Newsletter
February 2010
In this issue:
- Lords vote to protect churches from Equality Bill
- Christians cleared of insulting Muslim
- Lord Waddington wins free speech vote
- Wayne Grudem to tour with Institute
- Guide to general election planned
- Much more…
Update – Issue 12
Summer 2009
In this issue:
- Equality Bill could further marginalise Christians
- Free speech vote won in the Lords
- Care home wins back funding
- Teachers’ code changed to allay concerns
- Receptionist sues school for religious discrimination
- Much more…
Great Britain newsletter
February 2009
In this issue:
- Christian care home wins back council funding
- Free speech shield in ‘gay hate’ law threatened
- MSPs report on age of consent
- Lillian Ladele seeks Court of Appeal ruling
- Much more…
Northern Ireland newsletter
February 2009
In this issue:
- Our work in the Province grows with new staff
- N. Ireland Bill of Rights threatens religious liberty
- Could you be a Charity Commissioner?
- English Charity Commission improves guidance
- Much more…
Newsletter
Winter 2008
In this issue:
- Islington appeals against Ladele ruling
- Embryos Bill passed, but abortion law is unchanged
- Compulsory sex education for primary school children
- Plans to weaken the age of consent law in Scotland
- Much more…
Northern Ireland newsletter
Winter 2008
In this newsletter:
- Age of consent lowered, but other plans shelved
- Worrying elastic definition of ‘hate crimes’ in Co. Down
- £1 million of public money given to homosexual groups
- Transsexual rights laws imposed by the European Union
- Much more…
Update – Issue 11
Summer 2008
In this issue:
- Christian registrar wins her discrimination case
- Analysis: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
- Free speech clause in ‘homophobic hatred’ law
- Tony Blair did Stonewall’s bidding says Ian McKellen
- Police tell Christians: “you can’t preach here, this is a Muslim area”
- Much more…
Newsletter
Spring 2008
In this issue:
- Free speech victory in the Lords
- Google taken to court by the Institute
- Age of consent in Northern Ireland and Scotland
- Blasphemy law to be abolished
- Much more…
Update – Issue 10
Summer 2007
In this issue:
- Bill allows animal-human embryos
- GM humans who have two mums and one dad
- Government’s super-casino plans sunk
- Review of smacking law could lead to full ban
- Discrimination law review threatens liberty
- Much more…
Northern Ireland newsletter
June 2007
In this issue:
- Churches go to court over ‘gay rights’ regulations
- Catch-up: The Sexual Orientation Regulations
- Is it right for a Christian to use the courts?
- Northern Ireland politicians defend religious freedom
- Abortion guidelines published
- Much more…
Update – Issue 9
Spring 2007
In this issue:
- Grand opening: Look inside our new headquarters, Wilberforce house
- Christian couple win free speech victory over police and local council
- The Christian Institute launches a legal defence fund
- New ‘gay rights’ laws for Northern Ireland threaten religious liberty
- Amid repeated demands for a smacking ban we tell parents what the law actually says
- Gambling: doctors and addiction experts warn of massive increase in problem gambling
- Much more…
Update – Issue 8
August 2006
In this issue:
- Springer Opera: Thousands of Christians gather to witness against the blasphemous show
- Gay and unmarried adoption plans in Scotland and Northern Ireland
- ‘Homophobic’ discrimination plans threaten religious liberty
- A newspaper advert accuses Christians of causing the bloodshed of homosexuals
- Euthanasia: Lords reject Assisted Dying Bill and a Prof. calls for non-voluntary euthanasia to be legalised
- David Cameron’s liberal views on Britain’s drug problem
- Much more…
Update – Issue 7
February 2006
PDF
In this issue:
- Interrogated: Christian couple quizzed by police for complaining about ‘gay rights’
- Gay numbers: We debunk the hype about the number of homosexuals in the UK population
- Civil Partnerships: Low take-up rate expected
- Springer opera goes on national tour
- Religious hatred: MPs secure excellent protections for free speech
- Much more…
Update – Issue 6
June 2005
In this issue:
- A planned new Equality Commission with police-like powers
- News on ‘incitement to religious hatred’ proposal
- Introducing a new book on contraception published by The Christian Institute
- High Court refuses to allow our legal action against BBC over Jerry Springer Opera
- Much more…
Update – Issue 5
August 2004
In this issue:
- News on a bid to ban smacking
- Government U-turn on ’sex change’ Bill
- Latest on ‘gay marriage’ proposals
- Plans for sweeping deregulation of gambling
- Much more…
Update – Issue 4
January 2004
In this issue:
- New ‘hate crimes’ could gag Christians
- ‘Gay marriage’ bill announced
- New ‘transsexual-rights’ legislation
- Draft euthanasia bill
- Much more…
Update – Issue 3
March 2003
In this issue:
- Squeezing churches – employment laws try to force churches into a secular mould
- Scotland’s new smacking legislation
- Campaign against softer cannabis laws
- Battle for Section 28
- Much more…
Update – Issue 2
May 2002
PDF
Updating supporters on the issues the Christian Institute is working on and highlighting the Institutes need for new, bigger premises.
Update – Issue 1
2002
The free UK-wide newsletter of The Christian Institute.
Updating supporters on issues the Christian Institute is working on, including: the physical discipline of children; the EU employment directive and the General Teaching Council’s draft professional code.
Advocate – Issue 5
December 2000
In this issue:
- Killing Mary to save Jodie
- Euthanasia update
- Stopping sex shops
- Lib Dems back gay marriage & adoption
- Being a stay-at-home mum
- Much more…
Advocate – Issue 4
January 2000
Euthanasia special -
In this issue:
- Ann Winterton’s anti-euthanasia bill
- Mental Incapacity proposals
- The dangers of Living Wills
- Drift from Christian healthcare values
- BMA and assisted suicide
- Much more…
Advocate – Issue 3
July 1999
In this Issue:
- Will smacking become a crime?
- Gay rights brought to you by NatWest
- No-fault divorce hits the rocks
- Scottish Parliament: Marriage and Divorce shake up?
- Promoting homosexuality with public money
Advocate – Issue 2
March 1999
In this Issue:
-
Analysis of the Government’s green paper on the family -
part 2 -
Dare to Discipline?
- a look at studies into the effects of parents smacking children - Public policy on marriage
- Marriage, poverty and the tax-benefits system
- Much More…
Advocate – Issue 1
December 1998
In this Issue:
- Age of Consent: what really happened
- Lambeth conference
- A New law against “sexual orientation discrimination”?
