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Friday, 15 November 2019

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Institute and pro-LGBT groups call for NI marriage protections

Protections for charities, churches and public sector workers must be included when same-sex marriage is introduced in Northern Ireland, The Christian Institute has said.

 
 

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school

Empowering parents: ‘Equipped for equality’ publication launched

The Christian Institute has today launched ‘Equipped for equality’ – a guide to what schools can and cannot do in the name of equality and human rights.

 
Rob Flello

Election candidate deselected by Lib Dems over pro-life and pro-marriage views

A candidate for the Liberal Democrats has been deselected by the party reportedly for expressing socially conservative views.

 
Police

Female prisoner challenges trans policy after assault by male

A female prisoner who says she was sexually assaulted by a male inmate has filed a legal challenge against government policy which allows men who say they are women to share women’s prisons.

 
 
Babies

Twins given 1 per cent chance of survival now 7 months old

Twins believed to be the UK’s smallest ever surviving babies are now seven months old.

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‘Women’s health at risk’: Safety concerns at abortion clinic continue

 
Pilgrims Progress Film

Pilgrim’s Progress brought to life in new animated film

A vibrant new animation of John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress has been released in cinemas.

 
Harry Billinge

D-Day veteran shares love of Christ

A D-Day veteran has used his interview on BBC Breakfast to point people to Jesus and implore them to love one another.

 
 

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New Zealand to hold referendum on assisted suicide

 
 
Cannabis

FEATURE: Myth buster: “My doctor will be prescribing me cannabis joints”

“Two cannabis medicines are approved for use on the NHS”, read the Daily Mirror headline. “Cannabis on the NHS”, said the Daily Mail. So is your GP about to advise you to smoke cannabis for that recurrent back pain? In a word, no.

 
 
Isaac Watts

FEATURE: His hymns are sung at state events, but Isaac Watts was persecuted by the state for his beliefs

As the nation pauses to remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives in war to protect our freedoms, people around the country sing solemn, reflective hymns.

 
 
Ian Cooper

FEATURE: The promise and price of religious freedom

When Noah and his family set foot on the earth after the flood that had destroyed everything, one of the first things they did was to praise God.

 
 

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