Anmar was raised in a strict Muslim household and risked becoming an outcast, and worse, to turn from tradition and follow the faith he believed in his heart. Listen to his testimony of coming to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ on Unshackled.
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The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) is one of the most liberal of the Protestant denominations. It seems the UCA will promote almost anything that is politically leftist rather than preaching the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. For instance the UCA called for its members to strike in September, 2019 for the Climate scam that is being pushed upon the world. 
The UCA also had three goals to achieve in this protest. 
First, there is no way (at least at this time or by 2030) any nation can exist on 100% renewable energy. When the sun shines solar panels work and when the wind blows wind turbines work. But what about the night time or cloudy days when the sun doesn’t shine or those many days when the wind doesn’t blow?
Secondly, coal, oil and gas have served mankind well in bringing nations from the industrial revolution to this place in history where we are now. There is an abundance of food and enough energy to travel, heat and cool our homes and businesses and hundreds if not thousands of other ways in which coal, gas and oil have benefited society.
The UCA is promoting the Climate Change scam because it either doesn’t believe or doesn’t understand the Bible.
In Genesis 1:28 -31 God told Adam and Eve to ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish (in 1611 this meant to fill) the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.’
After the flood God told Noah and his sons to ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish (in 1611 this word meant fill) the earth.’ The earth was for man to use for his own benefit before and after the flood. There were many results from the worldwide flood and one result was coal! Yes, man should use what God provided before and after the flood in a responsible way but it is there to be used! Man has learned to use coal and the other resources in such a way that is very beneficial for the earth and mankind.
However, why did God leave those that know Him on this earth after the Lord Jesus ascended into heaven? It certainly wasn’t to protest supposed Climate Change! Matthew 28: 18-20 gives what has become known as the Great Commission for God’s people. Here we read ‘And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.’
In Acts 1:8 we are told that the Lord said to His disciples before ascending into heaven that ‘…ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.’
Paul told Timothy in his second letter to ‘Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.’ The Lord’s churches are to be PREACHING the Word rather than protesting for a climate scam. Those in the UCA ought to consider whether they are one of the Lord’s churches or not.
In Genesis not only do we read that God created but man rebelled. Man is NOW a sinner in need of a Saviour. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, God in the flesh, is that Saviour. Paul explains that ‘God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us’ Romans 5:8. This is what God did for us through His Son.
This is what man MUST do. Again quoting the Apostle Paul in Romans 10:9 ‘That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.’ Thou is singular and salvation is personal. Each individual MUST by faith believe on Christ for his or her self.
The SINGLE GREATEST THREAT‘ to people is NOT the scam of climate change BUT to neglect the salvation offered by God through His Son, Jesus Christ. As Peter preached in Acts 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Christian preachers and the Lord’s churches ought to be preaching the Gospel rather than protesting supposed climate change for ‘…faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God’ Romans 10:17.
Acts 16:31 ‘…Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.’
Oh, by the way, a real climate change is coming but it will be after the Lord comes in the air for His people. Revelation 16:8-11 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire. 9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory. 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.
Good News out of the UK on the Freedom not only to speech but to preach Christ.
‘Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, a Christian street preacher has been offered £2,500 in exemplary damages from the Metropolitan Police in relation to his false arrest, imprisonment and unlawful detention.
In February, a video showing the aggressive arrest of Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi (64) was 
watched by millions around the world, prompting outrage. Officers were shown forcibly handcuffing the preacher, claiming that he was breaching the peace and had made “Islamophobic comments”.
A petition was quickly launched calling on the Home Secretary to investigate the guidance and training given to police officers nationwide on the freedom to preach in public.
Marking the resolution of his case, Pastor Oluwole will deliver the petition, now with over 38,000 signatures, this Tuesday (30 July) at 10.30am at the Home Office to the new Home Secretary Priti Patel, as well as to London City Hall. The Christian Legal Centre, which has assisted Pastor Oluwole throughout the case, has written to chief constables across the country, asking them to uphold the freedom of street preachers to speak freely about Jesus Christ in public. This letter will be delivered on Tuesday to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Cressida Dick.
‘Exceptional humiliation and degradation’
On 23 February 2019, Pastor Oluwole was preaching outside Southgate Underground station. A member of the public, Mrs Ambrosine Shitrit, saw a tall hooded man squaring up to a street preacher. Thinking that the preacher was about to be assaulted, she pulled over and started filming with her phone.
