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Are parents more pro-life, or is the state more pro-death?
July 26th, 2018 | Church and State, End of life, Life and Bioethics
Andrea Williams, chief executive of Christian Concern, comments on how legal cases determining the 'best interests' have shifted in the past thirty years.
Market trader wins case after licence revoked for giving tract
July 26th, 2018 | Employment, Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
Steve Loha sold watches and mobile phone cases for 15 years at his stall at Chichester market. As a Christian, he would sometimes also give tracts to customers, using his opportunities to share the good news about Jesus with those he met.
Why it is so important that the UK government has admitted that trans identification is a belief
July 24th, 2018 | Church and State, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
The UK government has taken the extraordinary step of admitting that transgender identification is actually a belief. It has done this in its own consultation document on reforming the Gender Recognition Act (2004), in a discussion on whether there should be legal rights for people who say they are neither male nor female.
University fires chaplain for views
July 20th, 2018 | Education, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
This week Glasgow University fired a chaplain after he ran a service at his parish church to atone for the offence of gay pride in Glasgow. The Glasgow Pride event was led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and drew 12,000 people through the streets.
John Wesley's original chapel hosts service celebrating Gay Pride
July 13th, 2018 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
Tomorrow morning, a group called Christians At Bristol Pride will hold a ‘Service of Celebration’ with the sole intention of affirming LGBT+ lifestyles for Christians and then attending Pride Bristol.
P. Andrew Sandlin: Progressivism's March Toward God's Judgment
July 13th, 2018 |
Dr P. Andrew Sandlin, Founder & President, Center for Cultural Leadership discusses the problem with 'progressivism' and challenges Christians and churches to steer away from its influence.
Ferryhill Town Council's 'special' meeting: An observer's report
July 13th, 2018 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom
On Wednesday 11th July, Ferryhill Town Council held a special meeting about Richard Smith, the ex-mayor who was hounded out of office for posting Christian views of sexuality and Islam on Facebook. An observer at the event reports on what happened:
Christian doctor fired for saying gender is biological
July 13th, 2018 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech, Religious Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
A Christian doctor had his contract terminated as a medical assessor for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) because of his belief that sex is genetic and biological.
Prayer and action alert: Councillor Smith ousted as Mayor for biblical views
July 11th, 2018 | Freedom, Freedom of Speech
Councillor Smith, ousted as Mayor for biblical views, needs your prayers tonight. Please pray he is vindicated and biblical truth is honoured.
The UK government is going down a dangerous path in its zeal to ban 'conversion therapies'
July 6th, 2018 | Freedom, Sexual Orientation, Family and Sexual Ethics
On Tuesday the government announced plans to ‘stamp out’ what it simplistically calls ‘conversion therapies’ for sexual orientation and gender identity. The usual media circus flared up as it does around this subject. Most journalists and commentators have not realised how serious this really is. The United Kingdom has turned a corner with this announcement.
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