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Schools to be told to allow changing gender
January 4th, 2018 | Education
Schools are to be issued with the first national guidelines on transgender pupils in March. The guidelines are being drafted by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (ECHR). Tim Dieppe comments on the implications of these guidelines.
London Assembly approves anti-life motion
December 22nd, 2017 | Abortion, Life and Bioethics
The London Assembly has approved a motion calling for the ban of pro-life pavement counselling and prayer groups from outside abortion clinics. Labour Party Assembly Members Fiona Twycross and Dr Onkar Sahota called on the Mayor to look at existing powers to bar pro-life groups from approaching expectant mothers outside abortion centres.
We must defeat the concerted push for anything-goes Sex and Relationships Education
December 21st, 2017 | Education
All through the past month in the run-up to Christmas we have seen a concerted push across central and devolved government across England, Wales and Scotland for compulsory Sex and Relationships Education of a radically individualistic nature.
Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi acquitted of hate speech
December 20th, 2017 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech
A Christian street preacher has been acquitted of using ‘threatening and abusive language’ whilst preaching in Wood Green, London.
Should primary school children learn about gender identity?
December 15th, 2017 | Education, Sexual Orientation
This Advent season three news stories have surfaced of the idea of ‘gender identity’ being pushed onto children of primary school age. This is part of a non-stop campaign of normalising gender dysphoria in the United Kingdom.
Will the new Bishop of London call sin 'sin'?
December 15th, 2017 | Church and State
The Rector of one of London’s largest churches has said his first question to the new Bishop of London will be whether they will “declare as sin what God calls sin.”
Ofsted report criticises faith schools
December 14th, 2017 | Education
Ofsted released their annual report this week, which made a point of criticising faith schools. Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, also criticised faith schools in a speech at the launch of the report. Tim Dieppe points out that Christian schools are not to blame and Ofsted need to recognise that the worst examples they cite are from Islamic schools.
CLC Presents Paper at University of Nottingham Law School Symposium
December 14th, 2017 | Freedom, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
This past Monday, the Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska presented a paper at the Human Rights, Law & Religion: Flashpoints symposium held by the Centre for Conflict, Rights & Justice at the University of Nottingham School of Law. He presented on the growing legal conflict between freedom of religion, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Welsh Assembly Member banned for criticising extreme transgender rights activism
December 14th, 2017 | Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
Carys Moseley reports that the Welsh Assembly has become the first legislature in the western world to ban an elected politician from speaking for criticising transgender identification. Gareth Bennett from UKIP criticised the UK government’s proposals to amend the Gender Recognition Act to make changing gender easier.
Peer fears evangelism could be hate crime
December 13th, 2017 | Church and State, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
Lord Pearson of Rannoch has said that that he fears that telling other people about Christianity could soon become a hate crime. In an interview with Premier Radio, Lord Pearson said that free speech is being eroded by hate crime legislation. Read more.
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