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Dear Pooyan and Maged,

I hope you and yours are well. Please find attached the 2012 WOL verses in English. I am aware that you often choose to use different verses, but thought you might like to see these in case you want to use any of them.

I would appreciate it if you would be able to let me have 12 texts for a 2012 WOL calendar by the end of March, if at all possible. A list of references in English to the verses you have used would be nice so that I can understand what they are!

Many thanks for all your work for TBS.

Every blessing,
Debs

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Deborah Field B.A. (Hons)
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Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:47:57 -0800 A Christian perspective on the Vogelenzang case http://youngpuritan.posterous.com/a-christian-perspective-on-the-vogelenzang-ca http://youngpuritan.posterous.com/a-christian-perspective-on-the-vogelenzang-ca
 
       
     
       
  A Christian perspective
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Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang I just wanted to pass on to you some thoughts I had following the wonderful news that Ben and Sharon Vogelenzang have been completely cleared.

Ben and Sharon were
falsely accused

Jesus said that people may "falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me" (Matthew 5:11). Christian believers can have their reputation undermined by lies. Jesus warned us ahead of time.

Ben and Sharon stand in a long line of believers who have faced false accusations. We thank God that in their case the lies have been exposed. But there will be other cases where this doesn't happen in this life. The 1986 Public Order Act was wrongly used to prosecute the Vogelenzangs. Parliament never intended this law to be used in the way that it was used in Liverpool. If this law is not amended to protect free speech then in the future there could be wholly innocent Christians convicted of breaking it. There is a legal loophole which needs plugging to avoid mere disagreement being turned into a crime.

The price paid

For nine months Ben and Sharon have had the unbelievable stress of a court case hanging over them. To make things far worse their hotel's major client stopped making bookings. This led to an 80% fall in income. They experienced what has been called 'economic persecution'. In the history of the church this has happened many times before. Ben and Sharon now hope to rebuild their business.

Christians stood by them

Ben and Sharon's pastor and their whole church stood by them. There was tremendous support from many other churches. Some 200 Christians turned out to a special prayer meeting the night before the trial and 50 took part in the organised Christian witness outside the court. It was a real privilege for us at The Christian Institute to help with these events and with funding the defence through our Legal Defence Fund.

Standing by our fellow believers who are ill-treated because of their faith is a clear scriptural principle (Hebrews 13:3) and is specifically commended by Christ (Matthew 25: 34-40). How important it is to do this, when people's reputation is being undermined by false allegations.

The Judge upheld the law

Many Christians were shocked by the report of the case outlined on BBC1 on Tuesday evening. But this report focussed on the prosecution evidence which had been heard that day. On Wednesday it was the turn of the defence to put their case. By the end of the day Ben and Sharon had been cleared of all the charges against them. We thank God for our prayers being answered and for such a public vindication. The case has been widely reported throughout the UK and overseas.

We thank God that in his common grace we have judges who apply the law dispassionately. How important it is to pray for those in authority (1 Tim 2:1-2).

As the judge made clear, criticising Islam is not a crime. The leading case in English law was quoted in court: "Freedom to speak inoffensively is freedom not worth having."

And the Gospel can be an offence when it is shared. Ben and Sharon were absolutely right to calmly say that Jesus is indeed the Son of God.

So far as I am aware this was the first ever case of Christians being prosecuted in the UK for comments about Islam. We will be asking important questions about how this case was ever prosecuted in the first place. In the meantime we give thanks to God that he answered our prayers.

Yours in Christ,
Colin Hart's signature
Colin Hart
Director
The Christian Institute

 

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