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Important free speech judgment on Bus Ads case
July 30th, 2014 | Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson’s willingness to redefine words to avoid political inconvenience is exposed this week (30 July) following a remarkable High Court judgment involving the banning of a London Bus Ad.
Government accused of dishonesty over 3-parent baby plan
July 29th, 2014 | Bioethics
Leading scientists have accused the Government of misleading the public after it quietly changed its definition of “genetic modification” to push forward with proposals to allow 3-parent babies.
New IVF procedure tests embryos for genetic disorders
July 29th, 2014 | Bioethics
The first pregnancy has been reported using a new IVF technique that screens embryos for genetic disorders before they are implanted into the womb.
The world must respond to the cry of Iraq's Christians
July 25th, 2014 | Religious Freedom
An appeal to world leaders to "wake up urgently" to the persecution of Christians in Iraq has been made by the cross-bench Peer, Lord Alton of Liverpool.
Religious freedom under threat across the world
July 25th, 2014 | Religious Freedom
An increased international focus on protection of religious freedom is required to combat the worldwide persecution, torture and killing of Christians, says Cross-bench Peer, Lord Alton.
“Killing another human being is an act of violence against God”
July 25th, 2014 | End of life
In light of the ‘assisted suicide’ debate in Parliament, Pastor Jon Hobbs of Grace Church in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, has shared a Biblical perspective he delivered in a sermon a few years ago on the command not to kill, applied to euthanasia and ‘assisted suicide.’
Government presses ahead with 3-parent baby plan despite significant public opposition
July 25th, 2014 | Bioethics
The Government has announced its intention to press ahead with a new IVF technique that will result in the creation of children with three, instead of two, genetic parents - despite opposition from 60 per cent of those who responded to a public consultation on the proposals earlier this year.
Islamist hardliners imposed "intolerant and aggressive Islamic ethos" at Birmingham schools
July 25th, 2014 | Education
The final in a series of reports on the ‘Trojan Horse’ plot by Islamist school governors and teachers to take over several schools in Birmingham, has revealed that City Council officials had failed to take action despite being aware of the plot two years ago.
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim escapes Sudan and arrives safely in Italy
July 25th, 2014 | Religious Freedom
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian doctor who was barred from leaving the country even after her death sentence for alleged ‘apostasy’ was quashed by the government, has arrived safely in Rome.
Victory for Civil Engineer dismissed for speaking about Jesus at work
July 24th, 2014 | Religious Freedom
An evangelical Christian, who was sacked by South Tipperary County Council for speaking about Jesus and sharing the Gospel with others during working hours, has won his religious discrimination case.
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