(The Christian Institute) — The Church in Wales is considering introducing same-sex marriage blessings in its services after bishops proposed radical changes to the Book of Common Prayer. Presenting the change to its governing body, the Bench of Bishops said: “We believe that same-sex relationships can be understood in a radically different way, and that […]

(The Christian Institute) — The mother of a 16-year-old girl with autism has spoken of the “trans radicalization” that led to her daughter being referred to NHS England’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS). … Speaking publicly for the first time, the mother — known as “Angela” — told The Mail on Sunday that her daughter […]

(The Christian Institute) — A writer for The Guardian newspaper has labeled Christian teaching on forgiveness and redemption as “insidious” and “a dog-whistle for conversion therapy.” Fred McConnell, a woman who lives as a man, referenced the Ashers “gay cake” case among concerns over a local church’s stance on LGBT issues. The comments came as […]

(The Christian Institute) — A man who was divorced by his wife is set to tell the High Court that England’s vaguely worded divorce laws make it too “easy” to obtain a divorce. Charles Ayeh-Kumi was divorced two years ago on the grounds of “unreasonable behavior,” because he “worked too much and never went on […]

(The Christian Institute) — The Welsh government’s new education bill has been criticized by The Christian Institute for its controversial plans for religious education and sex education subjects. The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill scraps all existing safeguards with nothing offered in their place and imposes a compulsory “Relationships and Sexuality Education” curriculum on all […]

MILTON KEYNES, U.K. (The Christian Institute) — [A] law professor has been disciplined by the Open University (OU) after he warned of the Scottish hate crime bill’s impact on those who maintain that men cannot become women. Alistair Bonnington argued that the bill would “make it a crime for anybody to deny that a ‘trans’ woman […]

 (The Christian Institute) — A leading psychiatrist who warned about the use of experimental treatments at NHS England’s gender identity clinic for children is now facing disciplinary action. Dr. David Bell, a former staff governor at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust which oversees the clinic, reported clinicians’ concerns over patient welfare to […]

(The Christian Institute) — The French government has been ordered to review its limit on the number of people allowed in places of worship by the country’s highest court. Last month, the French government announced its autumn lockdown would be lifted in stages, with non-essential retail and places of worship allowed to reopen. However, the […]

(The Christian Institute) — A multimillion pound charitable trust is being sued by its former CEO and a church over alleged anti-religious bias, in separate legal actions supported by The Christian Institute. Kenneth Ferguson, an elder at Stirling Free Church, had been CEO of The Robertson Trust in Scotland since 2011 but was dismissed in […]

(The Christian Institute) — Doctors in the Netherlands will be allowed to sedate dementia patients before euthanizing them, if they fear they will resist. New guidelines say that in cases of severe dementia where the patient has lost the ability to communicate, doctors no longer have to obtain their consent if an “advance directive” stating […]