10,000 Live Who Would Have Died.

Since it began in 2007, the 40 Days for Life campaign has now received reports of 10,000 babies who are alive today because their mums rejected abortion and chose life! The campaign brings Christians together for a 40-day period of prayer each year to see an end to abortion. You can find your nearest campaign and find out how you could be involved on the 40 Days for Life website. Each one has its own page with details and contact information. Christian Concern.

Our Shield.

Sharia Dangers.

Baroness highlights Sharia dangers.

Baroness Cox has published a new report in which she outlines some of the dangers of and problems with Sharia law. The Crossbench Peer focuses on the discrimination against women and the undermining of the fundamental principle of one law for all. "I have had the opportunity to sit with oppressed and abused women from communities which foster this kind of discrimination, here in Britain, and wept with them as they told their stories," she says. Christian Concern.

Pro-Life In Lima!

Largest ever Latin American pro-life march.

Last Saturday's 'March for Life Lima', has reportedly broken the record for the largest pro-life march in Latin American history. Over half a million people turned out in the Peruvian capital in defence of unborn children. The march was organised by the Population Research Institute (PRI). PRI said: "We hope that people around the world will be encouraged by the Peruvian people’s conviction and will in turn break the chains of death and destruction in their own countries."  Christian Concern.

French Mayor Right - Then Wrong!

Britain's 'cushy benefits system' to blame for immigrant crisis in Calais, says French mayor - who demands the UK scraps border controls to allow 2,000 migrants across the Channel.

Scientology.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3017714/Scientology-documentary-claims-reveal-shocking-secrets-celebrity-religion.html

It Will Harm Christians - These Things Always Do!

Theresa May 'gets tough' on extremists.

Home Secretary Theresa May gave a strongly-worded speech outlining the need to fight the "hateful beliefs" of 'radical' Islam. She also outlined steps that the Conservatives would take to tackle 'extremism' if they win the General Election. Last week, Mrs May was forced to drop plans for ordering universities to ban extremist speakers. Many Christians had highlighted how those proposals could present significant challenges for groups such as Christian Unions. Christian Concern.

Give Thanks.

Jonathan In The Journal.

A tyrannical king once asked a wise man, ‘What shall I do for the betterment of our people?’

The wise man replied, ‘The best thing you could do for your people is to remain in bed until noon so that for this brief period you shall not afflict mankind’.

As the European Union juggernaut rolls on, sometimes it feels like all I can do as a member of the European Parliament is to try to stem the tide of new legislation which damages Britain’s interests and business.

This week, though, was slightly different. We were able to score a few minor victories which might actually help local people.

On the Budgetary Control committee, one of our group’s amendments (to stop EU subsidies for political parties).

It was my vote as Ukip that made the difference and we won by 14 to 13. As ever with the European Union, nothing is so simple. Not so long ago, MEPs voted to stop our taxes subsidising Spanish bullfights – but the subsidies still continue.

Likewise, this won’t stop millions of pounds of our taxes funding political parties but we’ve won the first battle in a much larger fight.

Later in the day, I had the privilege of voting on the proposed EU-USA trade deal known as TTIP. It wasn’t on my committee, but I was able to take the place of a colleague who couldn’t attend.

I’m all for free trade, but this proposed agreement has certain quite nasty features: the possibility for our public services (especially the NHS) to be opened up to private companies, and that it would allow private companies to sue national governments. They’re backing down about public services, but not about letting multinationals sue the government. The vote was surprisingly close: we lost that one by 17-22.

On Wednesday, in the Parliament I raised an issue which is affecting small businesses in the North East. EU rules which came in on January 1 now require businesses which trade with Europe to pay their VAT in the customer’s country. If you trade with Europe now, VAT is chargeable for 27 different countries – at rates of 25% in Sweden and 27% in Hungary.

Imagine, like some constituents who’ve written to me, that you run a small business which is below the VAT threshold.

You’ve always charged nothing in VAT, but overnight from January 1 the price – not only of the goods but postage too – goes up by 27%. Suddenly you’re uncompetitive and can’t afford to trade with Europe any more. I’ve asked questions to the Commission on this and raised the issue but got nowhere in the past.

On Wednesday I asked arch-europhile Brussel (Belgium), one of the most influential federalists in the place, about this – and he admitted that we should look again at the regulations and exempt SMEs.

The devil though was in the detail: he conceded this only for digital and online services, which will do nothing to help, say, my constituent who sells vintage LPs in Europe.

It was an encouraging week, reminding me that – just once in a blue moon – it may actually be possible to curb the worst excesses of the European Union.

