by Christian Org UK, Jul 1, 2016
Brexit was a stunning victory for
liberty, independence and self-control, at least for the UK, and it may well be
the first shot fired in a new revolution of freedom. Already a number of other
European nations are talking about referendums on getting out of the EU. Good.
And while we are at it, it is time
to pull out of other radical secular left globalist bodies that do far more
harm than good. These transnational bodies are often a law unto themselves,
with no accountability or responsibility to ordinary citizens.
The biggest and baddest example of
this is of course the United Nations. The UN is well past its use-by date, and
it is time for all concerned nations to pull out now. And if there is any doubt
about this, all you have to do is look at what the UN has just recommended re
the UK.
The UN’s Committee on the Rights of
the Child has recently come out with a report containing 150 recommendations as
to how the UK might be violating the U.N.’s charter on the Rights of the Child.
It is utterly shocking. Indeed, the fact that atheist and secularist groups are
singing the praises of the report should tell you all you need to know.
For example, let me offer you how
the British Humanist Association has covered the UN report. It has a piece on
this which begins:
The United Nations Committee on the
Rights of the Child has today published its major periodic review of the state
of children’s rights in the UK, and has advocated for:
-the repeal of compulsory collective worship in UK schools
-a fully integrated education system in Northern Ireland
-full and comprehensive sex and relationships education in UK schools
-decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland in all circumstances.
-the repeal of compulsory collective worship in UK schools
-a fully integrated education system in Northern Ireland
-full and comprehensive sex and relationships education in UK schools
-decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland in all circumstances.
The British Humanist Association
(BHA) has long campaigned for such changes, having secured similar
recommendations in the civil society report that fed into the review. The BHA
was on the working group that produced the education section of that report.
Today it has welcomed the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child making the
same recommendations.
It offers more detail of each of
these four proposals, quoting from the UN. Here are the final two:
-On sex and relationships education:
‘Relationships and sexuality education is not mandatory in all schools, its
contents and quality varies depending on the school, and LGBT children do not
have access to accurate information on their sexuality. The Committee
recommends that the State party ensure that meaningful sexual and reproductive
health education is part of the mandatory school curriculum for all schools,
including academies, special schools and youth detention centres, in all areas
of the State party. Such education should provide age-appropriate information
on: confidential sexual and reproductive health-care services; contraceptives;
prevention of sexual abuse or exploitation, including sexual bullying;
available support in cases of such abuse and exploitation; and sexuality,
including that of LGBT children’.
-On abortion in Northern Ireland: ‘In
Northern Ireland, abortion is illegal in all cases except where continuance of
the pregnancy threatens the life of the mother, and is sanctioned with life
imprisonment. The Committee recommends that the State party decriminalize
abortion in Northern Ireland in all circumstances and review its legislation
with a view to ensuring girls’ access to safe abortion and post-abortion care
services. The views of the child should always be heard and respected in
abortion decisions.’
All this is scary stuff indeed: more
secular left Big Brother activism being foisted upon ordinary citizens, whether
they like it or not. The Christian Institute in the UK especially expressed
concern about the recommendations on children and Christian worship. It quickly
released this statement:
Asking children to attend Christian
assemblies undermines their human rights, according to a United Nations
committee. A highly controversial new report by the UN Committee on the Rights
of the Child expresses ‘concern’ that pupils in the UK are legally required to
take part in a daily act of collective worship, which is “wholly or mainly of a
broadly Christian character”. Conservative MP David Burrowes described the
criticism as “ludicrous” and said the Government can “respectfully put those kind
of reports in the bin where they belong”.
Worship: The committee recommended
that the Government “repeal legal provisions for compulsory attendance at
collective worship”. Its recommendations are not legally binding. Parents can
already withdraw their children from collective worship but the committee wants
children to be able to act independently of their parents. Speaking to The
Telegraph, David Burrowes said: “The collective act of worship is not an
indoctrination exercise. It is recognising and respecting the Christian
heritage of the country and giving people an opportunity to reflect”.
Not indoctrination
Not indoctrination
“The UN should spend more time doing
its main job of preventing war and genocide rather than poking its nose in
other countries’ classrooms.” According to Article 43 of the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, the committee is to consist of “eighteen experts of high
moral standing and recognized competence” in the field of human rights. It
currently includes representatives from Bahrain, Egypt and Russia. The report
contained 150 recommendations on where Britain could be contravening the UN’s
charter on the Rights of the Child, including the freedom of parents to
reasonably chastise their children.
Yes Christians have every right to
be greatly concerned about this social engineering agenda of the UN. It is
about enforcing secular humanism and taking away the rights of Christian
parents, shutting down free speech, and stifling religious liberty.
These are just a few reasons of many
why it is time to dump the UN. If the UK can dump the EU, surely Australia and
other nations can dump the UN. And not a moment too soon.
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