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  • Christian Institute: Conscience win for Christian pharmacists
    June 22nd, 2017

    Christian pharmacists will remain free to do their jobs in line with their consciences after regulators published new guidance recognising the "positive" role of religion.

    Earlier draft guidance by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) could have forced Christians to provide access to abortifacient or hormone-blocking drugs.

    The guidance now states: "Pharmacy professionals have the right to practise in line with their religion, personal values or beliefs". The changes were made after The Christian Institute threatened the GPhC with legal action and hundreds of Christian professionals raised objections.

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  • Anglican Mainstream: Gay: keeping options open?
    June 22nd, 2017

    On 8th July, General Synod of the Church of England will debate a motion proposing to endorse a statement to the effect that: "the practice of conversion therapy has no place in the modern world, is unethical, harmful and not supported by evidence". There is no explanation of what 'conversion therapy' is, but it is taken to refer to any method which seeks to reduce or eliminate same sex attraction.

    Here are some articles written on the subject over the past two years.

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  • Citizen Go: Protect the right of Christian MPs to free speech. Do not allow Secular and LGBT activists to suppress Christian belief.
    June 22nd, 2017

    Increasingly we are seeing Christians ridiculed and vilified in the public arena before the relentless drive of Secular and LGBTQ activism. It is time for the intolerance, bigotry and intimidation of so-called liberals to be exposed.

    Tim Farron hounded out of office because of his faith. The BBC openly ridiculing supporters of traditional marriage in its election coverage. Expressions of outrage from both the Labour and Tory parties when anyone dare express the view there are health risks attached to the practice of homosexuality. The DUP pilloried for its Christian position and robust defence of traditional morality … Unremitting pressure on the Church to reinterpret core values so that its teachings align with current morality. Where will it all end?

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  • BBC: Yoga: How did it conquer the world and what's changed?
    June 22nd, 2017

    Millions of people around the world have rolled out their yoga mats to celebrate a tradition that was once the preserve of Hindu holy men but is now a worldwide phenomenon.

    Practitioners in more than 100 countries have planned events this week to celebrate the third International Yoga Day, which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi convinced the UN to declare in 2015.

    Since coming to power in 2014, the Hindu nationalist leader has led efforts to promote yoga, which he practises daily, as an important part of India's history and culture.

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  • Christian Today: Gay Christian activist calls for an end to 'spiritual abuse' and 'conversion therapy'
    June 22nd, 2017

    Gay Christian activist calls for an end to 'spiritual abuse' and 'conversion therapy'

    Jayne Ozanne, a member of General Synod, says in a paper published by the Royal College of Psychiatrists that there is a need for government regulation to stamp out 'group led spiritual abuse'.

    'This is often evident in, but not solely linked to, charismatic churches – and can be anything from a small prayer group to a ministry team to large network churches,' she told Christian Today.

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  • Mail: Abortion and the men haunted by regret
    June 22nd, 2017

    This Father's Day, Tony Perry was the proud recipient of two lovingly homemade cards.

    Inside one, depicting hands in the shape of a heart, his dinosaur-obsessed four-year-old son had painstakingly scrawled: 'I love my dad because he takes me to the museum.'

    Meanwhile, his two-year-old daughter produced a card bearing her handprints, with the message: 'You are the best dad hands down.'

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  • Evangelical Alliance: Concern over extremism commission plans
    June 21st, 2017

    Following the Queen's speech the Evangelical Alliance's head of public policy, Simon McCrossan commented on the government's proposal to establish a commission on extremism.

    "The recent attacks in Westminster, Manchester, London Bridge, and most recently in Finsbury Park have focused all of our attention on how to stop these terrorist actions. The work of the police and security services has been rightly applauded and focus has inevitably turned to what more can be done.

    "Proposals from the government to introduce an extremism commission raise more questions than they answer. The government has tried and failed in recent years to define extremism in a way that tackles terrorism and its causes without restricting freedom of ideas which may be unpopular or contentious. Violent extremism is a scar on our communities and a threat to our security, but it is not solved by shutting down peaceful freedom of expression."

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  • Mail: New divorce statistics show first legal gay marriages sour
    June 21st, 2017

    There were 22 same sex divorces in 2015 in the year after gay marriage first became legal, new statistics show.

    In comparison there were 101,055 divorces of opposite sex couples in 2015, a decrease of 9.1 per cent compared with 2014 and a decline of 34 per cent from a recent peak in 2003.

    These are the first figures to be released relating to gay divorces as same sex marriages have only been possible in England and Wales since March 29, 2014.

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  • LifeSite: Transgender men are stealing more from women than their clothes
    June 21st, 2017

    With Wonder Woman's revival, think about this. What is your picture of the ideal woman?

    It probably doesn't include theft. And most likely, it starts with women who are not actually guys, which is the kind of question one must consider in today’s wacko culture.

    How about women who readily discard their beautiful design as females to try to "become" males? Yes, they would be automatically disqualified.

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  • Stream: Three Men Get 'Married' in Colombia and There is No Slippery Slope
    June 21st, 2017

    In 2016, same-sex "marriage" was legalized in Colombia. One year later, the courts have now recognized a polyamorous "family" of three men. And there is no slippery slope.

    Here in the States, the Associated Press notes that "More courts [are] allowing 3 parents of 1 child." An example would be when a lesbian couple has a child with the help of another man, all three of whom become parents.

    And there is no slippery slope.

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