaging the development of healthy working relationships. Christian Concern.

Tra, La, La.

The leader of the socialist bloc in the EU parliament has threatened to undo the EU deal on British welfare curbs, amid broader debate on if the pact will stick.
https://euobserver.com/institutional/132445

Scots Heavily Eurosceptic.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647431/Report-finds-60-of-Scots-are-Eurosceptic-despite-SNP-claims

Beyond Belief: A MODERATE Party Treated As If They Are Nazi.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647539/Ukip-UK-Independence-Party-school-police-called-website

Without God's Help, Jesus, The Gap Cannot Be Bridged.


Our Refuge.

Better Than Gold.

Why God Has Rules About Sex.

BY CHIP INGRAM , CP CONTRIBUTOR
February 24, 2016|12:45 pm
One year for Christmas, I gave bikes to my little twin boys. For months I saved money so that I could bless them with these gifts. After they unwrapped the presents on Christmas morning, I took them outside so they could learn how to ride for the first time. They were so excited!And then … I did the "unthinkable." I made some rules.
Rule #1: They were only allowed to ride their bikes around a small area of the apartment complex. Rule #2: Under no circumstances were they allowed to ride down the stairs.
My rationale for the first rule was because the apartment complex we lived in at the time was located in a dangerous neighborhood and it was about 100 yards away from a four-lane highway. As for the other rule, I think it's pretty obvious why that wouldn't be such a good idea!
Most people would agree that by making some rules I wasn't trying to be cruel or a killjoy to my little boys. I did it because I love them!
The truth is every gift that flows out of love almost always has some rules and parameters that are set around it.
This is also true with the gifts of love and sex that are given to us by our loving, heavenly Father. In Ephesians 5, we're given some rules about how to enjoy these gifts:
Follow God's example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. (Eph. 5:1-3)
To walk in love means to give, care and share with others and follow Christ's example. It also means not living a sexually immoral lifestyle. This includes homosexual behavior, living with your partner outside of marriage, and engaging in any behavior that causes someone to desire you sexually that is outside the bounds of marriage.
Ever wondered, why all the rules? And why does sex matter so much to God, anyway?
Because He loves us! And as a good Father, He wants His cherished sons and daughters to have the best when it comes to love, sex and relationships. God knows that sex outside of marriage is second-rate sex – it's sex with guilt and shame attached and some pretty devastating consequences.
Even if someone doesn't believe in God's Word or follow His rules, it is undeniable that there are certain spiritual, physical and emotional price tags that go along with sex outside of marriage.
According to the researches at UCLA, couples who cohabitate before marriage have a 50% higher rate of divorce than those who do not. They are also more likely to experience infidelity in marriage. Studies have also found that the introduction of sex into a dating relationship almost always ushers in the breakup of the relationship.
This is why our heavenly Father says, "Keep the fire of sex in the fireplace of marriage. If you take it out and put it on the living room floor, it will burn the house down."
Contrary to how we might feel, God isn't "withholding" sex from those of us who aren't married. Rather, His desire is for each of us to experience deep, intimate love, lasting relationships, and passionate sex. The purpose of His rules is to maximize our relationships and pleasure in the long run.
Real, loving relationships demand sexual purity. People that only want a one-night stand don't need purity because their behavior is about self-worship and not about truly loving another person. If we want a loving and lasting relationship, then sexual purity is a must.
Chip Ingram is the senior pastor of Venture Christian Church in Los Gatos, California, and teaching pastor and CEO of Living on the Edge, an international teaching and discipleship ministry. A pastor for over thirty years, Chip has a unique ability to communicate truth and challenge people to live out their faith. He's the former president of Walk Thru the Bible, and the author of many books, including The Real Heaven. For more information on Chip, visit www.livingontheedge.org.
Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/sex-marriage-why-does-god-have-rules-157944/#ef4fcbOhtUssAQ2E.99

Birdie.

Very similar to the new boss of my back garden.

Atheists.

I have just visited a site where atheists vent their spleen against Christianity.
I looked at about three dozen comments, possibly more, and they divided neatly into two groups:

1) The people who feel that they cannot believe in God. I would say 'fair enough' but that means that they are lost and as a Christian, I must care about them. Maybe they have had bad experiences with those purporting to be believers - or (perhaps more rarely) with those who are believers but have managed to be crass. Evidently, some people they had not investigated before making a decision. Some were intellectually lazy and others merely confused. Pray for them.
2) The second group contained: the nasty, the hubris-laden, those with closed minds, the mean, the mean-spirited, the supremely arrogant, the dismissive, the spiteful, the malevolent, the mockers - and yes - some who were simply evil. Jesus wants us to pray for these too. They are God's enemies and God The Son had the Grace to say "Father forgive them for they know not what they do.''
Many times I have encountered people who are atheists and, if I get the chance to tell them my testimony, they arbitrarily deny the miracles I can put to them which form part of my experience - one such  in three distinct parts and impossibly complex. Far too difficult to cast away. In their own minds you can see them determine that I must fall into one of two categories. I must be either deluded or mendacious. Easy cop-out, isn't it? It then means that to disprove me they would have to investigate my claims. Only, they prefer not to do that. Pray for all you know who are like this. Pray when they do not want you to. Join me in my prayers for Richard Dawkins and his cronies.
Remember - even the rank atheist, CS Lewis, ended up 'Surprised By Joy.'

Ideal Situation To Employ The Birch!

The village in mourning... over their golden GOOSE: Grief-stricken locals leave floral tributes after their beloved mascot is gunned down by yobs in a drive-by shooting.

Standon locals leave floral tributes after goose is gunned down

Research Indicates That People Right Of Centre Use More Nouns.

How can we possibly be surprised? The right is all about reality and the tangible. The left uses adjectives more. This shows that instead of sticking to a fact - they tend to embellish, interpret and impose their own opinions onto reality.

