Poll: Half of Brits Mistrust Pastors and Priests

The new archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gestures after being enthroned during a ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral, in Canterbury, Southern England, March 21. A new poll shows 54 percent of Britons believe the Church of England has struggled to give moral leadership to its constituency. (Reuters/Gareth Fuller/Pool )

Only around a half of Britons trust the clergy to tell the truth, and a similar proportion think the Church of England does a bad job of providing moral leadership, a poll showed on Sunday.

The survey by pollster YouGov commissioned by Britain’s Sunday Times newspaper further showed that 69 percent of respondents thought the Church of England, mother church of the world’s 80-million-strong Anglican communion, was out of touch.

Forty percent of those polled said they did not trust priests, vicars and other clergy to tell the truth, and overall doctors, teachers and judges were rated as more trustworthy.

Fifty-four percent believe the Church of England has struggled to give moral leadership, the poll found.

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University Puts ‘Stomp on Jesus’ Professor on Leave for Safety Concerns

Charisma News– 4/1/2013 – Gina Meeks

Florida Atlantic University has put Deandre Poole, who had his students write Jesus’ name on paper and stomp on it, on administrative leave.

Florida Atlantic University has put a professor who taught a controversial lesson last month on administrative leave.

The institution announced Friday that Deandre Poole, who had his students write Jesus’ name on paper and stomp on it, was placed on leave for safety reasons.

“As a result of the reaction to a recent exercise in Dr. Poole’s intercultural communications class, the instructor’s personal safety has been compromised,” the university said in a statement.

“Because of this, Dr. Poole will not teach any classes, conduct office hours, or be present at any of FAU’s campuses or sites. Alternate instructors have been assigned to teach Dr. Poole’s classes. Students have been notified and classes will continue as scheduled.”

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Truth Telling in the Culture Wars

Bill Muehlenberg - CultureWatch - 01/05/13 The two biggest threats to faith, freedom, and family today come from militant groups dedicated to the destruction of the West, democracy, and Christianity.…

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Rimsha Masih’s Unending Nightmare

April 3, 2013 By Frank Crimi – The Point

After being acquitted in January 2013 of blasphemy charges, now reopened the case against Rimsha Masih, a 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl believed to suffer from mental disabilities.

Rimsha’s case had drawn international attention as well as corresponding outrage after the young girl was arrested  at her home in August 2012 and charged with blasphemy upon being accused by a Muslim neighbor of allegedly burning pages from a Koran.

It should be noted that running afoul of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy laws can earn sentences of death or life in prison for those convicted of desecrating Islam’s holy book or insulting its Prophet Muhammad.

For her part, Rimsha, who worked as a maid at the time, denied through her attorney any blasphemous wrongdoing, claiming she was simply burning garbage and “did not know a Koranic book was among the papers because she cannot read.”

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Christians Wash the Feet of Syria’s Most Vulnerable

Charisma News – 4/3/2013 – Wendy Griffith/CBN News

Missionaries from E3 Partners invited Syrians to hear about Jesus and take part in a foot-washing ceremony. (CBN News)

As the world watches Syria implode from a bloody and brutal civil war, missionaries are going to the front lines to try and bring comfort and healing to more than a million people who have escaped the fighting.

Many Syrian refugees are finding comfort in unlikely places. On a recent Saturday, more than 100 burqa-clad refugees filed into a church in northern Jordan for a two-day women’s conference.

It is a bit unusual to see so many Muslim women in church, but then these are unusual times in the Middle East and people are seeking comfort wherever it is offered.

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Muslim Cleric: ‘I Hate Christians and Am Disgusted by Them’

April 3, 2013 By Raymond Ibrahim of Frontpage Magazine

 Dr. Abdullah Badr—an Egyptian Muslim scholar, Al Azhar graduate, and professor of Islamic exegesis, who spent ten years in prison under Mubarak, but, along with any number of Islamic terrorists and agitators, was released under Morsi—recently gave an excellent summation of the second half of the highly divisive Muslim doctrine of wala’ wa bara’ (or, “Love and Hate”)—namely, that the true Muslim should love and help fellow Muslims, while hating and being disgusted by non-Muslims.

