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Queen defends Church of England at Diamond Jubilee event
February 15th, 2012 | Social
The Queen began celebrations to mark her 60-year reign today (15 Feb) by publicly declaring her support for the established Church, which she said was “commonly under-appreciated” despite being "woven into the fabric of this country."
Osborne excludes tax breaks for married couples
February 15th, 2012 | Family, Social
Chancellor George Osborne has decided to postpone the introduction of tax breaks for married couples, attracting criticism from Conservative backbenchers that he was “kowtowing” to the Liberal Democrats.
Government tsar claims male and female school uniforms ‘discriminatory’
February 14th, 2012 | Education, Social, Sexual Orientation
A Government ‘tsar’ for children and young people has claimed that boys should be free to wear skirts in school because the application of a traditional school uniform code was a “discriminatory practice”.
Secularists lobby to remove NHS chaplains
February 13th, 2012 | End of life, Social, Religious Freedom
Bishops in the Church of England are resisting calls from a secular campaign group to ban the use of NHS money to fund hospital chaplains.
Victory for Free Speech as Christian preacher found not guilty
February 10th, 2012 | Not Ashamed, Religious Freedom
Street Preacher Mike Overd was today (10 Feb) cleared by Taunton Magistrates' Court of a ‘Hate Crime’ for preaching against homosexual conduct. He had been charged under the Public Order Act.
High Court rules Council prayers unlawful
February 10th, 2012 | Social, Religious Freedom
In a highly controversial judgment, the High Court has today ruled that it is “unlawful” for local town councils to begin their formal meetings with prayer. The case was brought by the National Secular Society.
Judge rules against Christian guesthouse owners
February 10th, 2012 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Two Christian guesthouse owners have today lost their appeal against last year’s ruling which left them with a £3,600 fine for only letting married couples rent double-rooms in their guesthouse.
Christians will “end up in jail” under Obama health care, says evangelical leader
February 9th, 2012 | Abortion, Religious Freedom
A leading evangelical figure has warned that Christians will “end up in jail” if the Obama administration does not reverse its decision to require religious institutions to offer employees birth control coverage.
13 year old girls given secret contraceptive implants at school
February 8th, 2012 | Family, Education, Social
At least nine schools in Southampton have participated in a new government scheme which permits girls as young as 13 to receive contraceptive implants at school without the knowledge or consent of their parents.
Archbishop of Canterbury warns of dangers of euthanasia
February 7th, 2012 | End of life
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned that any legalisation of assisted suicide or euthanasia would be a “disaster” for Britain, creating circumstances where life would be “legally declared to be not worth living.”
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