House of Lords stand strong for freedom of speech



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It is for this reason that now is the time to act, now is the time to visit MPs' surgeries.

THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WILL BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE TIME TO CONTACT YOUR MP, OR TO FOLLOW UP PREVIOUS CONTACT.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE ACTION ABOUT THIS ISSUE, PLEASE DO IT NOW.

Our experience is that very few MPs actually understand the implications of this Bill. Many of them have bought hook line and sinker, the Government's briefings that this Bill will not have any impact on freedom to preach the gospel. This is categorically wrong. Many of the country's most senior lawyers think otherwise. MPs must be told the truth about the Bill.

Only 30 labour MPs need to change their mind but we need to encourage all MPs of every political persuasion to oppose the Bill. They will be heavily 'whipped' but if we seek to continue to point out the flaws in the Bill a miracle could still happen by God's grace.

Please use the guidance in the recent article on this website to make an effective stand on this issue.

We would like everyone who has written a letter or visited a surgery to register this on the Christian Concern For Our Nation website. We would like to encourage everyone to step up further their letter writing and visiting of MPs - especially the visiting. If you are a Christian leader we would like to encourage you to encourage your constituents to visit the MPs surgeries. We would like to build a picture in the next weeks of just how many people are registering their opposition to the Bill so we can present this to the Government and the media. CR

The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those held by Cross Rhythms. Any expressed views were accurate at the time of publishing but may or may not reflect the views of the individuals concerned at a later date.