(The Christian Institute) — An Australian couple who chose life for their unborn child, after she was diagnosed with Down syndrome, have criticized doctors who repeatedly urged them to have an abortion. Mr. and Mrs. Simpkins spoke out on an Australian TV show, which included several mothers sharing how they were pressurized to abort their […]

(The Christian Institute) — Around 450,000 children between the ages of 11 and 15 in England and Wales gambled in a week, according to a Gambling Commission report. Of those, it is thought that 9,000 are problem gamblers. The “Young People and Gambling” report, published last week, found that 16 percent of children of this […]

U.K. (The Christian Institute) — Proposals for Ofsted to inspect Sunday Schools illustrate that government ministers see religious faith as “a problem,” a former Cabinet minister has said. Labor MP Stephen Timms, a former chief secretary to the Treasury, made the comments while speaking at the release of a new report about faith-based charities. The government […]

(The Christian Institute) — Parents are up in arms after being told their children will have to use gender-neutral toilets in a new school building. A new building at Buxton School in Leytonstone, East London, has been fitted with the toilets, for use by children aged eight and above. Headteacher Kath Wheeler says the facilities […]

(The Christian Institute) — Expectant mothers may soon be able to view their unborn baby in virtual reality (VR), after the announcement of ground-breaking new scanning technology. Scientists in Brazil have merged ultrasound images with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to build a 3D model of a baby in the womb, which can be brought to […]

(The Christian Institute) — Assisted suicides increased by more than a quarter in just one year in Switzerland, according to newly released figures. There were 742 cases of assisted suicide in 2014, up 26 percent on the previous year. There has been a steady rise in the country, which has seen a 250 percent increase […]

(The Christian Institute) — Republic of Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny has said that “porn is an issue that clearly needs to be addressed.” Kenny said a national conversation on tackling the issue is needed as children are being “corrupted” by an “avalanche” of pornographic material. He made the comments at the launch of a […]

(The Christian Institute) — Parents and MPs have fiercely criticized a CBBC program about a boy living as a girl, calling it “completely inappropriate.” “Just A Girl” features “Amy”—played by an actress—who is starting out at secondary school, and does not want anyone to find out he was “born in the wrong body.” It is […]