Reading materials are still important...
The UK government is proposing to require all internet service providers by law to keep a record of every electronic communication of its customers, including which websites they have visited. Police, local authorities, in all 653 different bodies will be given free access without the permission of a judge or magistrate to this information. Originally the proposal was to store this data on a central government-run database, but this plan has for the present been shelved. A new law will increase the amount of personal information available under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). This Act was supposed to be for combating terrorism, but it has been used by local authorities for spying on parents, looking in dustbins and many other trivial matters; the police too have stretched these powers to the limit. The new rules known as the Intercept Modernisation Programme mean that information on our internet activity will be kept almost indefinitely in what amounts to a record of every click on line. For the moment the content itself will be unavailable. Whilst there is undoubtedly some justification for spying on enemies of the realm, be they terrorists or others, given the strong anti-Christian stance of the present government, this must give Christian believers some cause to reassess how they use the internet. As yet these proposals have not passed into law and we should not be afraid or alarmist in our response, we must simply adjust to the new situation. What it has meant for Authentic Word is the acquisition of new digital printing equipment which should enable us to produce all kinds of literature more cheaply and in larger quantities than was possible with our offset equipment. What we also realize is that there are still many who have no access to the internet whom we also want to reach. A few items are already available and this list will hopefully be added to in the coming months. Some material will only be publicized and made available through the mail. So, please keep your eye on our publications page [CLICK HERE]. Please do what you can to make our material known and ask for extra copies to pass on to others.
Dayspring 14 Printed! ...and now sent out
DAYSPRING 14 has been now sent out. If you are not sure whether you are on the mailing list or would like to receive this publication free of charge, please email us (contact me).
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