On another thread, I linked to an online petition about the government planned Sexual Orientation Regulations
http://www.affinity.org.uk/community/viewthread/56/

I thought it might be good to have a place for pointing out petitions that others may be interested in signing, as this is such as easy way of demonstrating support for particular campaigns.

Today, I was reading the latest edition of Evangelicals Now, and saw another petition mentioned - about criminalising possession of extreme pornography.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/obscenitylaw/

“We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to steadfastly proceed with plans announced in the Queen’s Speech to make possession of extreme pornography illegal and to include a much wider range of pornographic imagery, such as R18 material, within the scope of the Criminal Justice Bill.”

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/gamblingincrease/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to halt the gambling expansion.
Say no to supercasinos. Say no to increasing the limit on slot machines. Say no to encouraging internet gambling sites to come to the UK. Stop the myth that gambling does not ruin lives.

I can’t think of any Bible passages specifically condemning gambling, but I know there are several that condemn greed e.g. Mark 7:22, Luke 12:15, Romans 1:29, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 6:10, Ephesians 5:3, Ephesians 5:5, Colossians 3:5, and there is a danger that gambling could encourage greed.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Euthanasia2/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to ensure that euthanasia remains illegal.

I am not sure if this petition is necessary, given that Care Not Killing recently collected over 100,000 signatures on their petition
http://www.carenotkilling.org.uk/?show=339
The Affinity website has some articles about euthanasia and physician assisted suicide
http://www.affinity.org.uk/teams/article/afffinity_policy_statement_euthanasia/
http://www.affinity.org.uk/teams/article/assisted_dying_for_the_terminally_ill/

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/CULeaders/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Defend the right of Christian Unions to control who may come into leadership of them.
More details from petition creator:
Just as one would not expect a left wing political party to welcome people of a right wing persuasion into their leadership a Christian Union should be able to expect leaders to share the declared beliefs of that C.U. and that the C.U. has the right to control who may be admitted into leadership; this right should not exclude C.U.’s access to premises in Universities, colleges, schools etc. on a par with other societies in those establishments.

Affinity Policy Statement on Abortion
http://www.affinity.org.uk/teams/article/abortion_statement/

There are a few abortion related petitions:

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/AbortionIsMurder/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Revoke the 1967 Abortion Act.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Adoptionabortion/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to promote adoption instead of abortion.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/abortion/

We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to reduce the legal gestational age for abortion from 24 weeks to 16 weeks.

The CU Leaders petition has now got about 5,000 signatures.

Doctors vote to ease early abortion
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-6739864,00.html

Petition to BMA on Abortion
http://www.bmapetition.org.uk/

This has been mentioned in a couple of Christian blogs:
http://glosbaptist.blogspot.com/2007/06/petition-against-abortion.html
http://jumbloid.blogspot.com/2007/06/shame-on-bma.html