During a conference last week (see video below, with English subtitles) he explained how he is so “disgusted” by Christians, to the point that, if a Christian were to touch his cup, he would not drink from it:

[It’s] not a matter of piety, but disgust. I get grossed out.  Get that?  Disgust, I get grossed out man, I cannot stand their smell or … I don’t like them, it’s my choice.  And they gross me out; their smell, their look, everything.  I feel disgusted, disgusted.  I get disgusted not only by that, but by many things.

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Radical Muslims, Terrorism & Islam in Australia and around the World

Dear family & friends in Christ,

1) The following is a very sad and shocking account of radical Islamic slaughter of several hundred children in Beslan, Russia in 2004.

Pr Daniel stated, “I know this is an old story, but let me tell you I did not know the horrific account of what happened in that school in Beslan.

We are called to be watchmen on the wall. We must warn the people of the rising evil through the spirit of Islam. Make no mistake, we must still love all Muslims, no matter how hard it is.

The Word of God states, ‘For a lack of knowledge, My people perish.’ We must wake up and we must speak up.”

Children Of Beslan Terrorists, Bring Their Slaughtering Ways To Boston 4/19/13 | Chuck Wolk

Beslan is a place few Americans have ever heard of, yet now they know how evil Chechen Muslims can be, because it was Chechen Muslims who set off the bombs at the Boston Marathon. It was Chechen Muslims who put school children, their teachers, and parents through 3 days of horror, before killing many in a bloodbath that will be remembered for many years. The reason? They were not Muslim. 11 years later, two Chechen men have killed and injured Americans near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Why? Just because they were not Muslim? We may never know. What we do know, is that these two men have lived up to the evil that the men of their homeland, and their religion are known for.

Click the following link to keep reading. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3010071/posts

2) Following is an article from Andrew Bolt about radical Muslims and Islam in Australia, including several links to other Australian journalist articles and a 5 minute video clip from Channel Nine A Current Affair.

First the hate-words. Next the deeds? Andrew Bolt Blog  Wednesday, April 24, 2013  

I know Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia is made up mainly of loudmouths and students.  Yet these young men have been able to draw a crowd:

CONTROVERSIAL British Muslim leader Taji Mustafa …  addressed a gathering of about 500 people at the annual conference of Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir at Bankstown in Sydney?s southwest on Sunday.

They have a dangerously equivocal attitude to violence, to judge from their public comments:

THE Australian branch of the political group Hizb ut-Tahrir has denied any involvement in Saturday?s riot in Sydney, but declined to join the many other Muslim groups condemning the actions of violent protesters?

I think everyone condemning it is not going to do anything – let?s talk about the real issues,?? said the group?s spokesman, Uthman Badar.

And the hate they preach could one day find someone only too ready to join the dots and act upon it:

Anzac Day is commemorated with increasing fervour each year on April 25th in Australia. It is something Muslims should not actively or passively partake in.

Click the following link to keep reading this article, including to watch a 5 minute video from Channel Nine A Current Affair about Islam in Australia.

http://blogs.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/andrewbolt/index.php/dailytelegraph/comments/first_the_hate_words_next_the_deeds/

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Another newspaper article about Doveton mosque / Upcoming visiting ministry at CTFM

Dear friends & family in Christ,

1) You may click the following link to read the Casey Weekly newspaper article about the Doveton mosque issue.

http://www.caseyweeklycranbourne.com.au/story/1446623/doveton-mosque-row-heads-to-tribunal/?cs=1439

2) For those of you in the Melbourne area, you’re most welcome to join our Sunday morning worship service at 9:30pm at CTFM with Special Guest Speaker Rev Kameel Majdali, PhD.

