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Friday, 22 May 2020

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Kids as young as 11 told to define hardcore porn for homework

Parents in Hull are “disgusted” after children as young as eleven were asked to consider different types of pornography and other inappropriate topics for homework.

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‘Bible must not be treated as hate crime’

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has called for a guarantee that quoting the Bible will not be treated as ‘hate crime’ under new laws.

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SNP veteran: ‘Beware Scotland’s hate crime Bill’

NI hate crime review ‘must not endanger free speech’, says former MLA

Scot hate crime Bill could ‘silence debate’, warns Society of Editors

Dr David Landrum, EA’s Director of Advocacy

EXCLUSIVE: EA tells Institute why it hopes Cornerstone wins Ofsted battle

The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has expressed its support for the Christian fostering and adoption agency Cornerstone in its legal case against Ofsted.

Shropshire becomes latest Council to withdraw controversial trans guidance for schools

Shropshire County Council has withdrawn its controversial guidance on transgenderism for schools and colleges and is asking them to stop using the advice.

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Kent and Barnsley join other councils in withdrawing trans guidance

CPS threatened with fresh legal action over pro-trans bias

Equalities Minister promises to protect single-sex spaces

Presumed consent organ donation law now in force

A new ‘presumed consent’ system for organ donation has come into force in England after Parliament approved the legislation last year.

High Court rules against pro-lifers in DIY abortion case

The High Court has ruled that the Government’s change to abortion law to allow home abortions was legal, despite concerns the new measure puts women’s safety at risk.

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US church cannot be forced to pay for abortions, appeals court rules

COVID-19: France ordered to lift ban on church meetings

The French Government has been ordered to lift the ban on meetings in churches within eight days by its top administrative court.

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Limited reopening of NI churches a ‘sign of hope’

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Journalist who threatened to behead Christians in Canberra walks free

Britain branded ‘cocaine capital of Europe’

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