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LGBT General Synod member leads multifaith group in attack on biblical sexual ethics ([link removed])
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The LGBT activist and General Synod member Jayne Ozanne has joined forces with members of other faiths in a campaign to challenge biblical teaching on sexual ethics and biological sex.


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Guardian journalist claims Christian forgiveness and redemption are ‘code for conversion therapy’ ([link removed])
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Churches could be banned from teaching sexual ethics in Aus state ([link removed])
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Robertson Trust accused of “sham” disciplinary hearing before dismissing pro-marriage CEO ([link removed])
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A multimillion-pound charitable trust has been accused of conducting a “sham” disciplinary hearing before dismissing its CEO over his beliefs on marriage.


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Tribunal hears Robertson Trust chairwoman was ‘on the warpath’ over pro-marriage church ([link removed])
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Scot hate crime Bill progresses as MSPs demand more changes ([link removed])
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The Scottish Government’s hate crime Bill has passed the first stage in Holyrood after the Justice Secretary promised to substantially water down his proposals.


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Scot Govt gives more ground on hate crime Bill ([link removed])
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Hate crime proposals for England and Wales ‘must be challenged’ ([link removed])
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Dame Melanie Dawes


Ofcom chief compares gender-critics to racists ([link removed])
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Ofcom’s Chief Executive has compared people who disagree with radical gender ideology to “racists” during a discussion about BBC impartiality.


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Scottish children will still be given puberty blockers, despite High Court ruling ([link removed])
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An NHS gender clinic in Scotland will continue giving experimental puberty-blocking drugs to children, despite the High Court for England and Wales ruling that children cannot generally give their consent.


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High Court to hear that obtaining a divorce is ‘too easy’ ([link removed])
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A man who was divorced by his wife is set to tell the High Court that England’s vaguely worded divorce laws make it too “easy” to obtain a divorce.



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‘Authoritarian’ Cambridge Uni free speech clause amended following landslide vote ([link removed])
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Cambridge University’s proposed free speech policy will not tell staff, students and visitors they must respect views they disagree with, after academics voted in favour of amendments.


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Amnesty attack on free speech ‘chilling’, says founder’s granddaughter ([link removed])
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No ban on Wales and NI church worship in post-Christmas lockdown ([link removed])
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Churches will remain open when tighter Covid-19 restrictions are introduced in Wales and Northern Ireland immediately after Christmas.




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