“But if the watchman
see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if
the sword come, and take any person from among them, he is taken away in his
iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand.” [Ezekiel 33:6]
“For we wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers
of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
[Ephesians 6:12]
Presbyterians Week Headlines
[1] Polish Family Appeal Order for Withdrawal of Food
and Fluids from a Severely Disabled Patient
[3] 2021 East Coast Ministers' Conference
Registration Open
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[1] Polish Family in UK Appeal Order for Withdrawal
of Food and Fluids from a Severely Disabled Patient
Following an online court
hearing earlier in December, Mr. Justice Cohen agreed with the NHS doctors
that, having suffered brain damage after his heart stopped for forty-five
minutes on 6 November 2020, the middle-aged Polish man living in the West
Country, who can be publicly identified only as “RS”, could survive “for up to
five years or more”.
Since the heart attack, RS has been recovering, but the judge found that he
would never recover beyond “a minimally conscious state”, and it was in his
best interest for all life-sustaining treatment to be withdrawn, including
nutrition and fluids.
In his judgment the judge found that RS “would not want to be kept alive in a
state which provides him with no capacity to obtain any pleasure and which is
so upsetting to his wife and children”. The judge concluded that it was not in
RS’s best interests to be kept alive.
RS’s mother, who lives in Poland, has already spent most of her savings on
legal fees, trying to save her son. Her fight to save her son’s life is
supported by her children and grandchildren, although not by RS’s wife. The
family has lodged an urgent appeal against the decision, which will be heard
tomorrow.
In a controversial 2018 case, Lady Justice King was a member of both judicial
panels which dismissed appeals by the parents of one-year-old Alfie Evans against
the decision to withdraw his life support.
+ Christian
Concern,
Intersociety issued a 16
December 2020 report detailing the 2020 hacking murders of Nigerian Christians,
and a total of 34,400 since 2009. The report is available here:
http://intersociety-ng.org/component/k2/item/588-intersociety
+ International
Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety),
Chima Ubani Centre,41, Miss Elems Street, 2nd Floor, Fegge-Onitsha 430003,
Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria, +2348100755939, info@intersociety-ng.org
[3] 2021 East Coast Ministers' Conference
Registration Open
Registration is available for
the 2021 East Coast Ministers' Conference (25-27 May 2021) in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The
focus will be on the theme of Devoted to Christ's Church.
Speakers include:
-
H. B. Charles - Pastor
of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida
-
John van Eyk - Senior
Pastor of Trinity Reformed Church, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
-
Mark Johnston - Pastor
of Bethel Presbyterian Church, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
-
Sean Michael
Lucas - Senior Pastor of Independent Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee
-
Mike Riccardi - Pastor
of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, California
-
Paul Wolfe - Senior
Pastor of New Hope Presbyterian Church, Fairfax, Virginia
+ The
Banner of Truth Trust, P.O. Box 621, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013, 717-249-5747, info@banneroftruth.org
The masks, available in medium and large sizes, are
US$15 each with discounted shipping on multiple orders.
+ National Council
of Churches,
