A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers.
Society & Politics
- Bill to cut Palestinian funding passes first hearing: The bill, introduced by Labour’s Joan Ryan and Dame Louise Casey, would significantly reduce the amount Britain gives to the Palestinian Authority due to its incitement to terror through school textbooks. Read more here.
- London mosque cancels Holocaust exhibit: Golders Green mosque has cancelled an exhibit on the rescue of Jews by Albanian Muslims during the Holocaust, due to a targeted Muslim campaign complaining of the exhibit’s ties to Israel. Read more here.
- Trawl social media to see if relatives want to die? New guidance from the British Medical Association suggests that those close to seriously ill patients should scan social media or emails for clues about whether or not they would want to be euthanised. Read more here. Meanwhile, a man in Belgium is taking his case to the ECHR after his physically healthy mother was euthanised in 2012 for depression, without his knowledge. Read more here.
Church Scene
- Oxford clergy fight back against bishops’ LGBTQ+ support: More than 100 CofE clergy in the Diocese of Oxford have written an open letter protesting their bishops’ ‘direction of travel’ with regard to LGBTQ+ issues and threatening a split. Read more here.
World Scene
- Spanish evangelicalism growing fast: Spanish evangelicals opened 16 new places of worship every month in 2018, making them the fastest-growing religious minority in the country. Read more here.
- Amnesty zeros in on Israel: Leaked documents show that Amnesty International is planning to target Israel and the Jewish people in 2019, with new and ongoing campaigns to bolster the BDS movement and delegitimise Jewish claims to Jerusalem. Read more here.
- Iran and Russia deploy warships to W. Atlantic: Amidst escalating tensions with the USA, Russia will reportedly deploy long-range precision missiles to warships and submarines in the Western Atlantic, within range of East Coast cities. Read more here. Iran is also set to deploy a fleet of warships to this region, in apparent retaliation for the US deploying an aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf. Read more here.
Israel & Middle East
- Israel to sue for 1948 refugee losses: Israel is set to seek some $250 billion in compensation from seven Arab/Muslim countries, for property left behind when their Jewish populations were expelled upon Israel’s re-establishment. Read more here.
- Secret Iraqi delegations visit Israel: Three unofficial delegations from Iraq have visited Israel in recent months, building relationships with Israeli officials and visiting Yad Vashem. Read more here.
- EU imposes new Iran sanctions: In a move that Israel hopes may signal a change in attitude, the EU is imposing financial sanctions on an Iranian intel service and two Iranian officials suspected of involvement in terror activities in Europe. Read more here.
Upcoming Events
- A Day of Prayer and Fasting for God to Deliver our Nation from Chaos! Saturday 26 January 2019, The SSE Arena, Wembley, 10am-6pm. Organised by David Hathaway. Dr Clifford Hill will be speaking. Tickets now available. Click here for more information and to book.
- Issachar Ministries conference: Monday 18 – Wednesday 20 March. ‘Brexit: Hardship or Harvest?’. Swanwick, Derbyshire. Call the office for more details and to book: 01767 223270.
- A Day of Prayer in Westminster: Friday 29 March (Brexit Day). The Emmanuel Centre. Organised by Issachar Ministries. With Dr Clifford Hill, David Hathaway and others. Click here for more information and to book tickets.
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 also 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)
