NEWS FOR PRAYER & ACTION - SEPTEMBER 2007
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Bible Society NSW holds historic meeting to
enable restructure
 Bible Society NSW held an extraordinary member’s meeting this week at which four motions to change the Society from a statutory body to a company limited by guarantee were passed.“For the past 80 years, we have operated under a 1927 Act of Parliament,” said CEO Daniel Willis. “However many of the government departments to whom we are supposed to relate, no longer exist,” he said. “When we sought clarification from the government, we discovered we faced all kinds of difficulties because the government does not know how to relate to us,” Daniel said. The decision of this week’s meeting has started a process which is expected to conclude in early 2008, when the Society will become a company limited by guarantee.
“We have sought skilled legal advice and we’re confident that the new structure will enable us to better serve the church, better meet the expectations of our donors and ensure we continue to distribute God’s Word, the Bible,” said Daniel. “One of the anomalies was that we were still linked to British law, because our official name was ‘The New South Wales Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society’. We were also only able to sell the 1611 version of the King James Bible,” he said. “The new structure will deal with each of these problems and ensure we can continue into our third century of operation,” Daniel said.
Rev Daniel Willis, CEO Bible Society NSW 02 9888 6588. 0418 257 872 |
Californication'
- Week 5 - 24 September - Melbourne
advertisers
Californication' continues
to stretch the boundaries.
The latest episode contained
another scene in a church:
the main character is
'dreaming' this incident
- but it mentions sex
with altar boys and sex
between men. Meanwhile
the main character continues
his sexual exploits.
 |
ACL
backs call for ban on
Lesbian IVF funding
Australian
Christian Lobby | The
rights of children to
at least have the opportunity
of having a mother and
a father should take precedence
over the rights of adults
in non-heterosexual relationships
to have children,” ACL
National Chief of Staff
Lyle Shelton said.
|
More Madness, More Messed
(21/9)Bill
Muehlenberg | Consider
another case of madness,
again involving the
new world order of fractured
families brought on
by homosexual confusion.
A lesbian “mother” is
battling to stop the
homosexual father of
her child from having
his homosexual lover
declared one of the
child’s parents... “The
Family Court heard this
week the mother had
been in a relationship
with another woman for
about 10 years when
she asked a gay friend
to impregnate her.
 Read
Also: The
Unwanted Twin, Which
One is it? by
Andrew Bolt |
| Introducing
'The MARRIAGE MANIFESTO'
(21/9) National
Strategic Summit on
Marriage, Family and
Fatherhood |
The 'Marriage Manifesto'
- a significant new
document that presents
an analysis of the current
perspective and attitudes
to marriage in Australia,
was launched on Tuesday
18th September AD 2007
at the 'National Strategic
Summit on Marriage,
Family and Fatherhood'
in Parliament House
Canberra.
Summit
convenors Warwick &
Alison Marsh from 'The
Fatherhood Foundation',
who worked tirelessly
to bring together a
coalition of individuals
and organisations, were
also our gracious hosts
on the day as they introduced
the excellent line of
speakers.
Download
the Marriage Manifesto
PDF file |
 Marriage
& Gender Matter
(19/9) Saltshakers | Prime
Minister John Howard said
that children deserve
both a mother and a father,
and that marriage between
a man and a woman is the
foundation of our society
when he spoke to the National
Summit on Marriage, Family
and Fatherhood in Parliament
House
|
 220th
Anniversary of the first Service
(16/9) NACL | You will already know
of the world renowned
hymn “Amazing Grace” written
by the Rev. John Newton
in 1772. However, few
people will know that
this same Rev. John Newton
approached the Rev. Richard
Johnson in England on
the 23rd September 1786
with a visionary proposal
to be the chaplain and
missionary on the first
fleet to the “Land Down
Under”.
|
Don't
mess with His creation!
(15/9)Gordon
Moyes | There
is an undeniable link
between cannabis use and
a variety of mental problems.
