'Pay tax where it is earned'
Tax avoidance strategies used by some multi-national companies working in the developing world have been described as ‘morally illegal’ said Malcolm Broad, treasurer of the Baptist Union, speaking at the Baptist Assembly in Blackpool. ‘About 60% of all multi-national companies use off-shore tax havens,’ he said. ‘It creates a world imbalance between the haves and the have-nots.’ The assembly overwhelmingly agreed with a resolution calling for tax to be paid where it has been earned. Malcolm Broad agreed reducing revenue demands by moving money to a more favourable tax regime is not illegal, but he says it can have devastating effects on those countries who don't receive their full quota. He told BBC Radio Lancashire: ‘Nobody wants to pay tax, but the taxes are used to pay for the likes of hospitals and education. If tax is avoided where that need is great, then all that does is keep those countries poorer than they are today.’ Pray: for a more morally positive attitude to tax payments by all companies. (Ro.13:6) More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-13360191
Greece: Biggest evangelistic effort in Greek history
Very few Greeks own a copy of the Bible, regarded as a study book for theologians and clergymen. During this project 90,000 households will be receiving a beautifully bound copy of the New Testament in a language they would expect to find in their daily newspaper. It is the sort of Greek the venerable apostle would have used if he had been sending out his epistles today. This summer 750 villages and towns in the area surrounding Corinth, Greece will again be receiving the letters from Paul as well as the rest of the New Testament writers when 300 volunteers from around the world take part in mass distribution of Scriptures in modern Greek to 90,000 homes. This project is the biggest evangelistic effort in the long history of Greece.
Pray: for God to be preparing hearts and minds to receive His gift of the living word. (Heb.4:12)
More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=8941
Greece: Biggest evangelistic effort in Greek history
Very few Greeks own a copy of the Bible, regarded as a study book for theologians and clergymen. During this project 90,000 households will be receiving a beautifully bound copy of the New Testament in a language they would expect to find in their daily newspaper. It is the sort of Greek the venerable apostle would have used if he had been sending out his epistles today. This summer 750 villages and towns in the area surrounding Corinth, Greece will again be receiving the letters from Paul as well as the rest of the New Testament writers when 300 volunteers from around the world take part in mass distribution of Scriptures in modern Greek to 90,000 homes. This project is the biggest evangelistic effort in the long history of Greece.
Pray: for God to be preparing hearts and minds to receive His gift of the living word. (Heb.4:12)
More: http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=8941
EU: Religious liberty advocate faces jeers at meeting
A religious liberty campaigner has been heckled at an EU meeting for saying Christians should not be sent to prison for peacefully expressing their opinions. A room full of feminist and homosexual activists jeered at Dr Gudrun Kugler when she spoke about the intolerance faced by Christians in Europe. Some of the crowd said that Christians ought to be thrown in jail if they make a ‘negative comment’ against a ‘minority group’. When Dr Kugler spoke about a pharmacy in Germany that had its windows smashed because of its opposition to the morning-after pill, someone shouted out ‘rightly so!’ and others nodded in agreement. She was delivering a five-year Report on Intolerance against Christians in Europe, including several religious liberty cases from the UK. Dr Kugler is a lawyer and founder of the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe. Pray: for all Christians on the front line that God would equip them for the task and help them to stand firm. (Ac.4:29) More: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-liberty-advocate-faces-jeers-at-eu-meeting/