It reminds me that in Brussels and Strasbourg, I can make a difference. Whenever anyone repeats the old lie that ‘Ukip MEPs do no work’, it’s just not true: I have more speeches than any other British MEP of any Party, and the second-most Parliamentary questions of any British MEP.

My voting record in a Parliament in another country is higher than any of our North East MPs in Westminster.

But for every minor battle that we might be able to win, we lose another ten. Being a turkey voting for Christmas in the European Parliament is a thankless task at times.

One final, sobering thought. If we can win just one vote 14-13 in Committee, what are the chances of David Cameron managing to ‘reform’ the EU? He’d need Treaty change, and for that he would need to ‘win’ 28-0 – on far more fundamental issues - to get his proposals through.

So far, he hasn’t managed to remove one stroke of a pen from any EU legislation despite having had five years in office.

Talk of EU reform is a smokescreen: it’s been mentioned for 40 years but never once happened.

• Jonathan Arnott is Ukip Euro MP for the North East

Voting UKIP.

Gibraltar Score.

Being half Gibraltarian, I was delighted to see that the lads had scored their first ever goal in a senior international.

EU Funding Scandal.

The extraordinary splurge on green lobby groups included splashing out an eye-watering £2.2m on campaigners who are pushing European politicians to take legal action against Britain over its energy policy.

Anger was mounting today over the revelations, which have been branded a colossal waste of money at a time when taxpayers across Britain and Europe continue to feel the pinch.

The money was doled out via the European Commission's Life programme, which has splashed £2.5bn of public money on eco projects since it was set up in 1992.

 The shocking figures were unveiled by the Sun on Sunday and showed that campaign group Friends of the Earth Europe also got £557,000. Express.

Newspaper Letter.

Sir,

All major parties have had recent scandals - but as these are by individuals - they are not actually relevant to the electoral process at all.

Only ONE thing matters and that is the policies on offer. As voters, it behoves us to examine what is the reality with great care. Take the manifestos and scrutinise them - we must not fall into the trap of always voting the same way; voting for change for its own sake; relying on soundbites or personalities; having opinions without a base. 

My personal view is that UKIP would edge out the others - but you can only truly know by doing some serious research for yourself. After all, we are voting for who will govern us. Pretty important, n'est-ce pas?

Mike Overd By Archbishop Cranmer.

http://archbishopcranmer.com/to-preach-leviticus-2013-now-constitutes-a-public-order-offence/?utm_source=Christian+Concern&utm_campaign=896c4973d6-WN-2015-03-21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9e164371ca-896c4973d6-127280209

Large Portion, Please. (It's What Elisha Requested')

Humanisat Association Trouble-Causing As Usual.

A renowned Catholic school in London is fighting for its faith-based admissions policy in the High Court. The London Oratory is challenging findings by the Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) that aspects of its admissions code breach the schools admission code. The OSA investigation was prompted by a complaint from the British Humanist Association about the faith-based criteria used to select pupils. The case highlights growing hostility to faith-based school admissions. Christian Concern. This toxic group gains publicity way beyond its tiny numbers. I have never encountered it on a single occasion when it was not being objectionable. It is the face of aggressive atheism and clearly wishes to propagate and support those movements which are currently curtailing Christian freedoms and the right to preach the Gospel!

Not All Is Perfect In Labour Paradise.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/567162/Dianne-Abbott-attacks-Labour-s-mugs-immigration-control

Alan Craig & A YouGov Poll.

http://christianconcern.com/media/alan-craig-discusses-the-results-of-a-yougov-poll-on-homosexuality?utm_source=C

Probably.

Grayling Doing The Usual Tory Pretending 'To Toughen Up The Justice System' Scam.

I shall use my experience in the so-called justice system to tell Mr G how to do this easily and effectively. Upon a third separate conviction over a five year period for any wanton lawbreaking -defendants should be declared to be either 'career or professional criminals'. When this happens, all sentencing in criminal courts should move up a notch on the sentencing guidelines. This would continue until the felon has had five years clear of being a public nuisance. Higher senteces for those who deserve them most.

For Some Prison Can Be A Hardship/

IVF Success - Sounds Great But ...

... how many embryos may be destroyed in the process? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11495591/First-baby-born-from-IVF-technique-which-eliminates-inherited-disease.html

Suspected Murder of Inmate at Doncaster Prison.

So when the guilty party is sentenced - what will you do to him? - Send him where, exactly?

EU Gravy Train.

FRESH fury over the EU gravy train erupted today as new figures showed the European Commission splashed out £235 million on external consultants in just five years. Express.

UKIP - Policies For People.

http://www.ukip.org/policies_for_people

Reaching Out To The Unsaved.

