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Same-sex 'marriage' in Scotland delayed over religious freedom concerns
July 20th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
The BBC is reporting that it has seen a leaked e-mail suggesting that the Scottish Government may delay a bill introducing same-sex ‘marriage’ until Westminster changes the law to protect vital freedoms.
Churches to ring bells and pray for Olympics
July 19th, 2012 | Social, Not Ashamed
Churches are being called upon by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) to ring bells for three minutes at 8.12am on 27 July, the day the Olympics begin.
Increasing numbers of IVF babies aborted for having Down’s syndrome
July 17th, 2012 | Abortion, Bioethics
Dozens of babies conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) have been aborted after being diagnosed with Down’s Syndrome, the Daily Mail reported yesterday.
Freedom of speech under threat, warns Ann Widdecombe
July 17th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Ann Widdecombe, the former Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald, has warned against the increasing curtailment of freedom of speech, after two major conference centres cancelled their bookings of a Christian Concern marriage conference for “diversity reasons”.
Archbishop of Canterbury: 'No mandate' to redefine marriage
July 10th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has reiterated his opposition to same-sex marriage, telling the General Synod in York that the Government has ‘no mandate’ to proceed with its plan to redefine marriage.
General Synod backs right of Christians to manifest faith in public life
July 9th, 2012 | Religious Freedom
The Church of England’s Parliament, the General Synod, met in York last night (8 July) and decided to overwhelmingly back the right of Christians to ‘manifest their faith in the public square’.
Core Issues Trust challenges Stonewall event
July 6th, 2012 |
Stonewall’s 7th annual conference entitled ‘Education for All’ took place yesterday (5 July) at the British Library. Members of Christian group Core Issues Trust took this opportunity to hold a peaceful protest outside the venue in order to put forward an alternative view and challenge Stonewall’s narrative.
Report on rally and mass lobby of Parliament to resist euthanasia
July 4th, 2012 | End of life
On 3 June, campaign group Care Not Killing, of which Christian Concern is a member, held a rally and mass lobby of Parliament in order to promote better palliative care and oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Lord Falconer publishes new draft Bill on assisted suicide
July 4th, 2012 | End of life
A new draft Bill recommending assisted suicide, and a consultation on the draft, have been launched this week by euthanasia lobby group ‘Dignity in Dying’ (formerly the Voluntary Euthanasia Society) with the assistance of Parliamentary group ‘Choice at the End of Life’.
Law Society and QEII Centre to be taken to court for cancelling marriage conference
July 3rd, 2012 | Equality, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
The Government owned Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, and the Law Society, are both to be taken to court after they cancelled a conference which was due to discuss the redefinition of marriage.
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