Christianity under siege
Anthony Gomes
Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Christianity is under siege the world over and Christians everywhere need to come together urgently, whether they like it or not, to defend against further erosion of the common faith.

A Christian's first duty is to Jesus Christ, to whom they will have to give an account, should they fail to defend his legacy established over 2000 years ago that is being dismantled by governments that were not elected to be their constituents' "moral tutors". Pope John Paul II was direct when he observed that "Christian lawmakers should not contribute to or approve any legal process which would promote any of the practices which were not in harmony with the divine plan".

Such discordant practices include euthanasia, now legal in the Netherlands, that "violates the dignity of human beings and goes against the natural law of individual conscience", according to the Vatican. It was reported that the initial version of the law would have allowed people over 12 years old and less than 16 years to request to be euthanised without their parents' agreement. However, the law was amended to require parental approval. the rest