(The Christian Institute) — Heterosexual couples could be allowed to enter into civil partnerships in England and Wales as MPs back a review into the current laws. Tim Loughton MP had launched a Private Members Bill to permit heterosexuals to form a civil partnership, claiming it was “not fair” that opposite-sex couples have “the single […]

(The Christian Institute) — A little-known Swiss diplomat has been credited with leading the largest civilian rescue operation of the Second World War. Carl Lutz, the Swiss Vice-Consul to Budapest, is thought to have saved more than 62,000 Jews from death at the hands of the Nazis. Lutz is said to have been motivated by […]

(The Christian Institute) — All transsexual prisoners should be released, children should be allowed unrestricted access to hormone blockers and birth certificates should be banned, transsexual campaigners are demanding. In its manifesto, the Edinburgh chapter of the national Action for Trans Health (ATH) group, which has previously called for “radical violence,” said: “This is war, […]

(The Christian Institute) — A mother has called for a re-think of medical guidelines after doctors left her baby who was born at 22 weeks to die. Sophie Dennis was told by doctors at a hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne that her daughter Autumn was not “viable” for help. Official guidance from the Royal College […]

(The Christian Institute) — Only four babies diagnosed with Down syndrome before birth were born in Denmark last year, a Danish official has revealed. Carsten Søndergaard, Denmark’s ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, quoted the figure after pro-life advocate Liz McDermott raised Denmark’s high abortion rate during a parliamentary hearing. Despite the tiny number, Søndergaard […]

(The Christian Institute) — Children whose parents divorced are still suffering from the damaging effects into their 50s, new research has indicated. A report published by the International Longevity Centre UK found that the consequences of family breakdown do not “wear off.” It adds to the overwhelming evidence showing the serious damage of divorce. The […]

(The Christian Institute) — The Australian state of Victoria has legalised assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia. The bill to legalize assisted suicide passed by just four votes in the upper house of Victoria’s parliament. The law will come into force next year and apply to terminally ill people with an estimated life expectancy of six […]

(The Christian Institute) — The U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that it will sit in Belfast to hear arguments in the Ashers Baking Company case. It will be the first time the court has ever sat in Northern Ireland. Supported by The Christian Institute’s Legal Defense Fund, Ashers is defending itself from a lawsuit brought […]

(The Christian Institute) — The incredible potential of adult stem cell treatments has once again been demonstrated, this time by a team of scientists in Germany. Scientists have grown replacement skin for a seven-year-old boy suffering from a devastating genetic disorder. The achievement is one of the most impressive examples of adult stem cell treatment, […]

(The Christian Institute) — Doctors in Canada have reported an increase in conversations about legalizing assisted suicide for children – just a year after the practice was first allowed for adults. A new survey by the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) claimed that its members are “increasingly” being asked by parents about the option of helping […]