- MP wants to change assisted suicide law11 March 2010, 3:16 pm
Former Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt has controversially called for a public inquiry to consider legalising assisted suicide, during a debate in the House of Commons. She called for a Royal Commission to examine the issue. A Royal Commission is a public inquiry set up by the Government with substantial powers of investigation. Miss Hewitt’s call follows the [...] ...
- MP: ban lingerie ads on buses to protect kids11 March 2010, 2:12 pm
Lingerie adverts that are too erotic should be banned to protect children from getting the wrong ideas about sex, a Tory MP says. Nadine Dorries also wants ‘lads mags’ featuring semi-naked girls on the cover to be removed from child-eye level in newsagents. The MP for Mid-Bedfordshire has drawn attention to an Armani advertising campaign [...] ... - Millionaire ex-con sells all to look after Ugandan orphans10 March 2010, 7:00 pm
A telecommunications tycoon has given up his “incredibly selfish” life and is moving to Uganda to start a charity helping orphans after ‘finding God’. Jon Pedley, who by his own admission has in the past pursued money above everything else, has decided to sell his businesses, his home and all of his furniture to pay for [...] ... - Video: Dutch set to debate weakening euthanasia laws10 March 2010, 6:00 pm
The Dutch Parliament is set to debate allowing elderly people who “consider their lives complete” to have non-doctors assist them in their suicide. Watch a CBN report Holland has already legalised euthanasia for terminally ill people, and last year there were around 2,500 cases of people dying under the law. But this new move comes as a [...] ... - ‘Sexting’ to be included in primary curriculum10 March 2010, 5:09 pm
Primary-aged children should be taught about the dangers of sending sexually explicit picture and text messages via mobile phones, according to Government plans. So-called ‘sexting’ is seen as part of the growing sexualisation of young girls under pressure from boys who have watched too much pornography. It has also led to bullying of girls whose images and [...] ... - Tories reveal ‘rainbow list’10 March 2010, 3:15 pm
The Conservative Party has released a list of its homosexual candidates standing at the upcoming General Election. Although the party says it has 20 ‘out’ gay candidates, only eleven of them were happy to be named on the public list. Change The register, which has been dubbed a ‘rainbow list’, was released to The [...] ... - Parliament dumps title ‘chairman’ …it’s ’sexist’10 March 2010, 2:13 pm
The House of Commons has ditched the ’sexist’ term “Chairman” from its proceedings and replaced it with “Chair”, but critics have slammed the move as “ridiculous”. Conservative MPs Nadine Dorries and Sir Patrick Cormack lambasted the name changes, which were brought to the Commons by Minister for Women and Equality, Harriet Harman. Silly Sir [...] ... - Binge drinking mums trigger birth defects10 March 2010, 12:03 pm
Almost a thousand Scots babies are suffering from potentially fatal brain and organ damage because mothers are drinking too much in the early stages of pregnancy, research has revealed. Many more babies in Scotland may also face a lifetime suffering from malformations or learning difficulties. Researchers say the effects of excessive drinking on unborn babies are [...] ... - Girls: ‘we want parents to protect us from sex’10 March 2010, 10:36 am
Teen girls have hit out at modern liberal mums who do little to protect them from ‘pornified’ boys. “I wish my parents would say I’m not allowed to be home alone with a boy”, said one 16-year-old girl. “I wish they’d say boys aren’t allowed in my bedroom. “They make this big deal about ‘trusting us’, [...] ... - Spanish pro-life fury over abortion reforms9 March 2010, 5:30 pm
Tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators have marched through Spanish cities protesting against a controversial bill which will allow abortion on demand. The Bill, which was passed by the Spanish Senate last month, will introduce abortion on demand up to 14 weeks into a pregnancy. The law is expected to come into force in July, but [...] ... - Scottish law firm set to provide Sharia advice9 March 2010, 5:14 pm
A Scottish law firm has become the first in the country to offer clients advice on Sharia law alongside its conventional legal services. The controversial service, offered by Glasgow based Hamilton Burns solicitors, allows clients to receive guidance from both a Muslim lawyer fully trained in Scottish law and a Sharia scholar. The firm offers Islamic [...] ... - Scottish Lib Dems push for same-sex ‘marriage’9 March 2010, 5:01 pm
Liberal Democrats in Scotland have called on the Scottish Government to legalise full homosexual ‘marriage’. The Lib Dem Scottish Spring Conference passed a motion on Sunday saying that aswell as legalising ‘marriage’, civil partnerships should also stay available to same-sex couples. Marriage Party activists argued “the current arrangements with regards to marriage are discriminatory”. The motion, entitled Equal [...] ... - News at Ten anchor warns of anti-Christian media bias9 March 2010, 2:15 pm
ITV News at Ten anchor Julie Etchingham has warned that Christians are suffering discrimination at the hands of a secular media. Mrs Etchingham, who is a Roman Catholic, is the latest public figure to warn about the anti-Christian bias in the nation’s media. During an interview with The Independent newspaper Mrs Etchingham lamented that the media [...] ... - Supreme Court rejects Ladele appeal request8 March 2010, 7:22 pm
The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for an appeal in the case of Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who was disciplined because of her stance on civil partnerships. The nation’s highest court dismissed the application, claiming it “does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance.” Miss Ladele says she is “disappointed” and [...] ... - Equality quango: vegans protected by Harman’s Bill8 March 2010, 6:24 pm
Vegans, Rastafarians and atheists will be protected from discrimination under the Equality Bill, equality bureaucrats claim. Philosophical beliefs such as Humanism will also be covered according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Equality Bill has been spearheaded through Parliament by Harriet Harman, the Labour Minister for Women and Equality. The Bill has been [...] ...
