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

What Jamaica needs to learn from Britain about the effects of legalising abortion
April 5th, 2019 | Abortion, Life and Bioethics
Representing Christian Concern, Carys Moseley was invited to give oral evidence at the Human Resource and Social Development Committee of the Parliament of Jamaica at the end of March 2019. Here, she explains what Jamaica can learn from the legalisation of abortion in Britain and how Britain could learn from Jamaica about standing up for the sanctity of life.
"One man with God is in the majority": Britain's 'most arrested' street preacher in victory for free speech - again
April 4th, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech
In a victory for freedom of speech, Britain’s ‘most arrested’ street preacher, Mike Overd, has walked free from conviction after his fifth prosecution.
Izzy Montague, "parents are part of the problem" and why RSE is so controversial
March 29th, 2019 | Education, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
On Wednesday 27 March, Parliament approved the new draft regulations for Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), which will promote LGBT lifestyles to children as young as five. The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska looks at the problem of RSE in schools across the country, including the case of Izzy Montague, and argues that “the battle for our children is upon us.”
Is Jordan Peterson an 'Islamophobe'?
March 28th, 2019 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Islam
Jordan Peterson has had his visiting fellowship at Cambridge University rescinded over a picture of him with someone wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “I’m a Proud Islamaphobe” [sic]. Does this mean that Jordan Peterson is an Islamophobe? What is an Islamophobe, and should any one accused of Islamophobia be barred from university? Tim Dieppe discusses what happened and what it shows about Jordan Peterson and Cambridge University.
Top European Court hears EC 'acted undemocratically' in rejecting petition to stop abortion funding
March 27th, 2019 | Abortion, Equality, Freedom, Life and Bioethics
On Monday 25 March, the question of the European Commission’s rejection of the most supported European Citizens’ Initiative in history came before the highest court in Europe. With the support of nearly 2 million EU citizens, ‘One of Us’ called for an end to EU funds being spent on oversees abortions and research, however its proposals were rejected purely because the Commission had an opposing ideological view.
Mother challenges school over treatment after forced LGBT Pride complaint
March 26th, 2019 | Family, Education, Same-Sex 'Parenting', Family and Sexual Ethics
Back in November, Christian Concern brought you the news that mother, Izzy Montague, was one of several parents to challenge her child’s primary school for forcing children as young as five to participate in an event celebrating gay pride. Now, Izzy has launched a legal challenge over how her son’s school treated her after making the complaint.
Action alert: tell the Welsh Government to redraft its Relationships and Sexuality Education guidelines
March 25th, 2019 |
The Welsh Government is currently consulting on its own draft guidelines on Relationships and Sex Education. We have put together a guide for how you can respond below. The closing date is Monday 1st of April 2019.
The heresy of liberal democracy part 3: the claims of Christ
March 22nd, 2019 | Church and State, Freedom
In a three-part series, Dr Joe Boot (Wilberforce Academy, Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity) argues that liberal democracy – the dominant view in political philosophy - is a form of heresy springing from beliefs that should not be held by Christians. In part three, Dr Boot looks at today’s model of liberal democracy and asks: will we stand with liberal-democratic heresy, or will we make our stand with Christ?
Pro-life group to challenge EU funding of human embryo destruction at top European Court
March 22nd, 2019 | Bioethics, Equality, Freedom, Life and Bioethics
On Monday, lawyers from the Christian Legal Centre will give evidence before the highest court of the European Union on the case of ‘One of Us’, a pro-life federation which previously challenged the court to stop EU funding of the destruction of human embryos. But their bid was rejected because the court did "not like the subject matter". Please pray for Monday’s court case, that the EU court would protect and uphold the lives of unborn babies.
The heresy of liberal democracy part 2: where it began
March 21st, 2019 | Church and State, Freedom
In a three-part series, Dr Joe Boot (Wilberforce Academy, Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity) argues that liberal democracy – the dominant view in political philosophy - is a form of heresy springing from beliefs that should not be held by Christians. In part two, Dr Boot looks at the origins of liberal democracy and how it has evolved to shape today’s political philosophy.
Syndicate content