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The website vote2009.eu provides information on candidates, parties, political briefs on key issues of concerns for Christians, as well as information about Christian citizenship, the European Union and the European Parliament.
Conceived to enhance Christian involvement for these elections, the vote2009.eu website seeks to be an instrument of dialogue between candidates and voters. CARE has sent a questionnaire to the heads of all the UK parties’ delegations at the European Parliament and will be posting their answers online. Moreover, the issues section of the website contains briefing documents on various issues, including bioethics, human trafficking, equalities, internet gambling and suggests questions that people can ask of their candidates.
Daniel Boucher, CARE's Director of Parliamentary Affairs explained, "Voting is a key civic responsibility for any Christian committed to being salt and light. It is vital that we engage in the upcoming elections, holding MEPs to account for the previous Parliament and making it plain what they want from those elected to the next Parliament. The web site will help you engage with this challenge."
Thanks to its cooperation with national organisations across Europe and with the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA), the site will also be providing information, in their native language, to Christians from Spain, the Czech Republic, Belgium, France, Ireland, and Greece.
David Fieldsend, CARE for Europe's manager said, "This was a real challenge, but we hope this will allow people to get a better understanding of the issues at stake in the European Union, and to get involved."
Julia Doxat-Purser, Socio-Political Representative for the EEA, continued, "To be able to work together to provide a tool for Christian involvement across Europe has been a real joy to us. We trust this website will encourage people to think, pray, ask questions, and vote!"
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