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Conservative Christian Statement
A look at the MHOC Conservatives and their views on Religious Expression and Christianity.
Preamble
Members of the House of Commons do not value free speech or religious freedom, particularly the Labour party who forms the single largest left-wing party, and the Communist party who are set to gain a significant amount of seats in the election. Members of both parties have said that they see Christianity is a false worldview, and support the mandatory disestablishment of all organised religion.
Statement of Values
The United Kingdom is a Christian country, and this is an important part of our culture, heritage and collective values. Although the role of the Anglican Church has been diminished in recent years, Christian values still form the framework of British values even among the irreligious.
We believe that the Anglican church should remain the official state religion of the United Kingdom, and that the vocal minority of irreligious should not be able to force harmful major constitutional change. We share this attitude towards the monarchy as well.
Bishops currently hold 26 seats in the House of Lords, and represent 3.3% of the total membership of the House. The Lords has the minor power to delay bills with intent of increasing oversight. Groups like the British Humanist Association, Secular Society and indeed the MHOC Labour, ‘Liberal’ Democrats and Communists support the total removal of all Bishops from the House of Lords.
The Conservative Party believes that like other developed democracies such as Denmark, we should pursue post-secularism rather than a reactionary and unrealistic wall of separation. Bishops in the House of Lords represent the majority Anglican population in the UK and it would be wrong to remove official representation.
Domestic Policy
The Conservative Government would place emphasis on free expression and the protection of religious practise. In 2008, Christian Bed and Breakfast owners, Peter and Hazelmary Bull (aged 69 and 74 respectively) were fined for refusing to allow a gay couple to sleep in a double room. The Conservative Government believes that no person should be forced to accommodate for a lifestyle they fundamentally disagree with.
This is why the Conservative government pledges to push through greater laws protecting free speech and religious expression. This is something that is particularly pressing in the House of Commons when the Green equalities minister stated that she wants to afford equal protection from ‘hate speech’ to otherkin.
The Conservative Government feels that parents have a right to choose which rights their children are taught which is why we support academy schools that allow parents greater control what is taught to children. We feel that the role of education is not just to school them, but the provide teaching on values which helps their development as people.
As part of the Australian-style immigration system the Conservatives favour ,we want to introduce a strong cultural criteria that ensures that only individuals compatible with British culture and values are allowed entry. An immigration policy that results in the destruction of the religion and culture of the host nation is harmful.
All Christians in areas of unrest will be granted refugee status in the United Kingdom. It is our duty as a Christian nation to safeguard those abroad who sure similar beliefs and values to us. In particular, Syriac Christians under ISIS will be granted asylum in the UK due to the extreme nature of the uprising.
Foreign Policy
Israel is a bastion of democracy and liberty in the Middle East and the Conservatives wholeheartedly support its right to exist. We have both a moral and vested political interest in supporting Israel, a nation that characterised by western values. We need to maintain a realistic outlook on the issue rather than submitting to ideology; Israel is not infallible but we cannot condemn justified military intervention such as the 2014 Gaza Incursion.
The entire history of 21st century Israel has served to show the failure of the two-state solution. The partition has contributed to an entrenched Palestinian nationalism that has prevented progress towards peace. We should promote Palestinian reconciliation with Jordan, rather than continue the rise of extremism as an increasingly disenfranchised enclave. The Palestinian national identity is one characterised by anti-Israel nationalism, and the Conservatives believe that this is one of the main oppositions to peace between the two nations. We pledge full support for Palestinians living under the islamofascist rule of Hamas and Fatah. Palestinian Christians, in particular are disenfranchised by both sides of the conflict and we need to ensure freedom of religious expression and from violence for them.
We follow a policy of ‘Just War’, where we will be against war unless there is a significant humanitarian or principled issue with an issue across the world. We feel that the United Kingdom has a moral and humanitarian responsibility to promote peace across the world, and with the fifth biggest military in the world we should not allow inequity and hate to prosper.
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