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Liz Truss: Free speech about religion must be protected in conversion therapy ban ([link removed])
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The Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss has affirmed the Government’s stance that free speech and religious liberty should be protected from an overly-broad conversion therapy ban.



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Michael Buerk: ‘Freedom of speech seriously under threat at BBC’ ([link removed])
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One of the BBC’s most distinguished broadcasters has hit out at the pernicious effect of ‘woke creep’ at the corporation.



JK Rowling: ‘I could paper the house with death threats’ ([link removed])
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JK Rowling has revealed that she has “received so many death threats I could paper the house with them” after trans activists protested outside her house and disclosed her address online.


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‘Precious freedoms must not become victims to cancel culture’, says Equalities Minister ([link removed])





‘Stonewall’s fingerprints’ found all over Scots civil service recruitment process ([link removed])
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The employment and promotion of senior civil servants in Scotland has been unduly influenced by Stonewall, according to women’s rights campaigners.




US Supreme Court indicates pro-life move in major abortion case ([link removed])
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US Supreme Court judges have indicated that they will rule to uphold protections for unborn children in Mississippi.


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Medics tell US Supreme Court to protect the unborn ([link removed])



Portugal’s President thwarts moves to legalise euthanasia ([link removed])
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For the second time in less than a year, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has blocked an attempt to make it legal for Portuguese doctors to kill their patients


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Push to legalise assisted suicide gains ground in Jersey ([link removed])




Australian Govt finally introduces religious liberty Bill ([link removed])
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After a long delay, the Australian Prime Minister has introduced a religious liberty Bill to protect people “from discrimination on the basis of their religion in daily life”.





Poll: Scottish voters oppose turning blind eye to possessing hard drugs ([link removed])
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The majority of Scottish voters opposes the Scottish Government’s policy that those caught with Class A drugs can be issued with a warning instead of being prosecuted.


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Drug driving offences reach new high ([link removed])





Former NI First Minister: ‘Christians are called to be salt and light’ ([link removed])
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Arlene Foster has defended the place of Christian convictions in the political arena.




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