I was interested to see this week a briefing paper on abortion provided by the British Medical Association in advance of a debate at the BMA annual representative meeting (ARM) next Tuesday.
In the News
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June 25th, 2011
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June 25th, 2011On Tuesday 28 June the British Medical Association annual representative meeting voted against a motion which sought to provide legal protection for babies at the threshold of viability by a two to one majority.
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June 24th, 2011The Church of England told the Government yesterday that it should have “unfettered freedom” to decide whether to permit civil partnerships on church premises.
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June 24th, 2011The EHRC cannot have it both ways – faith communities are either right or wrong to adhere to their beliefs
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June 24th, 2011Christians have responded positively to the Scottish Government’s U-turn on an anti-sectarianism Bill.
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June 24th, 2011She is normally a vivacious young woman. Attractive and outgoing with a touch of whacky artistic temperament, she has learnt stage magic tricks using a white dove and goldfish that endlessly surprise and entertain local children.
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June 24th, 2011The chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), Trevor Phillips, has been criticised by the Evangelical Alliance and others, after he was quoted as saying that some Christian campaign groups “want to have a fight” in order to gain political influence.
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June 23rd, 2011The implications will be seismic: the effects of this verdict will reverberate around the Netherlands, Benelux, the EU, Europe and all the world. Geert Wilders had never planted a bomb or fired a bullet: he is a democratically-elected politician who has written articles, delivered speeches and made a film (Fitna) which describes Islam as ‘fascist’ and compares the Qur’an to Hitler's Mein Kampf.
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June 23rd, 2011There is much to praise about this bill, but the failure to deal with unregistered sharia marriages is disappointing
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June 23rd, 2011An evangelical group in the Church of England is asking for legal advice issued on the appointment of celibate gay bishops to be withdrawn.