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David Cameron's political Easter message
by Amber Elliott / 04 Apr 2012 13:30
A more cynical person than me might suggest that David Cameron's Easter message was rather political.
The PM declared: "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
MPs try to overturn 'God can heal' ad ban
by Amber Elliott / 26 Mar 2012 09:27
Three Christian MPs are trying to overturn an advertising ban on claiming that ‘God can heal’.
Gary Streeter (Con), Gavin Shuker (Lab) and Tim Farron (Lib Dem) say that they want the Advertising Standards Authority to produce "indisputable scientific evidence" to say that prayer does not work - otherwise they will raise the issue in Parliament.
The MPs wrote to dispute the ruling after the outpouring of support and prayer for football
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