Religious Liberty
Religious liberty is of vital importance. We have a rich heritage of freedom in our nation, hard won down the ages. We enjoy freedom to worship, freedom to share the gospel and freedom to live out a faithful Christian life in public. Many Christians elsewhere in the world do not share those blessings, so we owe it to them to guard our freedoms well.
The unjust treatment of Christians in today’s Britain is rarely out of the headlines. Ashers Baking Company was sued by an equality quango for taking a stand on traditional marriage. Ofsted inspectors ignored Government guidance by asking young children in Christian schools about lesbians. The Scottish Government has introduced proposal after proposal to sideline the rights of parents. The list goes on.
Our Legal Defence Fund is at the forefront of protecting Christians from the growing intolerance we face in our increasingly secular society. This is vital not just for ourselves but for every subsequent generation.
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Watch/Listen
A Message from Clive Johnston: Be a Barnabas
A message from Pastor Clive Johnston
‘Common sense has won out’: Council U-turns on restricting public evangelism
‘Street Preachers’ Charter’ to foster better relations with police
Christian street preacher wins compensation from Police Scotland
Päivi Räsänen: ‘Christians cannot be silent’
What’s coming up in 2023?
Brighton Uni cannot cancel Christmas
Christian faces axe as Lib Dem candidate
Relief as Government shelves ‘complex’ Bill of Rights
In Conversation With… Baroness Fox
In Conversation With… Toby Young
In Conversation With… Calvin Robinson
We examine the Bill of Rights 2022
BGEA responds to mayor’s call for bus ads ban
Liverpool should think carefully before banning Franklin Graham bus ads
Kenneth Ferguson: My battle with The Robertson Trust
‘Good news’ as Sheffield Council backs down on BGEA event block
The CI’s Simon Calvert highlights the wider implications of the ruling against The Robertson Trust
Blackpool Council ordered to pay out over £100k for discriminating against Christians
15 years of the CI’s Legal Defence Fund
Destiny case has significant implications for other Christian organisations
Excessive ban on ‘conversion therapy’ would breach rights of Christians
‘Christians must respond to conversion therapy consultation’
Conversion therapy: ‘activists are oppressing biblical churches’
‘A court would not uphold a broad conversion therapy ban’
EA’s Peter Lynas discusses ‘excellent’ Christian court win
‘There is hostility about Christian beliefs on marriage’
Conversion Therapy Ban: ‘Disturbing, unreasonable and unfair’
Conversion Therapy Ban: Criminalising the ordinary work of churches?
Banning conversion therapy or banning the Gospel?
Wording of Scots hate crime bill “dangerous”
Canadian ‘conversion therapy’ ban has implications for UK churches
Evangelical Alliance: ‘Ofsted wrong to penalise Cornerstone’
‘Clear case of unlawful discrimination’
Street preacher vindicated after wrongful arrest
CI Podcast: Ashers Baking Company – One Year On
‘Councils don’t have to be secular’
‘We believe in a robust public square’
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out about Christian ‘extinction’ in the Middle East
Vindicated street preacher commends CI
Ashers: Judgment due 10 October
We help Christians every day
CI Education Officer: DfE guidelines don’t reflect the law
US Supreme Court rules Govt cannot force you to promote a message you disagree with
Victory for Christian US Air Force Colonel
‘Oxford CU ban was ridiculous’
Clive Johnston trial date set for 28 November
A Message from Clive Johnston: Be a Barnabas
A message from Pastor Clive Johnston
‘Common sense has won out’: Council U-turns on restricting public evangelism
‘Street Preachers’ Charter’ to foster better relations with police
Christian street preacher wins compensation from Police Scotland
Päivi Räsänen: ‘Christians cannot be silent’
What’s coming up in 2023?
Brighton Uni cannot cancel Christmas
Christian faces axe as Lib Dem candidate
Relief as Government shelves ‘complex’ Bill of Rights
In Conversation With… Baroness Fox
In Conversation With… Toby Young
In Conversation With… Calvin Robinson
We examine the Bill of Rights 2022
BGEA responds to mayor’s call for bus ads ban
Liverpool should think carefully before banning Franklin Graham bus ads
Kenneth Ferguson: My battle with The Robertson Trust
‘Good news’ as Sheffield Council backs down on BGEA event block
The CI’s Simon Calvert highlights the wider implications of the ruling against The Robertson Trust
Blackpool Council ordered to pay out over £100k for discriminating against Christians
15 years of the CI’s Legal Defence Fund
Destiny case has significant implications for other Christian organisations
Excessive ban on ‘conversion therapy’ would breach rights of Christians
‘Christians must respond to conversion therapy consultation’
Conversion therapy: ‘activists are oppressing biblical churches’
‘A court would not uphold a broad conversion therapy ban’
EA’s Peter Lynas discusses ‘excellent’ Christian court win
‘There is hostility about Christian beliefs on marriage’
Conversion Therapy Ban: ‘Disturbing, unreasonable and unfair’
Conversion Therapy Ban: Criminalising the ordinary work of churches?
Banning conversion therapy or banning the Gospel?
Wording of Scots hate crime bill “dangerous”
Canadian ‘conversion therapy’ ban has implications for UK churches
Evangelical Alliance: ‘Ofsted wrong to penalise Cornerstone’
‘Clear case of unlawful discrimination’
Street preacher vindicated after wrongful arrest
CI Podcast: Ashers Baking Company – One Year On
‘Councils don’t have to be secular’
‘We believe in a robust public square’
Archbishop of Canterbury speaks out about Christian ‘extinction’ in the Middle East
Vindicated street preacher commends CI
Ashers: Judgment due 10 October
We help Christians every day
CI Education Officer: DfE guidelines don’t reflect the law
US Supreme Court rules Govt cannot force you to promote a message you disagree with
Victory for Christian US Air Force Colonel
‘Oxford CU ban was ridiculous’
Key Resources
Legal help for you
15 years of the Legal Defence Fund
Conversion therapy update
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2 Update
Banning conversion therapy or banning the Gospel?
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service v. Ofsted
Identity politics
Free speech and street evangelism
CI Podcast: Ashers Baking Company – One Year On
The Ashers case
The Huguenots
Same-sex marriage: Your legal rights to object
The Spirit Level
Adoption agencies shut under ‘equality’ laws
Marginalising Christians
EU discrimination Directive on goods and services
Care home suffers under ‘equality’ laws
EU discrimination Directive on goods and services
Response to the Charity Commission’s draft guidance on public benefit and religious charities
Religious liberty in the workplace
Legal help for you
15 years of the Legal Defence Fund
Conversion therapy update
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill – Stage 2 Update
Banning conversion therapy or banning the Gospel?
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill
Cornerstone Adoption and Fostering Service v. Ofsted
Identity politics
Free speech and street evangelism


















