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‘Pray for those in authority’ ([link removed])
The Christian Institute is urging prayer for our leaders following the General Election.


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Thousands of Christians murdered in Nigeria ([link removed])
More than 1,000 Christians have been murdered by Islamic extremists in Nigeria in the last year.


NI councils left in the lurch ahead of same-sex marriage introduction ([link removed])
The Government has been warned that councils in Northern Ireland are being left in a “legal and political quagmire” by plans to impose same-sex marriage early next year.

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Hundreds hear call for NI conscience protections ([link removed])



Rape survivor branded ‘transphobic’ for requesting female doctor ([link removed])
A sexual abuse survivor’s request to be seen by a female doctor when she went for a mammogram, was described as “highly discriminatory” by an NHS Trust.

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Universities shut down events examining the impact of gender ideology ([link removed])

Stonewall guide ‘misleads and intimidates’ schools over ‘inclusive’ Ofsted checks ([link removed])

‘Medical scandal’: Psychologists who quit NHS trans clinic speak out ([link removed])



Secularists fail in bid to censor Christian doctor ([link removed])
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A secularist group has failed to persuade a regulator to punish a Christian doctor after the General Medical Council (GMC) decided its complaint was merely “hearsay”.


NI pro-lifers say there’s a better option than abortion ([link removed])
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“We should show mercy and show compassion to these women and offer them alternatives because there is always a better option than abortion”.


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PCI Moderator: ‘Speak up against radical abortion change’ ([link removed])



Former Lib Dem candidate to sue party over religious beliefs ([link removed])
A former MP for Stoke-on-Trent South has revealed that he plans to sue the Liberal Democrats, alleging that he was deselected over his pro-life and pro-marriage views.


Actress speaks out against screening for Down’s syndrome ([link removed])
Popular actress Sally Phillips has spoken out against prenatal screenings for Down’s syndrome, as they lead to more abortions for unborn children with the condition.


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Down’s syndrome test leads to more abortions ([link removed])


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Zoë Wanamaker says too much TV is ‘violent and nasty’ ([link removed])

Premier League star: ‘I lost four months’ wages in one night’ ([link removed])

Jersey votes to criminalise parents who give their children a mild smack ([link removed])

Mental health nurse: ‘Legalising cannabis endorses unsafe drug’ ([link removed])




FEATURE: On this day: Peers vote to defend free speech ([link removed])
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On 12 December 2012, in a victory for free speech, the House of Lords voted to reform a controversial law that criminalised ‘insulting’ words or behaviour.


FEATURE: The trashing of truth ([link removed])
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‘If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear’, wrote George Orwell. Nearly 75 years ago Animal Farm was published. Famously, its author, George Orwell, believed that real liberty must involve the freedom to call out lies.



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