Policies and Stances
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The founding MCD principles, adopted in 1991 as the Westminster Declaration were then adopted by Christian Peoples Alliance council in September 2001 as the Mayflower Declaration (after the Mayflower Family Centre in London's Canning Town). The use of the term "Mayflower Declaration" as a statement of the CPA's Principles must be regarded a controversial because the Mayflower Family Centre (of which, at the time of the declaration Alan Craig was Director)was a Community Centre registered with the Charity Commissioners. As such it was required to conform to Charity Commission rules, which preclude party political bias or association. All the policies of the CPA are linked to these policies and are summarised as:
- Recognition of Christ's sovereignty (supreme authority) over the nations and in politics.
- Respect of -God's law as the basis for constitutional government and a stable society.
- Reconciliation among nations, races, religions, classes, gender and communities
- Respect for human life given by the God of the Bible.
- Social Justice to address wrongs and provide restitution to the wronged.
- Peacemaking, by addressing the causes of wars.
- Open, transparent government, which subjects itself to debate and critique.
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