In the news this week: Number Ten’s top terror adviser raises free speech concerns as he cautions against knee-jerk changes to current laws, a Private Members’ Bill in the House of Lords on so-called conversion therapy ignores religious freedom, and a call to extend Sunday trading hours in London is rebuffed by the Government.

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‘Knee-jerk reaction to extremism threatens free speech’, says Govt’s top terror adviser

UK ‘conversion therapy’ Bill tabled by Lib Dem Peer

BBC presenter branded a bully for challenging trans narrative

Govt has ‘no plans’ to weaken Sunday Trading law

In the news this week: The Church of England is to trial services to bless those in same-sex couples, the embryology regulator seeks new powers to pursue controversial experiments on human embryos, and a Finnish MP accused of hate crime for sharing Bible verses is vindicated.

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CofE Synod narrowly approves trial services for same-sex blessings

Fertility watchdog wants ethical ‘blank cheque’ on human embryo research

MP: ‘Gender ideology in sex education has harmed thousands of kids’

Finnish Christian MP acquitted over ‘hate crime’ Bible tweet – again

‘A man of courage and conviction’: A tribute to religious liberty lawyer Tom Ellis Snr (1955-2023)

In the news this week: The Institute steps up its campaign against proposals for a conversion practices Bill which would criminalise the ordinary work of churches, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch says the Government must never again let Stonewall dictate policy, and more babies born at 22 weeks are surviving following the expansion of neonatal care.

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CI steps up campaign against ‘ideological and restrictive’ conversion practices Bill

Kemi Badenoch: ‘Govt allowed Stonewall to boss it around over gender ideology’

Former Faith Minister: ‘Covid lockdown of churches was outrageous’

More 22-week-old babies surviving after receiving neonatal care

In the news this week: Politicians on the Isle of Man have supported a Bill to allow euthanasia on the island, The Christian Institute cautions against changes to legislation on extremism that may threaten religious freedom, and six sets of conjoined twins gather to celebrate their lives and progress.

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Isle of Man approves principle of euthanasia

CI: ‘New extremism definition could pose threat to religious freedom’

Affinity urges No.10 to ‘stand firm’ against criminalising ordinary Christians

Conjoined twins share joy after defying doctors’ expectations

Rugby World Cup champion’s ‘growth as a disciple of Jesus is amazing’

In the news this week: The Education Secretary says parents have a fundamental right to know what their kids are taught in sex ed, Rishi Sunak is told not to endanger children by pushing ahead with a conversion therapy law and SNP defector Dr Lisa Cameron says she was marginalised over her Christian faith.

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Education Secretary seeks to reassure parents on access to sex ed material

Christian teachers warn against conversion therapy Bill

MP: ‘Conversion therapy Bill must not push kids towards irreversible harm’

‘Being a Christian wasn’t welcome in the SNP’, says defector Cameron

In the news this week: With press speculation rife that Rishi Sunak will publish a draft Bill on ‘conversion therapy’, the CI reiterates its readiness to take legal action if it restricts the ordinary work of churches, more than 70 Tory MPs back a Bill requiring schools to give parents access to what their children are taught in sex education lessons, and Evangelical Anglicans urge the House of Bishops to uphold the Bible’s teaching on same-sex relationships.

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CI reminds Govt: ‘Conversion therapy Bill must not criminalise innocent conversations’

Scores of Tory MPs support backbench Bill on parental access to sex ed materials

CofE Evangelicals urge bishops to ‘remain true to the gospel’

Isle of Man survey shows 3 in 4 doctors against euthanasia Bill

In the news this week: The Labour Party announces its commitment to introducing a comprehensive ‘conversion therapy’ law, the Government’s new university free speech tsar warns that society must learn to embrace debate rather than cancel it, and in Texas abortions have dropped by more than 99 per cent following the overturning of Roe v Wade.

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Labour wants a ‘no-loophole’ conversion therapy law

Uni free speech tsar: ‘Discussion is the alternative to violence’

Assisted suicide law would open ‘Pandora’s Box’ in Scotland

Abortion drops by over 99 per cent in Texas following Roe v Wade ruling

In the news this week: A man is a man and a woman is a woman, says the Prime Minister as he emphasises that biological sex is ‘common sense’, civil servants are compared to ‘Nazis’ for holding the view that biological sex is fixed, and twins born an astonishing 17 weeks early approach their first birthday.

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Sunak: ‘A man is a man and a woman is a woman’

Gender-critical civil servants branded ‘Nazis’ for upholding biological sex

Golfing ace: ‘Gambling addiction left hurricane-like trail of destruction’

Tiny twins born at 22 weeks thriving at home

In the news this week: The Online Safety Bill is set to become law after passing its final Parliamentary hurdle, school governors are urged to check their school’s RSE policies for radical trans ideology, and a Hampshire mum rejoices that both of her twins are thriving after she refused to abort one to save the other.

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Online Safety Bill passed by Parliament

School governors urged to check for unlawful trans ideology in RSE policies

EHRC calls for ‘urgent clarity’ over schools’ trans guidance

Mum ‘so grateful’ for healthy twins after refusing to abort one to ‘save the other’

In the news this week: Polling for The Christian Institute reveals that banning conversion therapy is not a priority for voters, Westminster hears of the genuine anger of parents in Northern Ireland after it imposes pro-abortion sex ed, and Canada’s main opposition party adopts the protection of children from harmful ‘sex swaps’ as party policy.

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Poll: ‘Conversion therapy’ ban not a priority for 96% of voters

Conversion ban champion: ‘Parents are the problem’

MP: ‘Parents must not be sidelined over NI’s pro-abortion sex ed’

Scotland’s Lord Advocate ready to ‘turn blind eye’ on illegal drug use

Canadian Conservatives vote to protect kids from harmful ‘sex-swaps’