Saltshakers Appeal

Saltshakers says that Dec/January are financially difficult months. To help them stay afloat they are calling for financial support. They require $12,000 each month to pay their wages and bills.

For bank details: http://www.saltshakers.org.au/about-us/supporting-the-ministry

Christmas Message

Saltshakers asks people to send their MP a Christian Christmas card to remind them that this is still a Christian nation and to pray that all our MPs will have a quality time with their families over the break.

Sex Party

The Australian Sex Party, backed by the Porn Industry’s Eros Foundation is pushing to have X-rate pornography legalised for sale across Australia. To help them in their campaign they are running a vote on their website with the question: “Should bans on the sale of X-rated (non-violent) films in the Australian states be lifted?”

Action: Saltshakers says that while they don’t normally encourage people to get involved in their votes they seem to be struggling to get voters. As at Nov 26 1867 votes were received with 60% supporting the bans being lifted. Saltshakers asks people to vote No on the poll but warns people that while it is not a porn site, but a political party site, it is the SEX party. To vote:http://www.sexparty.org.au/

Copenhagen

Saltshakers is urging people to write to their local members of Federal Parliament urging them not to support the Govt’s emission trading legislation and to sign a petition by Senator Barnaby Joyce against the ETS.

Saltshakers says: Whilst we are being criticised by a few people for opposing the current international obsession with ‘Climate Change’ (which, of course, was originally called ‘Global Warming) because they do not see it as a “Christian moral issue”, we see it very much as a matter of truth. We believe a proper Biblical worldview includes matters of the environment as well as issues like abortion and homosexuality.

Action: Saltshakers urges people to sign the Barnaby Joyce petition:http://www.barnabyjoyce.com.au/Issues/Petition/tabid/99/Default.aspx

Parliament of Religions

The Parliament of the World’s Religions is to be held in Melbourne, Dec 3-9, 2009. Saltshakers said they are concerned at this sort of interfaith event as they tend to create a ‘level playing field’ for all religions. Christians who proclaim the uniqueness and superiority of Jesus Christ are sidelined as being intolerant or unloving. For more from Saltshakers:http://saltshakers.org.au/html/P/578/B/0

Copenhagen Fallout

Australian Christian organisations are expressing increased concern with the agenda of the United Nations climate change conference to be held in Copenhagen next month. There have been reports that the Copenhagen treaty, which PM Rudd looks set to sign, will put in place a global government with power over individual countries. The Australian Christian Lobby, Saltshakers and CultureWatch have written to their supporters warning them about what appears to be behind the treaty.

For draft treaty: http://unfccc.int/files/meetings/ad_hoc_working_groups/lca/application/pdf/mitigationnp28091009.pdf

 

World’s Religions

The Parliament of the World’s Religions is to be held in Melbourne, Dec 3-9, 2009. Saltshakers said they are concerned at this sort of interfaith event as they tend to create a ‘level playing field’ for all religions. Christians who proclaim the uniqueness and superiority of Jesus Christ are sidelined as being intolerant or unloving. For more from Saltshakers: http://saltshakers.org.au/html/P/578/B/0

Saltshakers

Peter and Jenny Stokes from Saltshakers are visiting WA Oct 31-Nov 11, 2009. They will speak at the CDP Conference on Oct 31 and are available to speak at Churches and schools while in WA. There theme is, Being a Salt & Light to the World (Matt 5). If you have ideas on where they can speak or for more information contact Saltshakers on (03) 9800 2855 or email admin@saltshakers.org.au

Jesus All about Life

Churches are asked to take part in Jesus All about Life. The WA campaign is run from the end of September through to October 2009 and is part of an international campaign which aims to promote the Christian faith, to tell of Jesus across the entire WA State and to teach people what is contained in scripture. For info: Rick Birch, Project Officer, Phone: (08) 9479 6711, E: jaalwa@biblesocietywa.com.au http://www.jesusallaboutlife.com.au/History.aspx

Persecutions

The newly elected Indian Government is set to repeal the anti-conversion laws. The laws stated that people who converted should inform the Government 30 days in advance. The laws have been used by Hindus wanting to stop the spread of Christianity.
For more: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/new.indian.government.set.to.repeal.anticonversion.laws/23659.htm

In Pakistan on June 30 600 Muslims firebomb a village of Christians vandalising at least 117 homes in Punjab reports the Barnabas Fund.

In Egypt on Sunday June 21 a group of Egyptian Muslims attacked a church in the village of Ezbet Boshra-East, El-Fashn. They destroyed the Ministers car, smashed church windows and wounded 25 Christians with clubs and other weapons. Homes owned by Christians were also attacked. Security forces joined in and detained 19 Christians.
Action: The Barnabas Fund is asking that people pray for these Christians, pray for the security forces that they will stop harassing the Christian community and that the authorities may deal even-handedly with Christians and Muslims.
The Iranian Govt has removed laws that stipulated the death penalty for apostacy from the Islamic Code. Source: Christian Solidarity Worldwide
In the African State of Eritrea the Government is imprisoning, torturing and killing Christians. Release International is hearing accounts from some of the 160,000 Eritreans who escaped to Sudan and more than 20,000 who fled to Ethiopia. For more: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/eritrean.christians.tell.of.torture.and.imprisonment/23718.htm
For an online petition for the Eriteria Govt: <a <a href="http://www.releaseinternational.org/pages/take-action/current-campaign/online-petition.php“>href=”http://www.releaseinternational.org/pages/take-action/current-campaign/online-petition.\”>http://www.releaseinternational.org/pages/take-action/current-campaign/online-petition.php“>href=”http://www.releaseinternational.org/pages/take-action/current-campaign/online-petition.\