Skip to content

Archive site notice

You are viewing an archived copy of Christian Concern's website. Some features are disabled and pages may not display properly.

To view our current site, please visit christianconcern.com

Our Issues

At Christian Concern we campaign on a wide range of issues that impact our nation. We want to raise a Christian voice of truth and hope in these areas. If you browse the topics we address you will find information, media, news stories and resources that are available for your use.


Articles

Felix Ngole wins appeal in victory for Christian freedoms
July 3rd, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
Christian Concern is delighted to announce that following a long wait for judgment, student social worker Felix Ngole has finally won his case.
How will Stonewall training affect theology?
June 28th, 2019 | Education, Freedom, Freedom of Speech
In part two of her two-part series on academic free speech and the LGBT agenda, Carys Moseley discusses the silence of UK theologians on the issue and urges theology departments across the country to start speaking the truth.
MPs back no-fault divorce
June 28th, 2019 | Family, Family and Sexual Ethics
The government’s Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill was debated in the House of Commons on Tuesday and passed its second reading. This means that it now progresses to the Committee stage where amendments can be proposed, and where each line of the Bill is scrutinised. The Bill will enable one partner to impose divorce on the other for no reason at all.
Magistrate dismissed for trying to protect children
June 21st, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech
This week, former magistrate Richard Page lost his appeal at the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The ruling could effectively bar Christians from holding positions in public office if they express a Christian view of marriage and family. The battle is not over for Richard; he “remains as faithful as ever to his beliefs and will bring his cases to the Court of Appeal.” Andrea Williams comments on the judgments.
Stonewall training threatens academic freedom
June 21st, 2019 | Education, Freedom, Freedom of Speech
In a new two-part series on freedom of speech in universities, Carys Moseley explains how students and academics have surrendered their freedom to debate to the acceptance of transgender ideology. In this first part, Carys comments on a letter to the Sunday Times signed by 30 academics, demanding that universities cut ties with LGBT charity Stonewall.
Education sector damaged by 'conversion therapy' research
June 14th, 2019 | Education, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
This year, the Government Equalities Office launched new research into “the effects of conversion therapy in the UK”, asking LGBT activist Adam Jowett from Coventry University to recruit people to interview. Following criticism over how he was conducting the research, Carys Moseley now comments on how this government study presents an “ethical, moral and legal dilemma.”
Appeasement, compromise and silence in a D-Day for the Church
June 14th, 2019 | Church and State
Wilberforce Academy Director, Dr Joe Boot, comments on the state of the nation and where we have gone since the Britain of the 1930s and 40s. Sadly, he says, with eroding freedoms and emptying churches, “the heart and soul of the nation [has become] disease-ridden, on life-support and on the edge of extinction.” How will history look back on this generation?
A bishop, a vicar and Mermaids: who's misleading whom?
June 14th, 2019 | Church and State, Education
Andrea Minichiello Williams, lay member of the Church of England General Synod, comments on the developing story of the Bishop of Chelmsford’s response to John Parker’s resignation from the Church of England.
Please respond to consultation on online harms
June 14th, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
The Department for Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport and the Home Office have launched a public consultation on the issue of online harms. The Online Harms White Paper sets out a comprehensive plan for what the government deems to be a “world leading package on online safety measures.” The deadline for submitting a consultation response is 1 July 2019.
NSPCC cuts ties with transgender activist
June 13th, 2019 | Family and Sexual Ethics
Days after Childline announced Munroe Bergdorf as their “first LGBT+ campaigner”, the transgender activist has been dropped amid safeguarding concerns.
Syndicate content