{"id":3008,"date":"2012-04-04T15:40:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-04T14:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2012-04-07T10:48:22","modified_gmt":"2012-04-07T09:48:22","slug":"david-cameron-does-god-up-to-a-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/david-cameron-does-god-up-to-a-point\/","title":{"rendered":"David Cameron does God – up to a point"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>David Cameron has quoted from the Gospel of Luke and spoken of ‘we’ Christians at a pre-Easter reception at Downing Street.<\/p>\n

Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell famously didn’t ‘Do God’, but Mr Cameron is making rather a habit of it.\u00a0 As Easter Sunday approaches, Mr Cameron has decided to “do God” in public, as Alastair Campbell might say.<\/p>\n

In December last year, the Prime Minster called for a return to Christian values during a service held in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

He said there were three reasons why the King James Bible was as relevant today as any point in its history.<\/p>\n

“First, the King James Bible has bequeathed a body of language that permeates every aspect of our culture and heritage. Second, just as our language and culture is steeped in the Bible, so too is our politics.<\/p>\n

“Third, we are a Christian country. And we should not be afraid to say so. Let me be clear: I am not in any way saying that to have another faith \u2013 or no faith \u2013 is somehow wrong.”<\/p>\n

Now Mr Cameron has held a reception in Downing Street and quoted from the Gospel of Luke as he spoke of “we”\u00a0 Christians.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is the time when, as Christians, we remember the life, sacrifice and living legacy of Christ. The New Testament tells us so much about the character of Jesus; a man of incomparable compassion, generosity, grace, humility and love. These are the values that Jesus embraced, and I believe these are values people of any faith, or no faith, can also share in, and admire.<\/p>\n

“It is values like these that make our country what it is \u2013 a place which is tolerant, generous and caring. A nation which has an established faith, that together is most content when we are defined by what we are for, rather than defined by what we are against. In the book of Luke, we are told that Jesus said, ‘Do to others as you would have them do to you’ \u2013 advice that when followed makes for a happier, and better society for everyone.”<\/p>\n

He told the assembled guests that he welcomed a Christian “fightback”. He said: “I think there’s something of a fightback going on, and we should welcome that. The values of the Bible, the values of Christianity, are the values that we need.”<\/p>\n

Interestingly, this is what Jesus said about marriage, which Mr Cameron wants to change into a ‘gay’ version:<\/p>\n

Mar 10:6\u00a0 “But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”<\/p>\n

Stephen Green, National Director of Christian Voice, said:<\/p>\n

“The last verse, Mark 10:9,\u00a0is normally taken to refer to individual marriages, which people in Britain today set aside as a routine.\u00a0 I’ve been on the receiving end of divorce on demand.\u00a0 Some fifty percent of marriages are now being put asunder because one party simply decides to walk out.<\/p>\n

“But David Cameron wants to put asunder the whole institution of marriage as ordained in the beginning by God Almighty.\u00a0 In 2007 he voted for the Sexual Orientation Goods and Services Regulations which have been used against Christian hoteliers operating the values of the Bible, yet now he urges a ‘fightback’ against secularism.<\/p>\n

“David Cameron voted to abolish the blasphemy laws in May 2008, which provided a foundation for a culture of respect for both God and man.\u00a0 In the same month he voted to allow animal\/human hybrid embryos.\u00a0 A day later he voted to allow abortion – or the murder of children in the womb – at 16 weeks gestation, a time when every organ and every brain function is in place and operating.\u00a0 It was good that he quoted Christ’s ‘golden rule’ from Luke 6:13 (and Matthew 7:12) but he would not allow to be done to him what he allows to be done to children in the womb.<\/p>\n

“It is a good beginning to call for Christian values and to urge a Christian fight-back, but Mr Cameron’s thinking needs to be joined up.\u00a0 He needs to be transformed by the renewing of his mind.\u00a0 How can he in all seriousness urge a ‘fight-back’ against the marginalisation of Christianity and against attempts to ban the wearing of crosses and crucifixes <\/span>when the Home Office is fighting in the European Court to uphold exactly such a ban<\/a><\/strong>?<\/p>\n

“David Cameron is right that the values of Christianity are the values that we need\u2019\u00a0but he needs our prayers to realise that he cannot pick and choose from the Bible or from the teachings of the Lord.\u00a0 Yes, respect for property helps stop youth looting from shops.\u00a0 Yes, doing unto others as you would have them do unto you helps maintain order in society.<\/p>\n

“But keeping a few of Christ’s commandments while breaking a raft of others is to break them all, as the Apostle James points out.<\/p>\n

“A little like some of the church today, Mr Cameron overdoes the love and compassion of Christ, but shies away from his laws and judgments.\u00a0 But even then he is selective.\u00a0 He likes being compassionate to homosexuals to the extent of overturning God’s holy institution of marriage, but he doesn’t want a lot of compassion to be shown to last summer’s rioters, or for that matter to the disabled people being made redundant by Remploy.<\/p>\n

“Napoleon liked religion when it maintained peace and order, and not when it challenged his assumed right to autocratic rule.\u00a0 Such a convenient approach seems to be catching to leaders.<\/p>\n

“I repeat, David Cameron needs our prayers; and a few letters might not go amiss either.”<\/p>\n

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