For the second time in a year, the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland has rejected attempts to install “gay marriage” in the province, in a vote of 53 to 42. A similar motion was defeated by 50 votes to 45 last October.
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April 30th, 2013
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April 29th, 2013
A Sinn Fein motion calling on the Northern Ireland Executive to legislate to allow for same sex marriage has been defeated in the assembly by 53 votes to 42.
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April 29th, 2013
The leaders of more than a million British ethnic minority churchgoers have joined forces to attack David Cameron's plans for gay marriage.
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April 29th, 2013
A terminally ill Irish woman has lost the latest legal challenge in her fight to win the right to take her own life, with the assistance of her partner.
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April 29th, 2013
A new sitcom called Vicious starts tonight on ITV that focuses on a gay couple played by Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Derek Jacobi.
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April 29th, 2013
Terminally ill multiple sclerosis sufferer Marie Fleming has lost her landmark court challenge to the blanket ban on assisted suicide.
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April 29th, 2013
A Christian-run children's home in India was attacked in April by a mob of Muslims who assaulted its staff and visitors and then damaged its property, according to Barnabas Aid.
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April 29th, 2013
A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights shows that many Christian customs in Iran are criminalized by the authorities, according to Barnabas Aid.
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April 26th, 2013
Mary Doogan and Connie Wood, two Roman Catholic midwives, have won what the Scotsman newspaper called “a historic ruling from appeal judges in Edinburgh to avoid any participation in abortions.”
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April 26th, 2013
Mary Doogan and Connie Wood, two Roman Catholic midwives, have won what the Scotsman newspaper called “a historic ruling from appeal judges in Edinburgh to avoid any participation in abortions.”