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Friday, 13 May 2022

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A top lawyer has warned the Government that its Online Safety Bill will breach citizens’ human rights by unlawfully restricting their free speech.

 
 

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Christian campaigners have warned the Westminster Government not to allow a ban on so-called conversion therapy to become an “LGBT blasphemy law”.

 
 
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Canadian police are investigating the assisted suicide of a 61-year-old woman after her daughters said she was not able to provide consent due to her mental health.

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Assisted suicide rejected for tenth time in Connecticut.

 
 
Helena Kerschner

A woman who took cross-sex hormones in an attempt to live as a man has spoken about how the internet can influence teenagers to believe they are the opposite sex.

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‘Gender-confused kids need counselling not trans drugs’: columnist

Psychologist: ‘Over half of my child patients are gender-confused’

Supreme Court rejects detransitioner’s appeal against gender clinic ruling

 
Pastor Keith Waters

A Christian pastor has won his legal case after being forced to resign from his part-time job for warning Christians and children against LGBT ‘Pride Month’ events.

 
Nicola Sturgeon

An SNP MP has challenged Nicola Sturgeon to a public debate on the definition of women.

 
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The number of gamblers seeking help for their addiction has risen dramatically since the start of the pandemic.

 
 
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The US Senate has rejected an attempt to cement abortion into federal law by 49-51 votes. All Republicans and one Democrat opposed the ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’.

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More than £350m of public money given to abortion giants for spending overseas

 
 
Interview with Dr Kevin Yuill

Dr Kevin Yuill Associate Professor in American History at the University of Sunderland sets out the concerns over euthanasia and assisted suicide practices in Canada and why UK legislators should not change the law here.

 
 
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The Government revealed its intentions for the new Parliamentary term in the Queen’s Speech this week, delivered in her absence by Prince Charles. While these cover a wide range of issues, here are five Bills which will be of particular interest to Christians.

 
 
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In 2015, in the name of counter-extremism, the Government consulted on an extraordinarily vague and dangerous plan for Ofsted to inspect church youth work.

 
 

 

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