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There is an unconnected organisation called Christian Voice in the USA. There is an unconnected organization called Christian Voice in the UK Christian Voice is an American conservative

Christian Voice (CV), formerly known as Repent UK, is a religious group based in the UK.

The group states it is striving, through prayer and public campaigning, for 'national repentance'. Repentance is a change of thought and action to correct a wrong and gain Forgiveness from the one wronged [1] CV is led by Stephen Green (a former Chairman of the Conservative Family Campaign), with Lord Ashbourne as its patron. Stephen Green is a British Fundamentalist Christian and Christian Zionist campaigner and the leader of the Christian Voice organization Baron Ashbourne, of Ashbourne in the County of Meath is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Green is the group's spokesperson, with no members besides Green ever quoted or named in statements. Membership details for Christian Voice are uncertain as the organisation is unwilling to provide information on numbers. Christian Voice lies on the far right of the UK political spectrum. Far right, extreme right, ultra-right, or radical right are terms used to discuss the qualitative or quantitative position a group

The group has frequently been criticised by secular and Christian figures. John Cryer MP, called them "fundamentalist thugs" whilst the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church called them "a disgrace", [2] and described their claim to represent Christians in the UK as "absurd". John Robert Cryer (born 16 April, 1965) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and former Member of Parliament for Hornchurch An unrelated American church of similar name is the United Reformed Churches in North America. [3]

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Views

Christian Voice strongly opposes abortion,[4] homosexuality[5][6], no-fault divorce[7] and 'safer sex' education. An Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the termination of a Marriage. Safe sex (also called safer sex or protected sex) is the practice of Sexual activity in a manner that reduces the risk of Infection with Sex education is a broad term used to describe Education about human sexual anatomy, Sexual reproduction, Sexual intercourse, Reproductive CV believes in restorative justice and also the reintroduction of the death penalty for murder. Restorative Justice is commonly known as a Theory of criminal justice that focuses on crime as an act against another individual or community rather than the state Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment. [8] CV has called on the monarch to base British law on the Bible. TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy The United Kingdom has three Legal systems. English law, which applies in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland law, which applies in Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin [9]

Christian voice claims that Islam is not an Abrahamic religion, [10]

Controversy

Jerry Springer: The Opera

Christian Voice was behind much of the controversy in the UK surrounding Jerry Springer: The Opera and a transmission of a performance by the BBC in 2005. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Jerry Springer The Opera is a British musical written by Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas, based on the Television show The group claimed that the production was blasphemous in its depiction of religious figures such as Jesus, Mary and God. Blasphemy is the disrespectful use of the name of one or more gods. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. The group maintained a presence outside the Cambridge Theatre in London where it ran. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

Christian Voice started a campaign for people to complain to the BBC and published the home addresses and telephone numbers of several BBC executives on their web site, including Jana Bennett (Director of Television) and Roly Keating (Controller of BBC Two). Jana Bennett OBE is Director of Vision at the BBC. She took up the post in 2006 having been Director of Television from April 2002 Roland "Roly" Keating (born 5 August 1961) is the current Director of Archive Content for the BBC. Mr Keating subsequently received death threats. [11]

On 2007-01-08, submissions were made on behalf of Stephen Green at Horseferry Road Magistrates Court to pursue private prosecutions for blasphemy against the Director General of the BBC Mark Thompson and the show's producer. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Horseferry Road is a street in the City of Westminster in central London, England, running between Millbank and Greycoat Place The Director-General is chief executive and (from 1944 Editor-in-chief of the BBC. Mark Thompson (born July 31 1957) is Director-General of the BBC, a post he has held since 2004 and a former chief executive of [12] A summons was refused on 2007-01-30 due to lack of prima facie evidence that a crime had been committed, and the provisions of the 1968 Theatres Act, which enshrines the right of free expression in theatrical works. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Prima facie is a Latin expression meaning "on its first appearance" or "by first instance" The Theatres Act 1968 abolished Censorship of the stage in the United Kingdom. [13] An appeal to the High Court was dismissed on 2007-12-05. For the Cameroonian court by this name see High Court of Justice (Cameroon, for the Israeli court of this name see Supreme Court of Israel. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. [14]. On the 2008-03-05 the House of Lords rejected the call to hear an appeal of the High Courts decision because "it did not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance"[15]