Boldly!

Mega Discrepancies On EU Migration Figures.

A row erupted last night over the ‘huge discrepancy’ between official immigration statistics and the issuing of National Insurance numbers.
According to the Office for National Statistics, 55,000 Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants came to Britain in the year to last September. Of those, some 45,000 said they came to work.
However, an analysis of issues of National Insurance numbers – without which no one can work legally or claim benefits in the UK – paints an entirely different picture.
The Office of National Statistics said some 55,000 Romanian and Bulgarian migrants arrived in the UK in the year to last September, with 45,000 of these saying they wanted to work in the country 
According to the Office of National Statistics, some 170,000 Romanian nationals applied for NI Numbers 
A total of 630,000 NI numbers were given to EU citizens in 2015, of whom 209,000 were Romanians or Bulgarians
This compares with an overall official net EU migration total of 257,000 – a gap Lord Green of the Migration Watch UK think-tank described as ‘a huge discrepancy.’
He added: ‘It is hard to believe that as many Europeans as this are arriving to work and then staying for less than a year. It is possible but it does seem unlikely.’
In 2014 – the first year that citizens of the two countries which joined the EU in 2007 had the right to work freely in Britain – 187,000 NI numbers were issued to them.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3464917/NI-numbers-hint-migrant-total-far-higher-257-000-EU-immigrants-arrived-630-000-want-right-work.html#ixzz41Fas3b2p
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/647574/Net-migration-THREE-TIMES-predicted-blow-Cameron-EU-campaign-Brexit

Brexit - Then We're Gonna Thrive!

We'll thrive out of the EU, says bank chief: Lloyds boss gives vote of confidence to a Brexit... and he's from Portugal

Lloyds has not signed a letter backing the in campaign and chief executive Antonio Horta-Osorio (pictured) praised the strength and resilience of the British economy. Mail.

A LoonyTunesWatch Coconut For The Judge!

Eton student who shared 'appalling' abuse photos from his dorm computer of children as young as two being raped is SPARED jail

Andrew Picard, from Westminster, London, was found with more than 2,000 pornographic images of children on his computer at the prestigious school near Windsor, Berkshire. Mail.

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Frank - Labour's Best MP.


Commons Chamber

A vote to leave is the only way to achieve major EU reform.

19 February 2016 Commenting on the renegotiated terms of Britain’s membership of the EU, Frank Field MP says: ‘What a choice our poor old country faces. There’s widespread support amongst voters across Europe (but not leading politicians) for a fundamental EU reform programme, but our Government never seriously considered leading on this front. Yet the Government so lacked ability that it couldn’t even achieve the minimal reform programme it cobbled together. 
Holding the referendum in June was 
clearly more important than winning 
 major reforms.
‘The Government has failed to secure

 the key renegotiation requirement,
 namely, that we should regain control
 of our borders. I shall therefore be
 campaigning to leave the EU.

‘There are three crucial aspects of this

 campaign which will underpin victory.
 First, we must support those Labour 
voters who are critical to a victory to 
turn out and vote, despite the pro-EU 
line the Labour establishment will push.

‘Second, as the referendum will decide 

the future of our country, we need to 
debate in a civilised way and also join others
 from different parties who hold similar critical 
views about these unsuccessful renegotiations.

‘Third, a successful vote to leave is now 

the only option open to ensure the fundamental 
 reform of the EU on which the Government 
should have embarked. An express wish of 
the British voters to leave will have a huge 
impact on voters and even governments in 
other EU countries. It’s not inconceivable 
that, as we press for an orderly withdrawal, 
other EU countries will join with us in 
negotiating their exit. We must be prepared 
for this wider scenario and respond in the best 
 interests of Britain and Europe.’

Rejecting Your Spouse Sexually? - Think How That Makes Them Feel.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/how-sexual-rejection-effects-marriage-157950/

Dave's Deal Is Not Legally Binding.

Michael Gove has given an interview to the BBC in which he makes clear that the Prime Minister‘s deal is not legally binding. This is a hugely significant intervention. As Secretary of State for Justice, Mr Gove is in charge of the UK’s legal system. He states that the European Court of Justice is not bound by the deal because there has not been any Treaty change. Indeed, Downing Street admits that EU courts must only take the deal ‘into account’.

The Mighty Difference.

Labour SO Out Of Touch.

On issues such as immigration, public spending, the renewal of Trident, foreign policy, the environment, defence and terrorism the Labour party membership appears to hold wildly opposing views to the British public. For example only one in six (16%) Labour party members believe immigration to be even in the top three most important issues facing the country, compared to 60% of the British public. Over three-quarters (78%) of Labour party members say immigration is good for Britain's economy whereas only a quarter (29%) of the British public agree do. Time and again the pattern is repeated; the Labour party membership see an issue one way, the British public see it almost exactly the other way.

Titanic Sinking - Must Escape.

Sarah - Kenya.

"I Have In My Hand A Piece of Paper ..."


  Retweeted
"I have in my hand a piece of paper. It is, in 
effect blank, because the EU wouldn't allow me anything else."

Birdie.

Swearing Is A Sin.

Our God Is Merciful.

I Have A Very Rude Suggestion For This Gentleman.

Britain http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3462369/Britain-second-referendum-voters-Brexit-June-European-Parliament-chief-suggests.htmlcould have a second referendum if voters go for Brexit in June, European Parliament chief suggests.

The German socialist refused to rule out the idea floated by Boris Johnson that Britain could go back to Brussels to try and get further concessions before voting again. Mail.

The Political Left Understands Little.

The ongoing fight against the Jewishness of Jesus. By  Michael Brown , CP Op-Ed Contributor Thursday, December 28, 2023 iStock/Wirestock You...