He grew up in Los Angeles, California, came to faith as a teenager, and after graduating college went to the Middle East to study.

It was here that he preached his first sermon on Mount Zion. He has an amazing ability to bring to light the Word in a way that will deeply impact you. As an experienced Bible teacher, he has trained 100’s of people for Spirit-filled ministry. Kameel now preaches and teaches all over the world, while moving in the power of the Holy Spirit. He began Teach All Nations (TAN) Inc in 2004, and is based in Melbourne, Australia. TAN is a global Bible teaching ministry with a prophetic edge, Kameel is a dynamic preacher and teacher, a futurist who believes in the inerrancy of the Bible.

He has published six books and hosts two radio programs in Melbourne called ‘On the Rock’, and ‘Beyond the Box’. He also hosts a Free Public Lecture twice yearly about the Middle East and End Times.

3) Also, for those of you in the Melbourne area, we’re pleased to announce a special Prayer Ministry Seminar with Pastor David & Raelene Thompson of Watchman Ministries this Sat 27th April 9am — 9pm , Sun 28th 2pm — 4pm, also Sun 28th 6:30pm, & Mon 29th 9am — 5pm.

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We salute our ANZACS – By Pr Daniel Nalliah

Dear fellow Australians,

Today I want to salute our ANZACS for their great dedication and commitment as they fought for our freedom, also their willingness to lay their lives down, so that we could enjoy the freedoms we have. These brave ANZACS took the fight right into the enemies’ territory and thousands laid their lives down. These were our forefathers.

Now, it is our time to stand for our sons and daughters, so that they too will enjoy the freedoms we have today. I would like to encourage everyone to please remember to pray for God’s protection over our country, our soldiers and their families who are fighting for our freedom in other countries.

We must honor these brave men and women in uniform for their love, dedication and commitment for Australia, and pray for them.

Below, I have included some important information on Anzac Day.

May God bless you all,

Daniel Nalliah  (National President RUAP and Lead Senate Candidate for Vic)

What is ANZAC Day?

ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War.

What does ANZAC stand for?

ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. The soldiers in those forces quickly became known as ANZACs, and the pride they took in that name endures to this day.

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Boston bombing / Can we still love and embrace a Muslim or should we be fearful of them?? by Daniel Nalliah

Dear fellow Australians,

This is a million dollar question and a very tricky one.

Can we still love and embrace a Muslim or should we be fearful of them and not have anything to do with them??

Many have asked me this question because of my strong stand against the religion of Islam that  Muslims follow.  When I give them my response, that I genuinely love the Muslim people, they are very often shocked or think that I am not fair-dinkum.

As those of you who surely know by now, I say what I mean and mean what I say. We must understand that a person cannot choose what religion they want to be born into. However, when a person grows older, they can choose whatever religion they want to follow or have no religion at all.

This is the freedom we enjoy in our country Australia.

However, in many cultures around the world, this is not an option. In particular, in Islam (which is culture, religion & law) from birth you are indoctrinated with the teachings of Mohammed and the Muslims are forced to follow the Quran. So a true Muslim is a person who follows the teachings of Mohammed and the Quran.

The Boston brothers were very nice moderate Muslims, up until they started visiting the Mosque regularly and started learning about Jihad from the Quran.

Make no mistake, it is not the teacher who radicalises a Muslim who should only be blamed, but the Quran from which they teach, a book promoting hate, violence, terror, death and destruction.

So how can we love a Muslim and yet not accepts the teachings of Islam.  There are many sincere Muslims and in particular, in most cases Muslim women who are victims of their own religion. They cannot speak out against their religion, as according to the Quran you will be very severely punished.

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The debate that wasn’t: New Zealand’s rushed marriage revolution

by Carolyn Moynihan Fri Apr 19, 2013 – LifeSiteNews.com Life, Family and Culture News

April 19, 2013 (Mercatornet.com) – Wednesday night (April 17) 77 people changed the institution of marriage in New Zealand from a conjugal union with the potential for generating children and providing them with the nurture of their own mother and father into “a union of 2 people regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity” with the potential for systematically depriving children of their mother or father, or both. All in the name of “love”. Starting in August.

