(The Christian Institute) — A little girl who was born before Britain’s legal abortion limit has celebrated her second birthday despite doctors branding her “not viable.” Edie Madoc-Jones survived after battling a bleed on the brain, collapsed lungs and a hole in the heart. Twin boys are also celebrating their first birthday after having in-womb […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — A mother has shared how she refused to have an abortion even though doctors offered it ten times after diagnosing her baby with a disability. Natalie Halson explained that doctors persistently pressured her to have an abortion because of baby Mirabelle’s diagnosis of spina bifida — a condition where the spine […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — Israel Folau has launched legal action against Rugby Australia (RA) after his playing contract was terminated over an Instagram post quoting the Bible. RA claimed the post, which said Hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars” and others, and called them to repent, was a “high-level breach” of its code of conduct. […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — Pregnant women considering an abortion are being failed, campaigners say, in response to new figures revealing over 13,000 abortions took place in Scotland last year. The statistics showed that women in deprived areas were twice as likely to end the life of their unborn child compared to women in richer areas. […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — Two of the world’s leading cosmetic brands are trumpeting their major financial support for abortion giant Planned Parenthood. Benefit says it will “support Planned Parenthood’s mission to provide sexual and reproductive health care” — which includes abortions — “by donating customer sales to the organization.” M.A.C, owned by Estée Lauder, has […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — A Church of Scotland parish church in Dumfriesshire has come under fire for maintaining the biblical position that marriage is between one man and one woman. Glencairn and Moniaive Parish Church and Dunscore Parish Church share a minister. After the incumbent’s retirement, the churches considered whether to change their position to […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — Netflix and Disney have threatened to remove their business from the state of Georgia after the governor signed into law a bill seeking to protect the unborn beginning at approximately six to eight weeks gestation. Prior to the law being passed, fifty Hollywood actors, including Sean Penn, Alec Baldwin and Ben […]
Continue reading … (The Christian Institute) — A woman who walked away from her lesbian relationship to pursue Jesus has told The Christian Institute how God turned her life around. After hearing a song she knew from her churchgoing childhood on the radio, Sarah Sedgwick explored the possibility of living as a “gay Christian.” But she realized, through […]
Continue reading … (The Christian Institute) — A minister in the Church of Scotland has accused Christian charity Scripture Union of discriminating against homosexuals. David Young complained to the Kirk’s General Assembly that the charity was excluding LGBT people from volunteering. But Scripture Union’s ethos statement for volunteers is clear: “In our present culture we feel the […]
Continue reading …(The Christian Institute) — A group defending the unborn say they are “greatly saddened” by a court’s decision to support at-home abortions. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) was challenging the Scottish government’s decision to introduce “DIY” abortions. But judges in Edinburgh decided not to overturn a previous decision, saying Registered Medical […]
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