Believe Books

Dear Friends,
As you may know, we recently launched a new book company called Believe Books. Our first five releases can be seen at the company website www.believebooks.com, and all our books can be obtained from www.Amazon.com or any bookstore. Today one of our books is being featured at Crosswalk.com and a couple of weeks ago, another one was featured. I hope you will have a chance to take a look at these links which are the summaries of these two books on Crosswalk.com:
http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/11530109/
http://www.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/11529180/

Feel free to share these links with your friends.
Blessings,
Dianne Haskett
Believe Books
www.believebooks.com
202-787-1532

Parents protest gay-friendly classes
Parents say they have the right to pull students from lessons at odds with religious beliefs

Janet Steffenhagen, CanWest News Service Published: Monday, February 19, 2007

VANCOUVER -- Thousands of British Columbians have signed petitions and sent letters to the Education Ministry insisting that parents be allowed to pull their children from public school lessons to avoid gay-friendly messages that conflict with religious or family values.
But Education Minister Shirley Bond said she doesn't intend to change a policy that says parents may remove their students only from specific health lessons in three courses: Health and Career Education for K-7, Health and Career Education 8-9 and Planning 10.
Bond said the protest is premature since government has not moved on a promise to revise the K-12 curriculum to ensure individuals and groups "across the full range of gender identity and sexual orientation" are represented in a positive, non-denigrating way that emphasizes their contributions to society.
That promise was part of a contract the government signed last spring with gay activists Murray and Peter Corren to end a protracted human-rights case. As part of that deal, the government said it would enforce a policy that limits the ability of families to opt out of classes they find objectionable.
In an interview yesterday, Bond said the agreement is intended to make public schools inclusive and respectful, and parents should wait to see what curriculum changes are proposed before worrying about removing their children from classes.
But Sean Murphy of the Catholic Civil Rights League said the minister is ignoring the central point, which is the requirement for public schools to accommodate freedom of conscience and religion.
"That's the point that we've been making since September and that's the point she's been steadfastly ignoring," he said in an interview.
The ministry has placed school boards in an awkward position by requiring them to adhere to a policy that violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, he said.
By making a freedom-of-information request, Murphy found out that the ministry has received 1,000 pages of petitions and 5,000 pages of correspondence related to the Corren agreement.
The ministry confirmed those numbers Friday. Bond said she doesn't know how that compares to public outpourings about other issues, adding she also received thousands of letters and petitions from across the province about a requirement -- recently revoked -- that students complete a portfolio of their non-academic work in order to graduate from Grade 12.
"There is certainly a group of people who have expressed concern [about the Corren agreement], but it is balanced by those who support the initiative," the minister said. Murphy has also written to all school boards and to key members of the B.C. Teachers' Federation, warning them that following the ministry's rules could result in lawsuits.

Of the 60 B.C. school boards, six replied that they will not compel students to attend classes over the objections of their parents, he said.
© Times Colonist (Victoria) 2007

Stand On Guard Prayer Items

Stand on Guard Prayer Conference Call...
Not this Saturday but call in Monday Feb. 13th , 1:00pm Est time.

MONDAY, Feb.12th
1:00pm Eastern time - praying for Canada & National leaders


Stand on Guard will be scheduling special times of prayer
for special events that God raises up across our nation, please check upcoming email notices for dates and details.

Please check the Stand on Guard's NEW SCHEDULE below


Teleconference Cost: ONLY $1.00 for 100 minutes! Check it out!

Teleconference phone calls at 1-641-696-6600 with an access code of: 114477#. If you do not have a long distance plan which includes the United States, you may call 10-15-565-1-641-696-6600 You will be charged $1 on your monthly phone bill for 100 minutes phone call plus 4 cents a minute after that.

When you call the teleconference number - please remember - you do not have to announce yourself as the teleconference recording suggests - just be prepared to pray.


Dear Warriors in Prayer,

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION from the last email
MONDAY May dates should read MAY 14 AND 28.

We will be implementing a NEW SCHEDULE of meeting in prayer so that we may facilitate an increasing number of people in our times of prayer. (Schedule below.)

Our intention is to meet for one hour of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:30 am (Eastern Time). As well, we will be meeting for one hour of prayer on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 1 pm (ET). For those in other time zones, please adjust these times accordingly.

Saturday Teleconference Calls (11:30am ET)

January 20; February 3, 17; March 3, 17; April 7, 21; May 5, 19; June 2, 16

Monday Teleconference Calls (1 pm ET)

January 22; February 12, 26; March 12, 26; April 9, 23; May 14, 28; June 11, 25

Thank you for your participation in our times of prayer. Canada desperately requires intercessors that will stand in the gap and pray. If you know of others who have a heart for prayer, in your area or outside your region, please invite them to join us. We do not want to compete with other prayer initiatives that the Lord raises up; we will always endeavour to come alongside and complement whatever the Lord is doing.

Because of Calvary,

Rev Joe Campbell
Prayer Coordinator
Pro Marriage Network/Vote Marriage Canada

From London, ON......HARVEY KATZ! His New Book

Ted,
Would you consider letting your email list know of Harvey Katz's wonderful new book, Becoming a God Magnet being featured in today's Crosswalk at: http://beta.crosswalk.com/spirituallife/11529180/
Thanks so much!
Blessings,
Dianne

Stand On Guard Prayer Items

The NEXT...
Stand on Guard Conference Call...

SATURDAY Feb.3
11:30am Eastern time - praying for national leaders


Stand on Guard will be scheduling special times of prayer
for special events that God raises up across our nation, please check upcoming email notices for dates and details.

Please check the Stand on Guard's NEW SCHEDULE below


Teleconference Cost: ONLY $1.00 for one hour! Check it out!

Teleconference phone calls at 1-641-696-6600 with an access code of: 114477#. If you do not have a long distance plan which includes the United States, you may call 10-15-565-1-641-696-6600 You will be charged $1 on your monthly phone bill for the one hour phone call plus 4 cents a minute for time over one hour.

When you call the teleconference number - please remember - you do not have to announce yourself as the teleconference recording suggests - just be prepared to pray.


Dear Warriors in Prayer,

PLEASE NOTE CORRECTION from the last email
MONDAY May dates should read MAY 14 AND 28.

We will be implementing a NEW SCHEDULE of meeting in prayer so that we may facilitate an increasing number of people in our times of prayer. (Schedule below.)

Our intention is to meet for one hour of prayer on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month at 11:30 am (Eastern Time). As well, we will be meeting for one hour of prayer on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 1 pm (ET). For those in other time zones, please adjust these times accordingly.

Saturday Teleconference Calls (11:30am ET)

January 20; February 3, 17; March 3, 17; April 7, 21; May 5, 19; June 2, 16

Monday Teleconference Calls (1 pm ET)

January 22; February 12, 26; March 12, 26; April 9, 23; May 14, 28; June 11, 25

Thank you for your participation in our times of prayer. Canada desperately requires intercessors that will stand in the gap and pray. If you know of others who have a heart for prayer, in your area or outside your region, please invite them to join us. We do not want to compete with other prayer initiatives that the Lord raises up; we will always endeavour to come alongside and complement whatever the Lord is doing.

Because of Calvary,

Rev Joe Campbell
Prayer Coordinator
Pro Marriage Network/Vote Marriage Canada