Banning conversion therapy or banning the Gospel?
Jesus told the woman caught in adultery to ‘go and sin no more’. But saying the same thing to a practising homosexual could mean breaking a planned new conversion therapy law.
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Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Vague ‘stirring up hatred’ offences in the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill threaten free speech, including evangelism and Christian comment on sexual ethics. The plans have triggered a huge public backlash.
Relationships and Sex Education Guide Supplement
In September 2020, the Government released further guidance for schools
The transgender craze
This briefing argues that the concept of social contagion helps to explain the recent surge in transgenderism among young people.
Social contagion
We’ve all become familiar with viral contagion. This briefing explains the concept of social contagion.
Relationships and Sex Education
A guide for Christian parents in England
There are good things that can be taught under the new arrangements but unfortunately the changes also provide an opportunity for campaign groups opposed to Christian teaching to push forward their controversial agendas in schools.
Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service v. Ofsted
Ofsted is trying to stop a Christian charity operating according to its beliefs
Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and Fostering Service is challenging Ofsted in court over a controversial inspection report that threatens its work.
Identity politics
‘Identity politics’ is a divisive ideology that has come to dominate public debate.
Free to disagree
Freedom of expression is central to the health of a democratic society. It allows us to seek truth and object to injustice.
Free speech and street evangelism
Publicly proclaiming the Word of God is entirely lawful in the United Kingdom. We enjoy great freedom. But it is wise to have some idea of the law relating to free speech before engaging in street evangelism. This briefing provides an overview of some relevant criminal and civil laws in England and Wales. It is intended to equip open-air preachers and others with the confidence that they are not breaking the law when they share their faith in public.