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Friday, 20 January 2023

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CI welcomes Equalities Minister’s intervention on ‘conversion therapy’ ban

The Christian Institute has welcomed a letter sent to MPs by Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch pledging to ensure the Government’s proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy does not criminalise parents, teachers and church leaders who uphold the Bible’s teaching on gender and sexual ethics.

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UK Govt announces law to ban so-called ‘conversion therapy’

Conversion therapy ban: RC bishops slam Scot Govt’s ‘ideological totalitarianism’

‘Welsh Govt must not bow to rigged group’s push for broad conversion therapy ban’

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CofE bishops endorse blessing same-sex relationships

Church of England bishops have recommended that their churches bless same-sex partnerships, in a report published this morning.

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Assault on biblical doctrine of marriage in CofE led by ‘vocal minority’

UK Govt set to derail Holyrood ‘sex-swap’ law

The Scotland Secretary has announced the UK Government’s decision to block Holyrood’s gender self-ID Bill on constitutional grounds.

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Christian MPs blast Scotland’s vetoed sex-swap Bill

Former Supreme Court judge: Gender Bill veto appeal ‘a waste of time’

Majority of parents value RE, survey shows

Almost seven in ten parents believe Religious Education is an important part of their child’s education, a survey has revealed.

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Schools Minister: ‘Children should not be taught politically contested views as fact’

Prince Harry drugs boast ‘grossly irresponsible’

Revelations of illegal drug taking in the Duke of Sussex’s memoir have been widely criticised.

Canadian doctor who euthanised over 400 people boasts about man unable to consent

A Canadian doctor who has killed more than 400 people through euthanasia and assisted suicide has boasted that she helped to kill one man who was previously deemed not to meet the requirements.

Oxford’s new Vice-Chancellor: ‘I will be championing free speech’

Oxford University’s new Vice-Chancellor has vowed to champion free speech for the university’s staff and students.

Scottish hate crime Bill delayed over ‘huge pressures’ on police resources

The Scottish Government’s controversial hate crime Bill will not come into force until at least 2024.

Open Doors: ‘Global persecution of Christians at an unprecedented level’

Christian persecution has grown dramatically over the past 30 years, a new report has revealed.

Hospital Trust will not guarantee same-sex intimate care

Pro-trans medic admits sex-swap drugs will probably leave kids infertile

US: Abortion drugs made more widely available

Scotland must tackle gambling industry ‘immediately’

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Colin Hart
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