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Friday, 19 February 2021

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Govt announces tough new measures on uni free speech

The Government has announced a range of tough new measures to ensure that free speech is not restricted at universities.

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Professor blasts ‘dismal failure’ of universities to defend free speech

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Education Minister backs official over NI ‘conversion therapy’ row

Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has publicly backed former MLA Nelson McCausland after he was falsely accused of promoting “conversion therapy practices”.

Scots Justice Committee springs eleventh-hour consultation on hate crime Bill

The Scottish Justice Committee has launched an extremely short 96-hour public consultation on the Scottish Government’s controversial hate crime Bill.

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Evangelicals and Catholics call on Scot Govt to axe controversial section of hate crime Bill

Church leaders granted judicial review over Scots church lockdown closures

A group of 27 church leaders has been granted permission for a judicial review over the closure of places of worship in Scotland under recent Covid-19 measures.

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US Supreme Court lifts California ban on church worship

ONS U-turn: Census to record ‘legal sex’ not self-ID

Controversial plans to allow people to ‘self-identify’ as someone of the opposite sex on this year’s census for England and Wales have been abandoned.

Operation Mobilisation celebrates 50 years at sea

Operation Mobilisation’s ship ministry is celebrating 50 years of service at sea.

EXCLUSIVE: MLA and Down’s syndrome campaigner talk to CI

An MLA and a Down’s syndrome campaigner have told The Christian Institute why they are fighting to change the laws on abortion for disabilities.

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New Bill aims to end disability abortion in NI

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