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The Scottish Christian Party is the Scottish end of the Christian Party, just as there are Scottish Conservative and Scottish Labour Parties. In England we are known as the Christian Party, and in Wales as the Christian Party (Wales) or the Welsh Christian Party.
Information on the practicalities of voting for the Christian Party on 5th May 2011.
The Christian Party website for London and English news is here.
The Christian Party (Wales) website is here.
The Highlands and Islands website is here.
In the 2009 European Elections 249,493 people voted for a Christian Voice, the ninth largest vote of all the political parties in Britain. Please click here to email us if you find websites which do not include the Christian Party in their list of political parties.
Scottish Christian Party website is under continuous development. Please let us know about any broken links and let us have your feedback or content you would like to see. Click .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Christians Together: a Highlands and Islands website giving information on Christianity and Politics and offering a forum for debate on Christian politics
The Christian Institute: view an advert by the Gay Police Association which suggests Christian beliefs cause violent attacks against homosexuals. More complaints had been made about the GPA advert than any other ad during 2006, according to the advertising regulator. See the BBC report.
Christian Legal Centre: a list of CLC cases.
The Scottish Christian Party began as Operation Christian Vote, an operation to encourage Christians to vote for Christ’s Lordship
The Treaty or Act of Union 1707 is available here, and a summary overview is available here
Take Action:
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has an easy web-based system for sending your own message to the appropriate embassy throughout the world. Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is a human rights organisation which specialises in religious freedom, works on behalf of those persecuted for their Christian beliefs and promotes religious liberty for all. For more information, please call 0845 456 5464, email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit http://www.csw.org.uk. SCP story.
Proclaim Freedom campaign by Barnabas which seeks to put pressure on governments to take resolute action on behalf of persecuted Christians around the world.
Resources:
Family issues
Family Education Trust (Family & Youth Concern) produce a Family Bulletin: search its articles here for articles such as the commercialisation and sexualisation of children.
Political:
- Time for Reflection Scottish Parliament
Work-Rest balance
- God’s holiday - better than most employers: seven weeks in the year
Christian policy think-tanks and forums for public discussion or promtion of Christianity:
Jubilee Centre produces the Cambridge Papers covering finance, ethics, eschatology and politics, and other topics. Free downloads.
Solas: the Rev. David Robertson’s Centre for Public Christianity, Dundee.
International Relief
Christian care for body and soul Blythswood Care combines the Christian message with practical help for those in need at home and abroad. Generally well-known through its shoe-box appeal.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. It is also known as Doctors Without Borders.
Save the Children
Youth work
Youth for Christ. Churches and para-church groups are becoming aware of the need of missional living in one’s community, demonstrating the grace of God in one’s community.
Community safety
Street Pastors “caring, listening and helping people” on a regular weekly basis on Friday and Saturday nights when people are trying to find support and company in drinking establishments. As the fastest growing community safety initiative in the UK, it is moving into housing estates to engage with young people on the streets, to be good Samaritans, a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on.
Money issues
Christians against Poverty will help with debt relief and household budgetting.
International corruption
DAFOH Doctors Against Force Organ Harvesting
Islam
Christian dealing with Islam