Clearly, social dysfunction
problems are being increasingly
established. Indeed, the
challenge faced by all
responsible public policy
bodies—including State,
Federal and local government
and the community—is to
ensure that those most
at risk of becoming habitual
or regular users of cannabis
are aware of those risks.
|
SPECIAL
EDITION - SEPTEMBER 2007
Australian
Christian Lobby Monthly
News
(13/9)Jim
Wallace, CEO | There
is little doubt that "Make
It Count 2007" was
very significant in highlighting
both the presence and
commitment of the Christian
constituency. However
we mustn’t simply rest
on our laurels and think
this is all we have to
do for the election. As
Christians we have proven
to politics we exist,
now we have to prove our
discernment!
|
 Freedom
of the Press Curtailed
during APEC
Gordon Moyes | Democracy has taken a
back step when freedom
of the press was curtailed
during the APEC leaders?
meeting. Freedom of the
press was violated during
the APEC Final Declaration
ceremony at Government
House in an effort to
avoid Chinese President
Hu Jintao and other dignitaries
to embarrassing questions.”
|
VOLUNTEERS
WANTED
Christian Democrat | The CDP is currently gearing
up for the Federal Election,
and has many opportunities
for volunteers to contribute
to our future electoral
success. It's a work worthy
of your time and voluntary
efforts. There are always
opportunities to make
phone calls and enter
data into our computer
system at our Pymble CDP
State Office.
If you are interested
in working with a small,
friendly team of people
to help elect Paul
Green as our first
NSW CDP Senator in the
Federal Election, please
phone CDP State Director
Phil Lamb on (02) 9144
4568 or email to phil@cdp.org.au and give a day per week
to our party. ” |
Prayers
Answered
(7/9) Roslyn Phillips - Festival
of Light, Australia | John Kerrison
interviewed me for ABC
SA Stateline yesterday
afternoon and was initially
very friendly - but
some disturbing incidents
later on suggested that
tonight's program could
turn out to be a "hatchet
job"
However
many people were praying,
and reminded us that
all things work together
for good for those who
love God and are called
according to His purpose
(Romans 8:28). We were
uplifted - and your
prayers were answered!
There
is also some good news
about Channel 10's "Californication"
program. Eleven businesses
have now withdrawn their
ads - Holdens, Holeproof,
Spotlight, BankSA, Bridgestone
Tyres, Mitre 10, Aussie
Home Loans, G E Money,
WOW Sight & Sound, NetAlert,
ACTU - and more are
thinking about doing
so.
Download a list of advertisers
collated by Jenny Stokes
of Salt Shakers with
help from Festival of
Light Australia, which
you may find useful. |
SMH
columnist loses it on
drugs
(7/9)Senator Ron Boswell | “Michael Duffy’s column
in today’s Sydney Morning
Herald is simply outrageous
in its ‘illegal drugs
are fun and do no harm’
message . Drugs are
the cause of immense
pain, crime and waste
of human life..."
|
Please PRAY
(5/9) Roslyn Phillips - Festival
of Light, Australia | "With a heavy heart
I bring before you two
matters for prayer ...The
first: John Kerrison
will be interviewing
me on the "mass gay
wedding" which the SA
homosexual lobby is
planning for this year's
Feast Festival in November...
The second: is "Californication"
- a Channel 10 program
which is possibly the
most serious breach
ever of the Commercial
Television Industry
Code of Practice in
terms of deliberate
and extremely offensive
blasphemy, very frequent
very coarse language
as well as young teen-adult
sex as one of its themes"
Download: Festival
of Light Letter to Channel
10
Download: How
to complain about a
TV Program (PDF) - FOLA |
 "Pornography:
Impacting Your Family
"
(1/9)National Alliance of
Christian Leaders(NACL)| The results are clear
and consistent; exposure
to pornographic material
puts one at increased
risk for [1] developing
sexually deviant tendencies,
[2] committing sexual
offenses, [3] experiencing
difficulties in one’s
intimate relationships,
and [4] accepting the
rape myth. In order to
promote a healthy and
stable society, it is
time that we attend to
the culmination of sound
empirical research.”
