Comments on: URGENT The Government Equalities Office (GEO) is undertaking a Consultation on the proposed Equal Treatment Directive http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/07/25/urgent-government-equalities-office-geo-undertaking-consultation-proposed-equal-treatment-directive/ I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/07/25/urgent-government-equalities-office-geo-undertaking-consultation-proposed-equal-treatment-directive/comment-page-1/#comment-840 webmaster Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:15:02 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=2008#comment-840 Hi Sue, I don't often comment personally, but thank you so much taking the time to comment above. Your comments really bolstered me, as sometimes I feel like I'm blogging to myself, or that folks don't really care. Thanks again. Blessings Webmaster Hi Sue, I don’t often comment personally, but thank you so much taking the time to comment above.

Your comments really bolstered me, as sometimes I feel like I’m blogging to myself, or that folks don’t really care.

Thanks again.

Blessings

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]]> By: sue williams http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2009/07/25/urgent-government-equalities-office-geo-undertaking-consultation-proposed-equal-treatment-directive/comment-page-1/#comment-839 sue williams Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:05:53 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=2008#comment-839 I fully support the fight to remain the freedom to offer Christian prayer and suggest that any restriction is a serious infringement of freedom of speech. There is no way in which the offer of prayer could be seen as intrusive or offensive as it remains an offer which can be accepted or rejected by other people. The Christian faith requires witness and care of others. The freedom of speech and independence of lving in a democracy is something which has been hard fought for and is too precious to allow to be eroded. If Christians are prevented from living openly then how is this different from the persecution of Christians historically experienced in the Soviet Union and, of course, in the roman empire during the time of Jesus. I fully support the fight to remain the freedom to offer Christian prayer and suggest that any restriction is a serious infringement of freedom of speech. There is no way in which the offer of prayer could be seen as intrusive or offensive as it remains an offer which can be accepted or rejected by other people. The Christian faith requires witness and care of others.
The freedom of speech and independence of lving in a democracy is something which has been hard fought for and is too precious to allow to be eroded. If Christians are prevented from living openly then how is this different from the persecution of Christians historically experienced in the Soviet Union and, of course, in the roman empire during the time of Jesus.

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