Maggie's Centres

CV has been criticised for its role in causing a cancer charity, Maggie's Centres, to decline a four-figure donation from the proceeds of a special performance of Jerry Springer: The Opera. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Jerry Springer The Opera is a British musical written by Stewart Lee and Richard Thomas, based on the Television show The charity had been due to receive £10 per ticket for an afternoon gala. A statement by Maggie's claims that Christian Voice had threatened to picket their centres and the action by Christian Voice would be "effectively blocking our work"[4].

Opposition to homosexuality and transexualism

The group has been involved in campaigns against the Gay Police Association (GPA). The Gay Police Association (GPA is a British police staff association with members in all 52 UK Police forces. Christian Voice are opposed to police officers participating in gay pride marches, and in 2003 wrote to the Chief Constable of each force which allowed its officers to march in uniform at Pride events. LGBT pride or gay pride refers to a world wide movement and philosophy asserting that LGBT ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Chief Constable is the title given to the Chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater The organisation published the replies on its website. [16] For the past 2 years, a small group led by Stephen Green have held protests during London's Pride Parade.

Christian Voice have also campaigned against gender recognition legislation. The Gender Recognition Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that allows Transsexual or Transgender people to change their

Views on abortion

The group claims abortion is the wilful murder of a living human being and compares it to the Nazi genocide. Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group

Other

On 24 June 2005, Christian Voice's bankers, the Co-operative Bank, told the organisation to take its account elsewhere as Christian Voice's stance on homosexuality was in conflict with the bank's policies. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in August 2005 killing over 1600 residents and rendering hundreds of thousands homeless, Green issued a statement claiming that this was the result of God's wrath and had brought "purity" to the city. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana [17]

On 2 September 2006, Green was arrested while handing out anti-homosexual leaflets at the Cardiff Mardi Gras. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. He was detained for four hours, and charged with public order offences which were later dropped. [18]

Media coverage

Since attempting to censor Jerry Springer: The Opera, the group has received increased coverage in the national media, although this has not always been to their advantage. After the appearance of Green on Question Time in September 2005, the group was condemned by a number of other church bodies, including the Rev Dr David Peel, then Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church. Question Time is a topical Debate Television programme in the United Kingdom, based on Any Questions?. The Moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a Presbyterian church An unrelated American church of similar name is the United Reformed Churches in North America. Dr Peel said:

It is a matter of some regret that … the BBC should choose to undermine the reputation of Question Time by giving a platform to a small, self-selecting group distinguished mainly by its absurd claim to represent Christians in this country. [19]

As a result of similar complaints from members of the public, the BBC reviewed its policies towards the group and stopped inviting it onto its programmes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Christian Voice
  2. ^ BBC NEWS | Magazine | A voice in the wilderness
  3. ^ "BBC faces question time over Christian Voice", Ekklesia, 2005-09-29. Stephen Green is a British Fundamentalist Christian and Christian Zionist campaigner and the leader of the Christian Voice organization The Carmell Christian Centre is a British Christian fundamentalist organisation and church based in Bristol. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul  
  4. ^ [[1]]
  5. ^ [2]]
  6. ^ [[3]]
  7. ^ Christian Voice: Press Release
  8. ^ Christian Voice - Bible References: Adultery
  9. ^ Christian Voice - Bible References: Adultery
  10. ^ http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/islam.html Christian Voice Article on Islam
  11. ^ BBC boss in hiding | the Daily Mail
  12. ^ Christian Voice: Press Release
  13. ^ Christian Voice: Press Release
  14. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Springer opera court fight fails
  15. ^ | Springer case dismissed by lords
  16. ^ http://www.christianvoice.org.uk/police.html Christian Voice's 2003 correspondence with Chief Constables]
  17. ^ Christian Voice: Press Release
  18. ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | Anti-gay leaflets charge dropped
  19. ^ "BBC faces question time over Christian Voice", Ekklesia, 2005-09-29. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul  

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