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** Government conversion therapy ban ‘will go ahead’ ([link removed])
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The Government is saying it will press on with its plan for a law banning so-called conversion therapy – just hours after a briefing on an ‘non-legislative approach’ was leaked to the pro-ban journalist Paul Brand of ITV News.
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** MPs vote to make DIY abortions permanent in England ([link removed])
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MPs have voted to make permanent the emergency Covid measures permitting unsupervised home abortions in England, just weeks after the Government promised they would end.
** Law prof: ‘Online Safety Bill must not restrict legitimate free speech’ ([link removed])
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A law professor and former MSP has warned the Government its attempts to make the internet safer “may do more harm than good”.
** Ex-Children’s Minister: ‘Parents who smack children should not be criminalised’ ([link removed])
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Parents should not be criminalised for giving their children a light smack, a senior MP has stated.
** USA Today slammed for naming man as a ‘Woman of the Year’ ([link removed])
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One of America’s biggest newspapers, USA Today, has provoked outrage after naming a biological male among its ‘Women of the Year’ for 2022.
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** Detransitioner: ‘The NHS should expect legal action’ ([link removed])
** Stonewall given power to ‘dictate’ Govt LGBT conference ([link removed])
** Trans ideology triumphs over biological reality at US swimming championships ([link removed])
** PCI warns NIO ‘power grab’ may threaten schools’ sex ed ethos ([link removed])
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The Northern Ireland Secretary’s recent “power grab” to overrule the country’s Executive on abortion could undermine schools’ ethos on teaching sex education, the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has warned.
** CI: ‘C4 show a reckless assault on traditional marriage’ ([link removed])
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A Channel 4 show that glamorises ‘polyamorous’ relationships between three or more people has been denounced as “repulsive” by The Christian Institute.
** Peaceful protest outside abortion clinics to become a criminal offence in NI ([link removed])
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MLAs have backed the introduction of abortion ‘buffer zones’ in Northern Ireland which will criminalise people who hand out pro-life literature, offer prayer, or speak to anyone about abortion near clinics.
** Chinese authorities target Christian worship and witness online ([link removed])
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Posting evangelical Christian content on the internet, or via social media, without permission from the Communist Party has been declared illegal in China.
** Betting firm fined over £9m after second breach of rules in five years ([link removed])
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A betting firm has been fined over £9 million for its breach of rules, including the failure to check whether gamblers could afford to deposit tens of thousands of pounds.
** LGB individuals ‘over-represented’ on TV ([link removed])
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Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are significantly over-represented on TV compared to the general population, a study by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) has revealed.
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** BBC News backtracks on ‘assigned female at birth’ instead of ‘women’ after pushback ([link removed])
** Social media celebs endorsing trans ideology ‘causing grave harm’ to children, MPs told ([link removed])
** Finnish Christian MP who quoted Bible cleared of ‘hate speech’ charges ([link removed])
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A Christian politician in Finland has been acquitted of “hate speech” for sharing the Bible’s teaching on homosexuality.
** FEATURE: Mary Whitehouse: From prude to “prophet” ([link removed])
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Recent re-assessment of the evangelical campaigner vindicates her cause
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