Two police officers shortly arrived in response to a 999 call claiming that the preacher had been “Islamophobic”. The hooded man, who had identified himself as a Muslim, left the immediate vicinity and the police began asking the preacher to leave the area for supposedly “breaching the peace.”
The video, which shortly afterwards went viral online, shows Pastor Oluwole explaining his freedom to continue preaching to the officers, who arrest him, forcibly handcuffing him and snatching his Bible.
Pastor Oluwole was then driven five miles away from the scene, beyond the area he could use his Oyster card, and left with no means to pay for his ticket home. Police initially denied that this had happened, later changing their story after evidence backed the pastor’s claim.
Motivated by the desire not to see other street preachers treated the way he was, Pastor Oluwole authorised the Christian Legal Centre to write a pre-action letter to the Metropolitan Police. In response, the police force has agreed the sum of £2,500 in damages, including general damages for false imprisonment in the sum of £500, plus £1,000 for the exceptional humiliation and degradation and £1,000 for the mental trauma caused to Pastor Oluwole.
Petition to be delivered
Following the initial incident, questions were asked by MPs, peers and London Assembly members concerning Pastor Oluwole’s treatment.
A Christian Concern petition was also launched, supporting Pastor Oluwole and calling for the Home Secretary to urgently investigate the training given to police officers nationwide to ensure that they protect the freedom to preach in public.
The petition, now signed by over 38,000 members of the public, will be delivered this Tuesday (30 July) by Pastor Oluwole to the Home Office.
The Christian Legal Centre will also deliver a letter to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, which is being sent to every chief constable in the country that calls for many of the misconceptions about street preaching freedoms to be addressed through specialist training.
The letter explains:
“Many street preachers have found themselves in trouble. This has included being arrested, and prosecuted, despite the law recognising their rights to both manifest and express their religious beliefs. None of the clients we have assisted has been convicted; accordingly, that might suggest the criminal justice system is working appropriately; however, the problem is that many officers simply do not understand the interplay between the public order legislation and the right to freedom of speech.”
‘Christians and freedom of speech must be protected’
Pastor Oluwole said: “I am glad that the police have recognised that it was not right to arrest me for preaching from the Bible. It was traumatic being arrested and left many miles from my home. But God was always with me and even though I was left in a place I did not know, I was determined to get back to Southgate and start preaching the gospel again.
“When I came to the UK it was a free Christian country, but now preachers like me are being arrested for speaking the truth. Christians and freedom of speech must be protected, especially by the government and police. I hope this recognition of fault can lead to more Christians being protected and the police gaining greater insight into what it means to lawfully proclaim the Word of God on our streets.
“I am amazed and so grateful for the support I have received from people across the world and the Christian Legal Centre.”
‘Critiquing ideas is often motivated by love and not hate’
Andrea Williams, Chief Executive of the Christian Legal Centre, said: “Street preaching has a long and honoured history in the UK. In many ways it is symbolic of the kind of freedoms we have treasured in this nation.
“However despite laws that theoretically support the freedom to preach in public, in practice, police officers are quick to silence preachers at the first suggestion that a member of the public is offended. Freedom of speech means that each one of us needs to be able to critique all religions and ideas without immediately being labelled and silenced as offensive. Critiquing ideas is often motivated by love for others and not hate. The result of this also chills free speech through self-censorship.
“While the extent of the public outrage at Pastor Oluwole’s arrest was unique, what he faced from the police and members of the public was not. We are constantly supporting street preachers who are being silenced and penalised on our streets by the police, and their poor treatment and the injustice they face is too quickly forgotten.
“So whilst we are pleased that the police have agreed to pay compensation for what has happened to Pastor Oluwole, we now need to see tangible action from the government, the police and the Mayor of London, offering assurances that Christian street preachers are free to preach the gospel within the law without fear of prosecution.” https://christianconcern.com/news/police-payout-after-christian-street-preacher-arrest/
I was born and reared in the good ole USA (Iowa in fact) but have lived over half my life outside the USA. In spite of that tears still, come to my eyes when I hear that grand old song America. I trust you enjoy this as much as I did when I heard it sung by the Hillsdale College Choir.
Revelation 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Revelation 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation
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