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David Cameron appears to have subscribed to the mythical school of secular government with religion being tolerated on the side

Cameron’s faith flexible to accommodate political winds



Easter weekend is set aside to remember the Biblical accounts of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. For many it has become, like many holiday periods, a time for shopping and family gatherings. While Jesus may be supportive of family time, holiday shopping sprees illustrate where the faith of many has departed.
David Cameron it seems would be more likely to be caught up in the market driven activities, although still seemingly observant of the reason for the 4 day weekend in the UK. The Prime Minister is of the mistaken school of separation of church and state, when in fact nothing drives political thinking harder than faith, traditional family values, and organized religion. A recent ComRes poll is eye-opening. Half the British Christian vote says they intend to abandon the Conservatives in 2015, with Cameron’s relentless support of gay-marriage a driving factor. 67% of Christian’s in the country say they feel part of a persecuted minority, with 77% fearing they could be sacked at work for opposing gay-marriage. In concurrence, former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey says many Christians doubt the PM's "sincerity" when he pledges to protect their religious freedoms and accuses ministers of "aiding and abetting" discrimination against believers. He says the current government has an "aggressive secularist and relativist approach" and argues that Mr. Cameron has fed Christian "anxieties" more than "any other recent political leader".

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The alarm is not unfounded! Labour MP Chris Bryant has a campaign to turn the 700-year-old Parliamentary chapel of St Mary Undercroft into a multi-faith prayer room so that gay couples can get married there. According to Carey, the PM at his pre-Easter Downing Street reception for faith leaders stated he said that he supported Christians' right to practise their faith. Yet many Christians have good reason to doubt his sincerity. Indeed, London Mayor Boris Johnson stated, “his (Cameron’s) religious faith is a bit like the reception for Magic FM in the Chilterns: It sort of comes and goes." The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Shrewsbury warned in his sermon at Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve of "new shadows cast by a Government pledged at its election to support the institution of marriage" and "The Prime Minister has decided without mandate, without any serious consultation to redefine the identity of marriage itself, the foundation of the family for all generations to come." The American founders understood that religion needed to be protected not just legally but constitutionally. The concept of separation of church and state is a liberal one used by government-first proponents to lock religion in a small room in the back of the house. Despite what many believe, it is not in the American Constitution! The Bill of Rights, the first major change to the Constitution, asserted that Congress could not legislate against religion, which has been mis-applied by judges in order to limit political activity by churches. As such, David Cameron appears to have subscribed to the mythical school of secular government with religion being tolerated on the side. It’s a utopian concept that only has a prayer of working if prayer were to be permitted (which it wouldn’t be), and if government were dominated by the righteous (whereas they would have been expelled as religious bigots). Government is a self growing behemoth driven by money and control. The Bible states that you cannot serve both God and mammon (money). Government subsequently becomes a rival to organized religion with the ultimate aim of either successfully regulating it, or eradicating and replacing it. The noble thinking Cameron has been consumed by this thinking. He seeks accommodation of faith, but in a place where he can keep an eye on it lest there be a need for additional regulation. In this he is mistaken, freedom means government relinquishes the right of control. Cameron will not do this which is why he will always put the desires of big-government ahead of the right of the people for self-determination.


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David C. Jennings -- Bio and Archives

David Jennings is an ex-pat Brit. living in California.

A Christian Minister he advocates for Traditional & Conservative causes.

David is also an avid fan of Liverpool Football Club and writes for the supporters club in America

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