Ron Reagan - One Second After Death This Won't All Seem Quite So Funny.

Atheist Son of Former US President Says He's 'Not Afraid of Burning in Hell' Is Wrong on So Many Levels

BY REV. MARK H. CREECH

Ron Reagan, son of former President Ronald Reagan, has proudly stated in an ad that he's "not afraid of burning in hell." Reagan did the 30 second ad for the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF). The same ad for radio was running a year ago on "The Randi Rhodes Show." [1] The television ad is currently running on CNN and has been aired on "The Daily Show." ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox have all declined to run it, but it has aired in local metropolitan markets. Christian Post.

Do Not Be Afraid.

Tax - Similar In The UK.

Remind me again how taxing the better off at a much higher rate than at present is a workable model. Naturally, this would also contain no element of disincentivisation and no - why would people want to repatriate their money to lower tax economies? Leftist economic thinking is borderline insanity.

The Retina & Evolution.

DAWKINS DOWNED AGAIN as Erez Ribak and colleagues from Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) have produced detailed 3D scans of cells named Muller cells that are found in the retina, the light sensitive layer of the eye, and measured what happened to different wavelengths of light shone through them (see report in BBC News 7 March 2015). Muller cells are long cylindrical cells that span the thickness of the retina from front to back. Several years ago Ribak and colleagues suggested that these cells could act like fibre-optic cables conveying light from the front of the retina to the back layer, where the photo-sensitive cells are located. As such they could explain why the retina in vertebrates, including humans, seems to be arranged the wrong way around – “a centuries old puzzle” according to Ribak.

The light-guiding function was not initially accepted by other scientists, but now the Technion team have shown the Muller cells are just the right size and shape to “funnel crucial red and green light into cone cells, leaving blue to spill over and be sensed by rod cells - which are responsible for our night vision”. According to Ribak “This kind of clinched it”. There is still some scepticism about how the vertebrate retina ended up with the photo-receptor cells at the back. According to the BBC, “Mark Hankins, a professor of visual neuroscience at the University of Oxford, admires Dr Ribak’s work but is not convinced that the light funnelling phenomenon is the ‘driving force’ behind the reverse-wired vertebrate eye”. Hankins pointed out that the photoreceptor cells need to be close to a layer of pigmented cells at the back of the eye that clear away debris and worn out cell components and help supply light sensitive molecules. He also pointed out that the squid and octopus eye has the photoreceptors at the front, but it still has Muller cells. Hankins commented: “So Muller cells do plenty of important things other than perhaps functioning as light guides”. However, he did concede Ribak’s work showed how the different parts of the retina worked together to give good vision in both daylight and dim light. Link: BBC

ED. COM. Mark Hankins is correct – the light funnelling function of Muller cells was not a “driving force” to build the vertebrate retina. The vertebrate retina works because Muller cells already had this property. Furthermore, Muller cells do not work on their own. The retina works because all the retinal cells are in the right places. Hankins is also right about Muller cells having other functions, but that is just evidence of more clever design. In his book “The Greatest Show on Earth” Dawkins wrote that the retina was “the design of a complete idiot”. (Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth, Bantam Press, 2009, pp353-354) We hope Richard Dawkins reads this BBC report and if so, we hope he has enough insight to see he owes God an apology for calling Him an idiot for the way the retina is constructed. Dawkins cannot even hide behind the fact his book was published in 2009 and the research described above was only reported this year. The light transmitting properties of Muller cells was first reported in 2007. (See our report “Eyes Badly Designed” Evidence News, 29 August 2007 here) Furthermore, we have known for many years about the other features described by Mark Hankins. Creation Research.

Prison Less Of A Deterrent These Days?

Corporal Punishment The Only Reasonable Outcome.

A college student has been filmed biting the head off a live hamster. The video, seen by DailyMail.com, shows the apparently drunk man pull the animal from a backpack as he is jeered on by a crowd of scantily-clad teenagers. Grinning, he takes a bite, spits part of the animal on the ground, and hurls the rest over a fence. The crowd erupts with screaming laughter as the man in a pink wolf t-shirt beams wildly into the phone cameras and girls around him. Animal rights group PETA has launched a manhunt to track down the man, who is believed to be a fraternity member at Florida State University.

Russell Brand - 'Our 4th Greatest Thinker.'

We are in bigger trouble than I thought!

UKIP Making A Difference (Albeit A Small One) In Brussels.

Jonathan Arnott MEPVerified account‏@JonathanArnott

We won a vote 14-13 in Budget Control Committee this morning against EU funding of political parties. Proves UKIP can make a difference.

