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Midwives take hospital to court to defend conscience
January 17th, 2012 | Abortion
Two midwives went to court today (17 Jan) to challenge a policy introduced by Southern General Hospital in Glasgow which requires midwives to help with abortions, regardless of their religious convictions.
Explicit BBC sex education film sparks anger
January 17th, 2012 | Education
An MP has described a new sex education film produced by the BBC, and being used with primary school children as young as nine, as a “blue movie” which is “shattering the innocence of childhood”.
Backbench rebellion over plans to introduce homosexual marriage
January 17th, 2012 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Conservative MPs are planning what could be the biggest ever backbench rebellion faced by Prime Minister David Cameron over his stated intention to legislate for full homosexual marriage. At least 100 Conservative backbenchers are thought to strongly oppose homosexual marriage.
Increasing use of sharia courts in UK
January 17th, 2012 |
Increasing numbers of muslims in Britain are making use of sharia courts to resolve family and financial disputes in line with Islamic principles, according to the BBC. ''Our cases have easily more than tripled over the past three to five years," says Sheikh al-Haddad, a representative of the Islamic sharia Council, the biggest sharia body in the UK.
Religious leaders warn of threat to freedom from same-sex marriage
January 16th, 2012 | Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Almost 40 American religious leaders have collectively issued an open letter warning about the threat to religious freedom posed by the potential legalisation of same-sex marriage in the US.
Church charity fails to endorse benefits of marriage
January 12th, 2012 | Family, Social
One in every 11 children in Britain is unhappy, according to a report published by the Children’s Society. The detailed, 60 page report however does not mention the word ‘marriage’ once, leading to criticism that the charity, which has close ties to the Church, is now reluctant to uphold marriage as the best environment for raising children.
Evangelical churches decertified under new Hungarian constitution
January 11th, 2012 | Religious Freedom
All but one of the evangelical churches in Hungary have been decertified under the new Hungarian constitution, losing their official status, tax exemptions and freedom to run schools.
60 New York churches to be evicted after court decision
January 10th, 2012 | Religious Freedom
At least 60 churches in New York will be evicted at short notice from their places of worship by 12 February 2012, the New York Times has reported, after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear their federal lawsuit.
Pope highlights worldwide discrimination against Christians
January 9th, 2012 | International Persecution
The Pope has today (9 Jan) made a fervent appeal for discrimination against Christians to end, following a huge increase in violence against Christians both in the Middle East and also in other parts of the world.
Michael Nazir-Ali: Let us care for the ill and vulnerable - not help them to die
January 9th, 2012 | End of life
Time and again, Parliament has refused to relax the law on assisted suicide. Having failed there, attempts were made to get around the law by persuading the Director of Public Prosecution to revise guidelines about who might be prosecuted for helping a relative or a friend to end their life.
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