NOTE: Jack
Sonnemann has been asked
to address legislators
in the Australian Capital
Territory (ACT) in Canberra
on 17 September 2007 concerning
his plan to ban X rated
porn in the nation’s capital. |
Note: this
bill has been put on
hold at for a season,
nevertheless ...
 THANK
YOU to Matthew Guy MLC
for NOT the
Victorian Decriminalisation
of Abortion Bill (Link)
 Matthew
Guy MLC
Shadow
Minister for Planning
Freedom
of Information.
Email:
Matthew Guy |
| Events: |
A
SCHOOL OF PROPHETIC INTERCESSION
WITH JAMES GOLL
DATES AND SESSION TIMES
- 28th-29th September
2007
Commencing Friday 7.30PM
Continuing Saturday at
9.30, 11.30 and 2.30 and
finishing at 4.00PM
VENUE
Christian Outreach Centre
North Brisbane
32 Carseline Road,
Bridgeman Downs
SPEAKER James W Goll.
James W Goll is the co-founder
of Encounters Network
- a ministry to the nations.
He has travelled extensively
around the world, teaching
and imparting the power
of intercession, prophetic
ministry, and life in
the Spirit. He is the
author of numerous books
including Intercession:
The Power and Passion
to Shape History and The
Beginners Guide to Hearing
God and the Seer. In the
spirit of revival James
comes to facilitate unity
in the body of Christ
by bridge-building and
networking congregations
and ministries in divine
cooperation.
Free Registration - just
turn up - Love offerings
will be taken during the
meetings
Sponsored and organised
by City Harvest International
and Christian Outreach
Centre North Brisbane |
SATURDAY
SEPTEMBER 22ND 2007
7.00 - 9.00 pm at CARINGBAH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
393 PORT HACKING ROAD
(SOUTH) CARINGBAH
The
Reverend the Hon Fred
Nile MLC has great pleasure
inviting you to this
public meeting to hear
two leading practising
legal professionals
from the United Kingdom,
speaking at Caringbah
Presbyterian Church
on Saturday 22nd September
2007.
Mark Mullins: Mark is
a practising barrister
who was called to the
Bar of England and Wales
in 1995 after 7 years
in the Army. He has
been a member of the
Lawyers Christian Fellowship
since 1994 and joined
the National Council
in 2003 at the same
time becoming Chairman
of the London Committee
and also the Public
Policy Committee of
the Fellowship
Roger Winter-Smith:
Roger is part-time litigation
manager in a Firm of
High Street Solicitors
and since 1991 pastor
of a traditional Pentecostal
Assembly. He represented
40 Christian schools
in their petition to
the House of Lords to
recognise their right,
under the Freedom of
Religion in Article
9 of the European Convention
of Human Rights, to
implement corporal punishment
in schools. He is Chairman
of Christian Alliance
Ministries, an umbrella
group encouraging sound
Biblical doctrine amongst
believers.
Topic
: "Defending Our Christian
Freedom"
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL:
Please contact Mrs Jacquie
Shiha on 93888403 or
Karina Brampton on 0432
270 523
Email Mrs Shiha on rebbca@bigpond.net.au
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RSVP by September
Thursday 20th 2007 |
| National
Strategic Summit
on Marriage, Family
and Fatherhood |
| Venue: |
Parliament
House |
| Time: |
9.30am to 6.00pm |
| When: |
Tuesday 18th
September 2007 |
The
main purpose of the
National Strategic Summit
on Marriage, Family
and Fatherhood is to
strengthen and support
marriages and set a
vision for the renewal
of marriage in Australia
can be supported by
all. The Nation Strategic
Summit will be the official
launching pad for the
release of the 'Marriage
Manifesto' which is
a call to the nation
to value and treasure
the relationships that
we all hold so dear.
Marriage is the foundation
for our families and
families are the foundation
for our nation. Read |
 For
Prayer
Jack
Sonneman has been asked to address
legislators in the Australian
Capital Territory (ACT)
in Canberra on 17 September
2007 concerning his plan
to ban X rated porn in
the nation’s capital. |
