Christian teaching in our schools.

 The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Christian teaching in our schools is a human rights violation.

If this stands, it could be used to erase Christian RE, worship, and ethos — not just in NI, but across the whole UK.
We must act now.Please sign the petition to protect Christian education and stop this ruling from being used to push Christianity out of our schools.
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Let’s stand together and defend our children’s heritage! Click here: https://cgo.ac/sctJFuLU Thanks   

Bondi.

The frog in the pot.. The Bondi beach massacre results from laundering antisemitism as opposition to Israel. Melanie Phillips Dec 16 ∙ Preview

Matilda, aged 10, murdered with at least 14 other Jews at the Chanukah candle-lighting on Bondi beach, Sydney

This is an expanded version of my Times column (£) today.

The massacre at a Chanukah candle-lighting ceremony on Sydney’s Bondi beach, in which at least fifteen Jews were murdered including a ten year-old girl and 30 others were wounded, was shocking but no surprise.

When I visited Australia earlier this year to promote my latest book, I found a Jewish community under siege. They were reeling from the shock of feeling abandoned by a society that had hitherto been the most welcoming to Jews in the world.

Two days after the Hamas-led atrocities in Israel on October 7 2023, demonstrators had swarmed outside Sydney Opera House screaming “Where’s the Jews?” and, according to some reports, “Gas the Jews”.

Over the following two years, Australian synagogues have been firebombed; regular marches have chanted for the mass murder of Jews; on campus, Jewish students and academics have been harassed and intimidated; and the government’s hostility to Israel has been accompanied by mothballing key recommendations made by its envoy against antisemitism.

Attendance lists for my talks in Sydney and Melbourne were carefully screened against known extremists. Security outside was intense, and guards rushed me inside from my taxi. When the organisers of my talk in Brisbane wanted to find a larger meeting hall, they were gratuitously turned down by six venues with one stating openly that it wouldn’t host any Jewish speaker.

Australians have felt abandoned by a government which, as with the British government and many in the west, refuses to make the connection between today’s animus against Israel and antisemitism.

But the Bondi beach massacre was precisely what is meant by the marchers’ chants of “globalise the intifada”. It was part of a global onslaught against the Jewish people.

On the very day of that massacre, people marched in Birmingham behind a banner reading “intifada revolution” with an inverted red triangle, the symbol of Hamas terrorism...

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Birdie.

 

Open Doors.

Happy Christmas and thank you! Thank you for your generosity and your faithful prayers throughout 2025. Every year, I am touched by the ways in which Open Doors supporters like you have kept the persecuted church in your hearts. Thank you. We know that Christmas is a particularly vulnerable time of year for our global church family. As we unite with them in celebrating the birth of our Saviour, please do pray that their services and gatherings will be protected from attack. Pray that the light of Christ will permeate the darkest places. Alongside your prayers, there is still an important opportunity to help ensure their voices are heard by inviting your MP to the World Watch List 2026 parliamentary launch on 14 January. It's a vital chance to call for change. I've recorded a short video message to share my thanks with you all. Watch message I hope you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas. Thank you again for all your prayers and support throughout 2025. Henrietta Blyth, CEO, Open Doors UK & Ireland

Wishful Thinking?

Cold Noses at the Pearly Gates. By Gary Kurz The grief that comes from losing a beloved pet can be overwhelming, but this uplifting account from a Biblical scholar posits that we will see them again — and that love and loyalty are eternal. A rich, inspiring account of animals and their souls, including a 30-day devotional to help process grief. Because you're interested in Christian Nonfiction  (Edit) £1.99  £8.22 Limited time only! Amazon

Wanyu.

 

View email in your browser DONATE Christmas Appeal Will you help persecuted Christians? If you have already given to this appeal, thank you for your support of persecuted Christians. Wanyu will never forget October 10—the day her husband was violently arrested by the authorities in China.   Pastor Sun Cong was one the members of Beijing’s Zion Church detained by security officers in a dramatic, authoritarian clamp down. The incident caused the pastor’s mother to suffer a heart failure—and left Wanyu and her young son distraught.   She said: ‘My little one, still so young, kept crying and asking, “Where’s Daddy?” I held him tightly, with tears streaming down my face, and told him gently, “Daddy has gone to work for God.” Since then, he has been clinging to me constantly.’   Through our partner for China, Release International supports the families of prisoners and provides legal aid to support churches who are coming under pressure from the Chinese authorities. Partners who work in places like China—where oppression is intensifying—need us to be able to respond quickly to situations like this.   Could you send a gift of £30 or more to Release International, to help us support persecuted Christians like Pastor Sun and his family?   In many places in our world today Christians face ongoing oppression for their faith in Jesus Christ and for their gospel witness. As another Christmas approaches, will you remember those who pay a high price for believing in Christ and serving him?   Your gift of £30, £50, £100, £250—or any amount you are able to give at this time—can make a real difference in the lives of Christians who have suffered, and who continue to suffer persecution.   Thank you for your concern for persecuted Christians around the world.   May God bless you this Advent and Christmas season. DONATE

