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David Cameron speaks about Christian faith in rare comment on his personal beliefs: ‘I find a bit of peace and hopefully a bit of guidance’ David Cameron mulls over Easter message with his children at breakfast: ‘It’s not all about chocolate eggs’
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Just a day after he declared that Jesus invented the ‘Big Society’ and that he was simply “continuing God’s work”, David Cameron has spoken about the “peace” and “guidance” he finds in his Christian faith. The hot topic around the Cameron breakfast table this morning had a heavily Christian slant to it, the Prime Minister revealed.
The Prime Minister made a rare comment about his personal religious beliefs during a reception held for Christian leaders in Downing Street on Wednesday. In a week in which he made rare references to his personal religious beliefs – including crediting Jesus with coming up with the Conservative ‘Big Society’ policy 2,000 years ago – he let the listeners of BBC Radio Norfolk in on a conversation on “what Easter is all about” he had with his three children Nancy, Arthur and Florence earlier on.
"The Bible tells us to bear one another's burdens. After the day I've had I'm definitely looking for volunteers," he told the gathering, following the resignation of Culture Secretary Maria Miller over expenses that same morning.
He went on to admit that his "moments of greatest peace" occurred when he attended Eucharist at St Mary Abbots church in West London.
"I find a little bit of peace and hopefully a bit of guidance," he added.
Bloomsberg reports that the Prime Minister made no reference to gay marriage during his talk, but did repeatedly refer to Jesus as "our saviour".
He also thanked churches for their continued work with the poverty-stricken and less fortunate, and urged them to support Christians around the world who are facing persecution for their beliefs.
On Thursday, he also took part in an interview with BBC Radio Norfolk, during which he spoke about mulling over the idea of Easter and "what it’s all about" with his children Nancy, Arthur and Florence as they ate breakfast that morning.
"I was very impressed with their knowledge about Good Friday and Easter Sunday," he said."I was very impressed with their knowledge about Good Friday and Easter Sunday," he said.
"We had a bit of a conversation about that, (that) it wasn't about chocolate eggs."We had a bit of a conversation about that, (that) it wasn't about chocolate eggs.
"That was one of the themes at breakfast in the Cameron household.""That was one of the themes at breakfast in the Cameron household."
His comments came as Downing Street released Cameron’s Easter message via its official YouTube channel. "Easter is not just a time for Christians across our country to reflect, but a time for our whole country to reflect on what Christianity brings to Britain," he says in the video. His comments came as Downing Street released Cameron’s Easter message via its official YouTube channel.
"Easter is not just a time for Christians across our country to reflect, but a time for our whole country to reflect on what Christianity brings to Britain," he says in the video.
"The heart of Christianity is to 'love thy neighbour' and millions do really live that out," he added."The heart of Christianity is to 'love thy neighbour' and millions do really live that out," he added.
Cameron went on to praise the "countless acts of kindness" carried out across the UK every day by "those who believe in and follow Christ", citing the Alpha courses run in prisons and those who rescued residents during the winter storms in the south of England.Cameron went on to praise the "countless acts of kindness" carried out across the UK every day by "those who believe in and follow Christ", citing the Alpha courses run in prisons and those who rescued residents during the winter storms in the south of England.
He also said that the government had increased its funding for the Near Neighbours programme, which encourages different faiths in inner cities to work on social action projects together.He also said that the government had increased its funding for the Near Neighbours programme, which encourages different faiths in inner cities to work on social action projects together.