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Liz Truss MP


Govt will consult on ‘conversion therapy’ in September ([link removed])
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The Minister for Women and Equalities has informed Parliament that the consultation on a so-called conversion therapy ban – first announced in the Queen’s Speech – will be launched in the autumn.




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BBC uses Call the Midwife to promote abortion once again ([link removed])
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The BBC has once again used its popular Call the Midwife series to promote abortion.



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Equalities watchdog quits Stonewall’s pro-LGBT scheme ([link removed])
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has quit as a member of Stonewall’s ‘Diversity Champions’ programme, it has been revealed.


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‘Man’ and ‘woman’ branded ‘microaggressions’ in uni guidance ([link removed])
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Baroness Jane Campbell


Disabled peer speaks out against new attempt to legalise assisted suicide ([link removed])
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A disabled peer has hit out at at the latest attempt to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales.


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House of Lords to consider assisted suicide Bill ([link removed])
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Online Safety Bill ditches age-verification checks for porn ([link removed])
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The Government has provoked anger and astonishment after proposing legislation that would remove age-verification checks to protect children from pornography online.



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Whistleblower tells of disciplinary threats and hostility over trans clinic report ([link removed])
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A top psychiatrist who exposed inadequacies at England’s NHS gender identity clinic for children has spoken of the resistance he faced from senior staff when he questioned poor clinical practice.


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‘Fear and regret’: US detransitioners speak out ([link removed])
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Presbyterian Church in Ireland speaks out against disability abortions ([link removed])
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The largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland has expressed its support for a Bill seeking to protect unborn babies with disabilities from abortion.


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Scotland records highest ever abortion rate ([link removed])
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Baby given 1 in 5 chance of survival celebrates fifth birthday ([link removed])
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Peers back ban on gambling sponsors on football shirts ([link removed])
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Gambling companies should not be allowed to advertise on football shirts, more than 150 peers have said.


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Gambling giant ‘cashing in on coronavirus’ ([link removed])
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Kate Forbes MSP


Christian MSP speaks out on mixing faith and politics ([link removed])
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Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has opened up about living out her Christian faith within her high-profile position.



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FEATURE: Religious liberty must be preserved ([link removed])
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Religious liberty is one of our most important freedoms. When it is threatened, so is gospel freedom. As a result, the good news of Jesus Christ becomes harder to proclaim and it becomes increasingly difficult for Christians to live out godly lives that witness to the Gospel.




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