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  • Christian responses to Critical Theory
    Our culture is not only hostile to biblical truth, but to the very concepts of truth and reality. Arguably, behind much of this hostility lies the ideology of ‘Critical Theory’. How should the Church respond? We discuss Christopher Watkin’s book, 'Biblical Critical Theory', 'That Hideous Strength' by the late Melvin Tinker and Dr Sharon James’s brand new booklet 'Critical Theory: Challenging Truth and Reality'.
    Part 4 of 4 in the Critical Theory: Challenging Truth and Reality series.
    For more check out christian.org.uk/criticaltheory
    22 min
  • Non-Christian responses to Critical Theory
    Pregnant men? We discuss non-Christian responses to Critical Theory in the shape of two books: 'Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender and Identity – And Why This Harms Everybody' by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, and 'The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity' by Douglas Murray.
    Part 3 of 4 in the Critical Theory: Challenging Truth and Reality series.
    For more check out christian.org.uk/criticaltheory
    26 min
  • Confronting Critical Theory
    Dr Sharon James explains that Critical Theory’s assumption there is no transcendent God leads to an all-out assault on reality. She considers its impact on the Church and how Christians should respond.
    Part 2 of 4 in the Critical Theory: Challenging Truth and Reality series.
    For more check out christian.org.uk/criticaltheory
    32 min
  • Critical Theory: Are feelings more important than facts?
    ‘Critical Theory’ is the ideology behind woke activism and cancel culture. People are facing fierce challenges at university or work because of this lethal blend of postmodernism and Marxism. As Dr Sharon James explains, it is a dangerous worldview that contrives to divide society into ‘the privileged’ and ‘the oppressed’.
    Part 1 of 4 in the Critical Theory: Challenging Truth and Reality series.
    For more check out christian.org.uk/criticaltheory
    28 min
  • CI News: 23 June 2023
    In the news this week: A teacher is accused of bullying a pupil who refused to acknowledge her classmate’s cat identity, the Royal College of Surgeons ditches its support for end-of-life protections, and MPs call for an urgent review of home abortions after a woman killed her unborn child of around 33 weeks.
    You can download the video via this link.
    Featured stories
    • Teacher ‘bullies’ 13-year-old girl for debunking classmate’s ‘cat identity’
    • RCS England abandons support for end-of-life protections
    • MPs call for an end to unregulated home abortions
    • Mississippi Governor issues state summons to celebrate sanctity of life
    • 6 min
    • CI News: 16 June 2023
      In the news this week: NHS England will no longer routinely prescribe puberty blockers to kids, MPs urge the Govt to make it easier for single-sex services to only admit biological women, and Scotland’s former Finance Minister Kate Forbes says fear must not push people of faith out of politics.
      You can download the video via this link.
      Featured stories
      • NHS set to end ‘routine prescribing’ of puberty blockers for under-18s
      • Activists ‘weaponise tragic event’ to push for abortion on demand
      • MPs contend for reality of biological sex
      • Kate Forbes: ‘Fear mustn’t push people of faith out of politics’
      • 7 min
      • CI News: 9 June 2023
        In the news this week: Oxfam apologises for demonising gender critics in its promotional video for LGBT Pride Month, Westminster is accused of foisting the views of pro-abortion and sex ed activists on Northern Ireland schools, and a Christian MP stands up to a UN committee’s religious intolerance.
        You can download the video via this link.
        Featured stories
        • Oxfam apologises for ‘JK Rowling evil-eyed TERF’ video
        • Liberal abortion and LGBT agenda on course for NI classrooms
        • Palliative care expert: ‘Assisted suicide does not give a patient dignity’
        • MP calls on UN to respect UK’s Christian heritage
        • 6 min
        • CI News: 2 June 2023
          In the news this week: Trans activists fail to silence professor’s gender-critical views at an Oxford Union event, documents reveal that Mermaids enjoyed a ‘special relationship’ with the Tavistock clinic, and a couple who refused to abort their disabled son say he is “the greatest gift we could have received”.
          You can download the video via this link.
          Featured stories
          • Trans activists fail to shut down PM-backed Oxford Union event
          • ‘Missing’ emails show Tavistock ‘in thrall’ to scandal-hit trans group
          • Abortion figures in Scotland rise drastically
          • Mum: ‘My doctor told me it was selfish not to abort my son’
          • 5 min
          • CI News: 26 May 2023
            In the news this week: The Government pledges not to criminalise conversations between parents and gender confused children under a conversion therapy ban, the leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey says a woman can have a penis, and an international goalkeeper calls for gambling ads to be kicked out of football.
            You can download the video via this link.
            Featured stories
            • Govt: ‘Conversion therapy ban will not outlaw discussions on gender’
            • Lib Dem leader Davey: ‘Men can be women’
            • Sturgeon wins LGBT award as she claims: ‘Gender self-ID does not diminish women’s rights’
            • Canadian bioethicists: ‘Poverty justifies euthanasia’
            • NI goalkeeper: ‘Govt should give football gambling ads the boot’
            • 6 min
            • CI News: 19 May 2023
              In the news this week: The think-thank Civitas reveals that one in ten pupils aged 16 to 18 want to ‘change their gender’, a film warns of a future where assisted suicide is used to pressure the elderly into ending their lives prematurely, and MP Danny Kruger emphasises the importance of marriage to a successful society.
              You can download the video via this link.
              Featured stories
              • Civitas: One in ten teenage pupils want to ‘change gender’
              • Plan 75 film shows ‘a disturbingly realistic glimpse’ of assisted suicide
              • Down’s syndrome campaigners to take case to Europe
              • MP: ‘Marriage is the only basis for a safe and successful society’
              • 7 min

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