Actually, just 17 people managed to do that, because the New Zealand Parliament currently has 121 members and if 17 of the 77 who finally voted for the “definition of marriage” bill had voted against it and with the 44 who opposed the move, this South Sea revolution could have been put down and time taken to properly discuss the whole idea. The notion put about by MPs and journalists that there has been a “fierce debate” on same-sex marriage over the past seven or eight months is sheer fantasy.

The truth is that those in favour of law change didn’t want a public debate. They didn’t broach the subject in the last election campaign (nor the one before) but sprang it on us through a private member’s bill — fortuitously drawn from the ballot soon after it was introduced by lesbian MP Louisa Wall. Calls for a referendum — taken up by New Zealand First, a minor party in the government, and by a few other MPs — were rejected by the majority in the House on grounds that include: it would be difficult for people to exercise an informed vote (of course, if you won’t give them time to be informed) and “minority rights issues” should not be the subject of a referendum (even though no-one has shown us how people incapable of marriage can have a right to it).

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s Favorite Song: “We Will Dedicate Our Lives to the Jihad”

April 19, 2013 By Daniel Greenfield of Frontpage Magazine

We still don’t know what exactly motivated two Muslim terrorists to kill Americans. Maybe it was the weather. Maybe there was nothing good on television. Or maybe they were Muslim terrorists.

In support of the farfetched theory that the Muslim terrorists were Muslim terrorists is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s YouTube Channel. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had three named playlists. One was called “Islam”, one was called “Terrorists” and one was called “Timur Mucuraev”.

Mucuraev is a popular Chechen Jihadist singer. His music  is full of cheerful songs like “12,000 Mujahideen”, “Insallah, We are Waiting for Paradise”, “Chechnya on Fire”, “The Holy Jihad (Rise Muslim)”, “The Warriors of Jihad”, “Hey, Shahid”, “Paradise Under the Shadow of Swords”, “The Islamic Ummah”, “Islamic Reconquest”, “Ins’Allah, We Are Waiting for Candy (after a terrorist attack)” and “Welcome to Hell”.

We Will Dedicate Our Lives to the Jihad is the Timur Mucuraev song that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev added to his playlist.

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Gay ‘marriage’ bill will dissolve the glue holding society together: former Archbishop of Canterbury

by Hilary White – Apr 02, 2013

LONDON, April 2, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Gay “marriage” has little to do with “equality,” being in reality the result of “an aggressive secularist and relativist” mindset that intends to abolish the very foundations of western societies, according to George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. The result, he said, will be the “alienation of a large minority of people who only a few years ago would have been considered pillars of society.”

Lord Carey said in an op-ed in the Daily Mail over the Easter weekend that it is “a bit rich” to hear Prime Minister David Cameron call upon Christians to “stand up and oppose aggressive secularisation” when it is he who is doing the most to push that agenda forward. Carey cited a ComRes poll that found more than two-thirds of Christians in Britain believe they are becoming a “persecuted minority”.

While such beliefs may be premature, he said, “the Prime Minister has done more than any other recent political leader to feed these anxieties.”

“I am very suspicious that behind the plans to change the nature of marriage,” Carey wrote, “…there lurks an aggressive secularist and relativist approach towards an institution that has glued society together for time immemorial.”

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VCAT apologises for error & revokes issued permit to build mosque

Dear family & friends in Christ, 1) Thank you so very much for praying and standing with us yesterday for the VCAT hearing, which went very well, lasting only 15…

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Media Release- Why should Catch The Ministries pay for VCAT’s or Council’s error? Hearing at VCAT in Melbourne today 18/04 at 2.15pm

Further to our recent media release about the City of Casey Council issuing the permit to build a controversial Mosque in Doveton last week, while VCAT had received an application…

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