- Scottish law firm set to provide Sharia advice9 March 2010, 5:14 pm
A Scottish law firm has become the first in the country to offer clients advice on Sharia law alongside its conventional legal services. The controversial service, offered by Glasgow based Hamilton Burns solicitors, allows clients to receive guidance from both a Muslim lawyer fully trained in Scottish law and a Sharia scholar. The firm offers Islamic [...]... - News at Ten anchor warns of anti-Christian media bias9 March 2010, 2:15 pm
ITV News at Ten anchor Julie Etchingham has warned that Christians are suffering discrimination at the hands of a secular media. Mrs Etchingham, who is a Roman Catholic, is the latest public figure to warn about the anti-Christian bias in the nation’s media. During an interview with The Independent newspaper Mrs Etchingham lamented that the media [...]... - Supreme Court rejects Ladele appeal request8 March 2010, 7:22 pm
The UK Supreme Court has refused permission for an appeal in the case of Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who was disciplined because of her stance on civil partnerships. The nation’s highest court dismissed the application, claiming it “does not raise an arguable point of law of general public importance.” Miss Ladele says she is “disappointed” and [...]... - Equality quango: vegans protected by Harman’s Bill8 March 2010, 6:24 pm
Vegans, Rastafarians and atheists will be protected from discrimination under the Equality Bill, equality bureaucrats claim. Philosophical beliefs such as Humanism will also be covered according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The Equality Bill has been spearheaded through Parliament by Harriet Harman, the Labour Minister for Women and Equality. The Bill has been [...]... - MPs blast equality body for wasting public cash4 March 2010, 5:17 pm
A powerful equality quango has been slammed by MPs for squandering taxpayers’ money, including wasting £1 million making staff redundant and then rehiring them. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was formed by the Government in 2006 at a cost of almost £40m. But a committee of MPs has said the Commission’s formation was beset with [...]... - Clergy may face court over civil partnerships4 March 2010, 12:31 pm
Senior church leaders and politicians fear that clergy might be taken to court if they refuse to allow homosexual civil partnership registrations to take place in church. The warning comes after the House of Lords voted to back an amendment to the Equality Bill that allows, but does not compel, churches to host civil partnership registrations. But [...]... - Danish paper says sorry for Mohammed cartoon3 March 2010, 5:03 pm
One of the eleven Danish newspapers that controversially reprinted a cartoon of the prophet Mohammed has apologised as part of a settlement with a Saudi Arabian lawyer. In 2008 the Islamic world reacted furiously to Danish newspapers reprinting a cartoon of Mohammed with a bomb-shaped turban. The furore sparked an international debate about the liberty of [...]... - Equality quango revives 80s ‘loony Left’ policies3 March 2010, 4:32 pm
The “startling” claim last week that school skirts may break equality rules shows that the ‘loony Left’ policies of the 1980s have been embedded at the powerful new Equality Commission, a columnist has warned. Writing in the Daily Mail, Leo McKinstry ripped into a raft of measures unveiled by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) [...]... - Muslims help lift library ban on Christian poster3 March 2010, 4:01 pm
A Church poster has been banned from a public library because townhall officials claim it could ‘offend’ other faiths, but local Muslims and Sikhs have blasted the move. Kayll Road Library staff in Sunderland stopped a member from St Gabriel’s Church putting up a poster advertising the Women’s World Day of Prayer, claiming council policy [...]... - Carey: Christians are ‘bullied’ by politicians2 March 2010, 12:07 pm
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has condemned Britain’s marginalisation of Christianity and has called on believers to stand up for their faith. Download The Christian Institute’s ‘Marginalising Christians’ report Speaking at an event organised by the Christian Broadcasting Council Lord Carey said: “It is clear that we must stand up against the marginalising of faith. [...]... - Video: Cardinal scoffs at Labour plea for faith voters24 February 2010, 2:51 pm
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland has slammed attempts by the Labour Government’s Scottish Secretary to court religious voters. Watch a BBC report on the story Cardinal Keith O’Brien attacked the Westminster Government’s record on religious liberty, homosexual adoption and civil partnerships. He said the Government had “ignored” the views of the [...]... - Liberal bishops want civil partnerships in churches23 February 2010, 3:42 pm
Homosexual couples should be able to have civil partnership ceremonies in churches, a group of liberal bishops and academics have said in a letter to The Times. The bishops are backing a proposed amendment to the Equality Bill which would open the door for churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of worship, to carry out civil [...]... - BA staff worker loses cross case12 February 2010, 4:49 pm
A Christian who was told by her bosses at British Airways to hide a small cross she wore around her neck has lost her case for religious discrimination at the Court of Appeal today. Nadia Eweida, 58, was appealing against an earlier court ruling that decided BA had not broken the law by asking her [...]... - C of E: deep concern over decline of religion on TV11 February 2010, 3:26 pm
The Church of England Synod has voted to express “deep concern” at the reduction of religious broadcasting across British television in recent years. Yesterday members of the General Synod, the church’s ‘parliament’, shied away from focussing their concern on just the BBC. The Synod amended a motion to include other mainstream broadcasters such as ITV, Channel Four [...]... - Scots rugby player: my faith first, sport second10 February 2010, 5:00 pm
A top Scottish rugby player who won’t play matches on a Sunday has said it’s always going to be a battle to be different. “There is something far more important in life than the result of a game” Listen to an interview with Euan Murray from 2008 (1 hr). Euan Murray, who missed the opening [...]...
