From film scenes featuring nudity, to Qur'an readings and dancing to Vengaboys in the nave - cathedrals across the country have long been commercialised for activities that directly contradict the word of God.

Whether the tipping point was a silent disco held in the historic Canterbury Cathedral, or the dozen more cathedrals planning to host them, there has been national outrage and a new petition calling on the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to intervene to “make the Cathedral a house of prayer once more”.

Paul Huxley joins Naga Munchetty on BBC 5 Live.

Last Friday on Round the Table, Andrea Williams, Tim Dieppe and Ben John brought highlights from the House of Lords 'conversion therapy' bill debate.

Public Policy Researcher Dr Carys Moseley distils three lessons from the debate:

https://christianconcern.com/comment/3-lessons-from-the-historic-conversion-therapy-bill-debate/

Next, they discussed the latest amendment tabled by Dame Diane Johnson in favour of decriminalising self-abortions right up to birth, and the devastating effect that will have on women and society.

See our guide on how to write to your MP:

https://christianconcern.com/action/write-to-your-mp-abortion-decriminalisation/

They also chatted through how to respond to the government's call for evidence of the effects of pornography.

Help the government see the damages of all pornography:

https://christianconcern.com/action/help-the-government-see-the-damage-of-all-pornography/

‘For God’s love of the world he gave his one and only son so that whoever, whatever person-homosexual, drunk, liar or a prostitute–believes in him shall not perish and have everlasting life.’

Dwayne Lopez speaks to GB News about how police have misused PSPO (Public Spaces Protection Order) laws to shut down the likes of himself, Harmonie London, and hundreds of Christian street preachers that come through the Christian Legal Centre's doors. He lays out the gospel in plain terms, for all to examine the absence of hate or contention towards any particular group in history.

While never condoning sin, the Bible teaches an all-inclusive message - Jesus is the only way to the Father. This good news is for everybody, and must be preached freely on our streets.

Read more: https://christianconcern.com/news/police-weaponise-pspo-to-threaten-arrest-and-shut-down-christian-preaching/

How have we arrived at a time when law enforcement tramples the gospel, while silently endorsing violence?

On GB News, Christian Legal Centre's Michael Phillips commented on yet another incident of police officers weaponising PSPO (Public Spaces Protection Order) laws to threaten and silence Christian street preachers. Although these run-ins have captured the focus of the internet and mainstream news lately, they are a 'systemic problem' which the Christian Legal Centre has been working through for over a decade now.

"The problem is that police officers that I meet day in, day out, are often extremely ill-informed about the Public Order Act. What the officer said is, 'You commit an offense if harassment, alarm or distressed is caused', and that is just not what the law says.

"Officers always take this topsy-turvy approach to the law, whereby they say if somebody's upset then there's a crime - and that is not the case. It is not the law. And unfortunately this is a systemic problem. This is Uxbridge; we see it in Liverpool, we see it in in Yorkshire, we see it across the country.

"Eventually what happens is that somebody gets arrested and and put into prison, albeit maybe only for 24 hours, and it sends a chilling effect to everybody else."

Host Martin Daubney duly noted that other religious groups have caused far more disruption to public life and property without repercussions.

GB News

14 February 2024

Tim Dieppe, Carys Moseley and Paul Huxley join Ben John in discussing Muslim immigrants falsely converting to Christianity, Canterbury Cathedral hosting a silent disco in their premises, and today's debate on the bill to ban 'conversion therapy' in the House of Lords.

Paul Huxley, Communications Manager at Christian Concern comments on the controversial silent disco held in Canterbury Cathedral with Reverend Kes Grant and host Anna Cookson on BBC Radio Kent.

"If we as a society, a school or a medical service help children as young as six, seven or eight come to terms with their biological sex - the truth - that would be the kindest thing to do for them, as opposed to forcing a school and all the children in class to believe something that wasn't true.

All the medical and psychiatric evidence is showing that we should not be affirming gender confusion in children. That is absolutely objective; we've seen the Tavistock clinic closing because of the very poor outcomes in affirming them."

Andrea Williams speaks to Kat Cowan on BBC Radio Sheffield about Nigel and Sally Rowe's case supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the government's guidance for schools for gender-questioning children, and the need for the Church of England to scrap its guidance.

This week has seen high-profile attacks on Christian freedoms and freedom of speech at large. Andrea Williams and Tim Dieppe join Ben John in establishing where Christians stand - in court, on our streets, in schools, and in every area of life that God has called us to.

We share more about the letter that Nigel and Sally Rowe have written, with the Christian Legal Centre's support, to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, calling on him to urgently pull the CofE’s own policy on gender-questioning children, titled ‘Valuing All God’s Children’ (VAGC).

This week, Steve Beegoo, Tim Dieppe and Paul Huxley join Ben John to discuss what Christians should think of attending same-sex or transgender “weddings”, as well as the contested prayer ban implemented by Michaela School. We also provide a step-by-step guide for you to respond to the ongoing government consultation for guidance on gender-questioning children.

The consultation ends on 12 March 2024. Follow our guide here:

https://christianconcern.com/action/protect-christians-and-children-in-schools-from-trans-ideology/

As we speak. 72-year-old preacher Stephen Green faces prosecution from Ealing Council for holding up a sign of Psalm 139 in the UK's first abortion centre buffer zone. Home education is threatened by invasive monitoring from the government, whilst the fear of appearing "Islamophobic" lets numerous men walk free from organised exploitation of young girls.

Steve Beegoo, Tim Dieppe and Andrea Williams join Ben John to shine a Christian light on the headlines this week. Find out how you can help effect change in the areas of education and freedom of speech.