Concern For Christians Under New Egyptian Constitution

Egypt’s new constitution may bring darker days for our Christian brothers and sisters.

The constitution, widely representative of Islamists in the country has sparked worry in Egypt.

With the Christian community making up around 10 per cent of the Egyptian population, believers of Christ are extremely undermined.

According to Patheos.com, votes from the Christian community were very limited for the two-stage referendum, with as low as 7 per cent of votes cast in some areas.

It was reported that intimidation from the Islamic community- which takes up most of the African country- hindered people of other faiths from voting freely. Christian cities such as Assiut flocked with around 50,000 Egyptians supporting the constitution.

Now, with the approval of the pro-Islamic constitution, concern is rapidly growing for the rights and welfare for minority groups.

Catholic Leader Labels Gay Marriage Plans A “Shambles”

Archbishop Vincent Nichols has attacked the government’s plans to support and legalise same-sex marriages.

Archbishop Vincent Nichols accused the Prime Minister of “shallow thinking”. (Photo credit: Martin Argles for the Guardian)

The Roman Catholic head of England and Wales took freedom of speech very seriously this Christmas morning in an interview with the BBC.

The Archbishop complained that the plans were “undemocratic,” as they have come as a surprise, and no mention was made of the propositions in party manifesto’s, or even a green paper.

Although the coalition government have reassured that no religious institution would be forced to conduct any ceremonies, the Catholic Leader still branded the process as “shambolic”.

The importance of traditional marriage was also reiterated during the clergyman’s Christmas Eve sermon last night.

David Cameron Delivers An Unexpected Christmas Message

After a long year of debate on topics between the Christian community and the government, Prime Minister David Cameron has given the most faith driven Christmas message the public have ever seen from him.

Cameron, describing Jesus as “the light of all mankind,” made many references to scriptures in the Bible during his speech.

He said, “The Gospel of John tells us that in this man was life, and that His life was the light of all mankind, and that He came with grace, truth and love.”

Commenting on the Prime Minister’s words, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, mentioned that Mr Cameron should be applauded for having “nailed his colours to the mast”.

It appears our country’s leader has been renewed in faith, after explaining in 2008 in a Guardian interview that his Anglicanism “sort of comes and goes.”

This comes after months of political debate regarding the controversial issues of same-sex marriages in the UK.

Expelled Christian Student Reaches Settlement With University

Julea Ward’s former university.

 

The case of an Eastern Michigan University Counselling student who was kicked out after refusing to counsel a gay client has finally reached a settlement in court.

Christian Julea Ward has been awarded $75,000 (around £46,000) from the university and was informed that the expulsion will be removed from her record.

The graduate decided to refer an assigned client to a colleague after she bore the task of counselling a client on same-sex relationships.

In January, it was ruled that Ward’s faith may have been the reason she was expelled, and the case was sent back to a lower court.