Calls to halt rollout of Scotland's new hate crime law
A broad coalition of organisations and individuals is calling on the Scottish government to stall implementation of its new Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which comes into force on 1 April.
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Over 100,000 sign petition calling for reduction to abortion time limit
The petition was organised by Right to Life UK and was delivered to 10 Downing Street along with a group of MPs and parents of children who were born at 22 and 23 weeks.
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DailyHope is on the line – again!
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Christians could be branded extremists under new 'over-broad' definition
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A teacher is this week giving evidence about her sacking from a school after she refused to address a transitioning female pupil as a boy.
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Sadness after sudden death of Christian Institute founder Colin Hart
Tributes have been paid to Colin Hart, founder and director of The Christian Institute, after his sudden death at the age of 60.
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War in Gaza 'needs to end now', says Archbishop
Archbishop Justin Welby called the war "cruel and horrific".
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Teaching children God's perfect design for marriage
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Fulfilling the call to make disciples
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Christians could be caught out by new 'extremist' definition
Christians are at risk of being branded 'extremists' under the government's new definition of extremism published this week, a campaign group has warned.
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Judge upholds dismissal of Christian actress over Facebook post about homosexuality
An Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a previous judgment ruling that a theatre was within the law when it dismissed a Christian actress over a Facebook post that was critical of homosexuality.
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Changing the law on assisted suicide will put lives at risk, say campaigners
A coalition of over 40 organisations has warned of the "dangers" for terminally ill and disabled people if assisted suicide is made legal.
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NHS to stop prescribing puberty blockers to children
"We have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support the safety or clinical effectiveness of puberty suppressing hormones to make the treatment routinely available at this time."
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