Just Consider What Marchers Advocating Terror Get Away With On The Streets of London.

 

Dear All,

At a time of year when most people are preparing for Christmas with joy, no one should be carrying the weight of a criminal prosecution – especially for something as peaceful as offering consensual conversation on a public street.   Yet, this is exactly what confronts Rose Docherty, a Christian grandmother living in Scotland.   On 19 February 2025 – and again on 24 September 2025 – Rose was arrested simply for holding a sign that read, “Coercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want,” in a “buffer zone” in Glasgow.   She wasn’t shouting, blocking anyone’s path, or causing any disturbance. She was simply standing quietly, offering a listening ear to anyone who might have needed a conversation. Yet, for this, she has been treated as a criminal.  ADF UK is coordinating Rose’s legal defence, standing alongside her every step of the way.   Rose’s faith calls her to care for others, especially those in vulnerable situations, yet that very compassion has been criminalised. Few could have imagined that in modern Scotland, one could be arrested for standing silently with a loving message of solidarity.   After Rose’s first arrest, the Procurator Fiscal informed her that she could avoid prosecution if she accepted a warning acknowledging that her actions were criminal and refrained from carrying them out again. With our support, Rose stood firm and refused to accept a warning for something that was not a crime, something protected by her right to free speech, and indeed by the free speech rights of all those wishing to speak with her.   In August 2025, the Procurator Fiscal decided not to proceed with prosecution. Yet this did not stop the police from arresting her a second time just a few months later. During this second arrest, she was held in custody for several hours and denied a chair to sit on, despite having had a double hip replacement.   Rose has now been charged and released on bail. With our legal support, she will be heading to court on 19 December, facing the consequences of simply standing peacefully for what she believes is right.   We have included a video of Rose sharing her testimony:

WATCH HERE

We share her story because it is not just her fight – it is a fight for fundamental freedoms for us all. Will you stand with us once again and help us challenge breaches of freedom like this?

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Thank you for your ongoing support of our mission to advance the right of everyone to live and speak the truth.   With gratitude,   ADF UK

God Said, in Ezekiel 16, in His Wrath ...

 21) You slaughtered my children and sacrificed them to the idols. 

Blogger: Extrapolate and see that NO Christian can ever support abortion on demand! Nobody must butcher God's children!

What Can Separate Us From The Love of God?

Birdie.

 

Somali Gangs.

The 40-person mob who hacked an 18-year-old to death in an explosion of Somalian gang violence in London - and the uncomfortable facts about a diaspora most tiptoe around

He's a member of a rival gang - so he must die. They slash, smash and stab at him with bats, bottles, hammers and knives. 

Indonesia.

Stoning of church building in Indonesia leads to melee.

Asia  Religious Freedom

12 Dec, 2025.

An attack by young Islamists on a church building in Indonesia led to a melee that threatened to involve Christian militias in defense, sources said. CD.

Threatened Islamic Attack in Germany.

 https://www.christianpost.com/news/5-arrested-in-islamist-motivated-plot-to-attack-christmas-market.html

EU Decline Is Disastrous.

The signs that Europe really is doomed – and taking Britain down with it..

The Continent is stuck on a path of disastrous decline. Only a full-blown crisis can save it now.

The EU's Inexorable Progress Down The Toilet. (Mainly leftists want us to rejoin this sinking ship.)

The EU's share of global GDP has consistently                      declined over the last 20 years, as the economies of other nations, particularly China, have grown at a faster rate. Around 2002, the EU's share of global GDP (in PPP terms) was nearly 20%, falling to approximately 14.33% by 2024. 

While I cannot generate an interactive graph, the general trend is a steady downward slope. Visualizations from sources like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Statista illustrate this shift, often comparing the EU's share with the stable US share and the significantly increasing Chinese share.