A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers.
Society & Politics
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Brexit still under threat: The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has said there is “no reason” to give up on the UK staying in the European Union. He believes there is a 30 per cent chance that Brexit will be cancelled. Read more here.
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Theresa May pressing on: The Prime Minister is planning to hold a new set of 'indicative votes' on Brexit if her talks with Labour are unsuccessful. Read more here.
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Confirmation of EU elections: The Government has said that the European Parliament elections will go ahead in the UK on 23 May due to the continuing deadlock in getting their proposed Brexit deal through. Read more here.
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Unsafe Grenfell Tower-style cladding: The Government has put in place a £200m fund to replace unsafe cladding on around 170 privately-owned high-rise residential buildings throughout England. Read more here.
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Renovation of Parliament: Legislation has been tabled by the Government to renovate Parliament. The work is estimated to cost £4billion. Read more here.
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Leading tax expert sacked for saying trans women aren’t women: Maya Forstater has lost her job at a think-tank after tweeting that being male or female was a matter of biology. Read more here.
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Good news for teachers: Christian schools can continue to teach the truth about marriage and family after the Government amended its guidance for independent schools. Read more here.
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A new addition to the Royal Family: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have presented their first-born child, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, to the world. Read more here.
World Scene
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Trade war between the US and China: China has promised to retaliate after the US decided to raise tariffs on Chinese exports. Read more here and here.
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The US state of Georgia passes law protecting unborn babies with beating hearts: Georgia is now the fourth American state to pass a law preventing an abortion from taking place once a heartbeat can be detected. Read more here.
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Developments in China: Believers continue to be persecuted but the Gospel is advancing. Read more here.
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Asia Bibi free at last: It has finally been disclosed that Asia Bibi and her family are now out of Pakistan and have been resettled in Canada. Read more here.
Israel & Middle East
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Unstable ceasefire between Gaza and Israel: Hostilities have ceased for now after a brief but intense conflict between Gaza terror groups and Israel which began after the former attacked IDF personnel. Read more here.
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US sanctions on Iran: The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran, a year after withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal. The Trump Administration has also sent an aircraft strike group and four bombers to the Persian Gulf in response to threats from Tehran. Read more here.
Events
- March for Life UK (Central London): Saturday 11 May, 2pm, starting outside Westminster Church House. Click here for more information about the march, pre-march events, tickets and transport.
- 'Legislating Morality' lecture (Central London): Monday 13 May, 6-7:30pm, at Christian Concern, Marylebone. Join Christian Concern for the first in a new series of lectures on 'Gospel issues in today's society'. Tim Dieppe opens the series. Click here for more information, future dates and to book tickets (£5).
- JustOne Belfast: Saturday 2 June, CS Lewis Square, Belfast. Bring friends to hear the Gospel preached at this one-day event. Find out more on the JustOne website.
- Wilberforce Academy 2019 (Oxford): 9-14 September. Applications are open until 7 May for Christian Concern's flagship young leaders' conference. Click here to find out more.
Recommended Sources
At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!
Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.
We recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:
- Christian Concern (UK)
- Christian Institute (UK)
- JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
- Worthy News (Israel)
- Family Watch International
- Barnabas Fund
- Kehila News (Israel)
For regular news briefings about Israel, the Jewish News Syndicate is also recommended.
