From The Guardian-David Cameron has issued one of the most overtly religious Christmas messages of any recent British prime minister, citing in it the Gospel of John.
Cameron, who famously said in 2008 that his Anglicanism "sort of comes and goes", said the gospel tells the world that Jesus Christ was "the light of all mankind".
In his message, the prime minister says: "Christmas … gives us the opportunity to remember the Christmas story – the story about the birth of Jesus Christ and the hope that he brings to the countless millions who follow him.
"The Gospel of John tells us that in this man was life, and that his life was the light of all mankind, and that he came with grace, truth and love. Indeed, God's word reminds us that Jesus was the Prince of Peace."
Cameron stops short of quoting from the Gospel of John. But it says in Chapter 3, vs 16-17: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/dec/24/david-cameron-gospel-christmas-message
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