Poland: Believing in God is same as killing and stealing
A Polish atheist billboard campaign compares believing in God to killing and stealing, in what observers call an open challenge to the Roman Catholic Church. ‘In a country considered to be Catholic it's hard to be an atheist. Contrary to popular belief there are many of us although not all of us have let our beliefs be known. The billboard action is not aimed at believers. It is to show people that in a country where the stereotypical Pole is a Catholic there is a large group of atheists,’ Jacek Tabisz, President of the Polish Association of Rationalists, explained to The Scotsman. Over 80% of the Polish country identify as Catholic. The controversial billboards have been put up in several Polish cities featuring three boxes labelled ‘Do Not Kill,’ ‘Do Not Steal,’ ‘Do Not Believe,’ with tick marks next to each one. Another billboard asks the question ‘Don't believe in God,’ following it by ‘You are not alone.’
Pray: that this billboard action will have the opposite effect to that intended by causing many non believers to discuss and seek out Christian values.
The High Places for Jesus
YOU ARE INVITED to make history in the Himalayas with your prayers! Your cry to heaven is needed and a team of church planting ministries is asking YOU - will you help us storm heaven's gates through intercession?
Dr. Wesley Duewel, author and missionary to India, writes: “Prayer is the only adequate way to multiply our efforts fast enough to reap the harvest God desires.”
There are missions specialists who believe that some of the principalities that rule the world reside in these "high places," which are the mountains connecting Tibet and the Northern side of India's Hindu Kush region, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan. This area hosts a full range of practiced religions, including Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and tribal spirit worship.
The High Places Prayer Patrol is a website that will equip you with powerful prayer tools as well as connect you with other believers around the world in heartfelt prayer for spiritual breakthroughs in these rugged, yet beautiful, mountain tops.
Our Interactive Peoples Map will connect you with profiles of unreached people groups Pray along at the Regional Prayer Stations, where slideshows featuring authentic local music will bring you face to face with the peoples of each mountainous region. Sign up via email to join thousands of others believers in unified Daily Prayers for the region. Lift your voice in worship to usher in His Presence at one of the Worship Stations that feature modern powerful worship songs. Lastly, get to know the Pioneers, some of Jesus' history-makers who sowed their very lives into the high places.
Are YOU ready to become a history-maker? History belongs to the intercessor.
Ann Clwyd MP's campaign for compassion in nursing
An MP who said her late husband died 'like a battery hen' in hospital says she will start a campaign for greater compassion and care in nursing. Ann Clwyd, Labour MP for Cynon Valley, has criticised the 'indifference and contempt' of some nurses who treated her late husband at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff. She said she had received an 'amazing response' since speaking out. Mrs Clwyd will now meet campaign groups to see how best to raise standards. “There are some good nurses, but there are also some very bad nurses and people have talked about their own experiences. I've had hundreds and hundreds of emails from people from all over the country and the theme is the same. Mrs Clwyd said she intended to meet patient bodies and campaigning groups to see how the issues raised could be addressed.
Pray: for a society that cares more for everyone especially the vulnerable such as the sick and the elderly. (Php. 2:3-4)
More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-20657747
One out of six charities say they may have to close in 2013
The UK's flatlining economy is having a devastating effect on charities, according to research that suggests that two out of five face closure, with many set to disappear as early as next year unless things improve. A poll commissioned by the Charities Aid Foundation confirms that public spending cutbacks and falling donations are conspiring to devastating effect. The foundation warns that as many as one in six charities believe they may close in the coming year, while nearly half say they are being forced to dip into reserves. One in three say they fear being forced to cut services. The figures will make gloomy reading in Downing Street, which believes the third sector has a vital role to play in delivering the prime minister's vision for his 'big society'. The funding crisis comes as charities report that there is more demand for their services.
Pray: for charities and their supporters that they may be able to continue to do their good work. (Ro.2:7)
More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/dec/09/one-in-six-charities-close