The Universalist Heresy.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2011/07/how-serious-a-heresy-is-universalism/

Nice One, Nigel.

Nigel Farage vows to make St George's Day a bank holiday!
WORKERS in England and Wales would get an extra bank holiday to celebrate their national saints’ days, under Nigel Farage vows to make St George's Day a bank holiday.

Indiana Protects Rights Of Christians.

On Thursday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law a controversial religious freedom bill that critics claim is discriminatory and broader than similar laws in other states.Gay rights groups worry the Religious Freedom Restoration Act will be used by businesses that do not want to provide services for gay weddings. Gay marriage became legal in Indiana last year following an appeals court ruling.
The appalling situation in Belfast and across the UK where Christians are forced into supporting 'homosexual marriage' in their businesses could not occur in Indiana. "Controversial?" - Pah!

Not Only Is The Church Infiltrated With Fifth Columnists But Evangelical Groups Too!

http://www.christianpost.com/news/are-some-millennials-like-rachel-held-evans-evangelical-in-name-only-136413/

EU And OUR Money.

Anger Is Not 'A Gift From God.'

http://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-ed-young-jr-is-wrong-anger-is-not-a-gift-from-god-136329/

LibLabCon? No Thanks!

Boko Haram - Good News For Once!

Boko Haram's headquarters DESTROYED: Nigerian military mounts massive operation reclaiming terrorist group's 'capital city' The official Twitter account for the Nigerian military(pictured) today announced the .destruction of Boko Haram's headquarters in the terror organisation's de facto capital city Gwoza. Mail.

Apostle Paul NOT A Misogynist - The Opposite, In Fact.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/was-the-apostle-paul-a-misogynist-134803/

Debates Farce!

Nigel Farage calls latest 'Debate' proposals "An utter farce."

The Leader of UKIP has slammed the latest announcement
 by the broadcasters to host only one seven-way leaders' 
debate and turn previously announced plans for three 
debates into a 'Challengers' Debate', a question time style 
event and long form interviews.

"This announcement is so far from the original proposals of proper General Election Leaders' debates that were promised to the public. The broadcasters should be ashamed. They've kowtowed to manipulation from Downing Street and are now offering a shoddy selection of alternatives that are no different from typical election coverage already taking place.

"Essentially there are no longer what anyone could sensibly call Leaders' Debates. It's an utter farce.

Beware Hard Right Alliances!

Meps from Greece’s neo-nazi Golden Dawn and Udo Voigt from the German neo-Nazi NPD were among the participants at the pro-Kremlin International Conservative Forum in Saint Petersburg.
https://euobserver.com/political/128108

Migrant Cut Will Boost Wages.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/565942/Ukip-migrant-cut-unskilled-migrants-boost-economy

The Sermon.

Nigel's Interview.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/nigel-farage/11472006/Watch-The-Telegraphs-exclusive-Nigel-Farage-interview-in-full.html

Er ...

Let Us Learn From The Bulgarian Motorway System?

North East infrastructure must not be upgraded on the cheap, the whole of the A1 must be dualled

24/03/2015/

A government road scheme has been described by an MEP as “trying to upgrade North East transport on the cheap’”.

The proposed ‘expressways’ scheme would remove roundabouts and traffic lights from some of the country’s A-roads, creating motorway-style slip roads and junctions to ease traffic flow.

On the list of projects is turning the A1 north of Newcastle into such an expressway.  Restrictions are likely to be placed on the new class of road, including new traffic rules and a ban on bicycles.

But UKIP Euro-MP Jonathan Arnott believes that the plan is fundamentally flawed, because there is still no commitment to make the whole length of the A1 dual carriageway.

“The whole of the A1 must be dualled, with no exceptions. If they were planning to do that, then I would be all for this new proposed ‘expressway’ which would help to cut journey times still further.  But my worry is that once again, the government is trying to upgrade North East transport on the cheap.

The Chancellor’s ‘Northern economic powerhouse’ looks pretty shaky when London has 25 times the public spending per capita on transport that we get here in the North East.

“My simple message to the politicians in Westminster is this: Stop expecting us to be grateful when we’re given the crumbs under the table after London has had its share.”

UKIP has been campaigning for the dualling for the A1 and A69 for years, since Deputy Leader Paul Nuttall’s announcement at the 2013 North East Conference.

Mr Arnott has previously branded the single-carriageway A1 as ‘a disgrace’ given that it is the main road between London and Edinburgh, saying that development of business requires proper transport links.

The new expressways will be an entirely new road classification, intended as a halfway house between an A-road and a motorway.  Similar transport schemes exist already in Italy, Holland, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic.