A Christian minister is suing a Belfast hotel after it ordered him to halt a public meeting in support of traditional marriage.
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Revd Harry Coulter


Christian minister humiliated by hotel over marriage event takes legal action ([link removed])
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A Christian minister is suing a Belfast hotel after it ordered him to halt a public meeting in support of traditional marriage.




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The creator of the controversial LGBT-promoting ‘No Outsiders’ programme has accepted that people should not be expected to “celebrate” LGBT lifestyles.


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NYC mayor threatens “specific churches” who flout COVID-19 rules with permanent shutdown ([link removed])
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has warned that churches could be closed permanently if they hold services despite coronavirus restrictions.


Alveda King


Martin Luther King’s niece no-platformed for being ‘inherently religious’ ([link removed])
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Legal action has been launched after Martin Luther King’s niece was barred from speaking at an event for being “inherently religious”.



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Coronavirus: ‘Don’t brush away the lives of the elderly and disabled’ ([link removed])
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The husband of a disabled woman has challenged growing calls for vulnerable people to be denied life-saving treatment as the NHS grapples with COVID-19.


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Recovering cannabis user: ‘I was barely even there’ ([link removed])
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Recovering cannabis users have shared how the drug damaged their lives, countering the myth that the substance is “innocuous”.


Elouise Simpson


Baby who had pioneering spina bifida womb op celebrates first birthday ([link removed])
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A baby who underwent pioneering in-womb spina bifida surgery has celebrated her first birthday at home in lockdown.


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How did Jesus die? Why did Jesus die? These are the two questions asked and answered by Jonathan Pryke, Senior Minister at Jesmond Parish Church, Newcastle upon Tyne.




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Joseph Addison


FEATURE: Wisdom for dark days from the founder of The Spectator ([link removed])
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Joseph Addison’s writings remind us that the very darkest of days can be lightened with an attitude of gratitude, wonder, humility, trust and hope.




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