December 2016 News Archive Back to 2016 News Archive Reader backlash as National Geographic features trans child on cover (29 Dec 2016) Pro-abortion bias leads to official warning for Ireland's state broadcaster (28 Dec 2016) Christmas message, Revd David Holloway 2016 (24 Dec 2016) The Messianic King (24 Dec 2016) Christ: the Great Redeemer (24 Dec 2016) Recovering heaven: Seeing the new creation clearly (24 Dec 2016) King's College London removes pro-marriage Archbishop’s picture (23 Dec 2016) Marie Stopes a ‘conveyor belt of abortion’ (23 Dec 2016) Cross restored to Christmas tree following residents' protest (23 Dec 2016) Abortion industry is ‘no fun anymore’, say Planned Parenthood CEOs (23 Dec 2016) Suspected car bomb driven into Australian Christian group's HQ (22 Dec 2016) Ashers prepare for Supreme Court appeal bid (22 Dec 2016) 'Protecting conscience of US Christian printer protects us all' (22 Dec 2016) New report: Marie Stopes abortion clinics unsafe and uncaring (22 Dec 2016) No such thing as 'LGBT community', says gay columnist (22 Dec 2016) US actress Lena Dunham slammed for 'distasteful' abortion comments (21 Dec 2016) Atheist complaint leads to removal of prayer at US school district (21 Dec 2016) Health groups: 'NHS wrong to fund gay lifestyle drug over other treatments' (21 Dec 2016) Faithfulness in marriage is 'outdated', claim Italian lawmakers (20 Dec 2016) Major report: 'Abortion clinics endangering women's health' (20 Dec 2016) Govt considers 'Equality Oath' for public officers (19 Dec 2016) Ashers: Equality quango must pay majority of its own legal costs (19 Dec 2016) 'I found Christ, quit drugs and started a successful business' (16 Dec 2016) 'Trans agenda forcing kids down dangerous road' (16 Dec 2016) ‘I knew I could give them a gift’, says mum who chose adoption (16 Dec 2016) Scottish Govt consulting on presumed consent organ donation (16 Dec 2016) 1 in 10 adoptions in England to same-sex couples (16 Dec 2016) Ohio Governor vetoes 'Heartbeat Bill' (16 Dec 2016) Fertility watchdog backs controversial GM baby techniques (15 Dec 2016) Costs of problem gambling a 'wakeup call' for Govt (15 Dec 2016) Gay dads set to use sex selection to make sure they get baby girls (15 Dec 2016) Canada: Teacher fired for expressing pro-life view (15 Dec 2016) Using ‘wrong’ pronoun at university could lead to expulsion (14 Dec 2016) Information watchdog hadn’t 'the foggiest' what Named Person judgment was about (14 Dec 2016) Scottish Govt rejects 'dangerous' calls for weaker abortion law (14 Dec 2016) Record-breaking premature triplets born one week before abortion limit (14 Dec 2016) 'Genderqueer' identity book recommended for 7-year-olds (13 Dec 2016) 170,000 embryos destroyed in UK in one year (13 Dec 2016) Tackle dangerous FOBTs, MPs urge Govt (13 Dec 2016) Hundreds of children investigated for sexting in single year (13 Dec 2016) 'The privilege is greater than the price': Helen Roseveare 1925-2016 (12 Dec 2016) 'Mobile app puts kids at risk of grooming' (12 Dec 2016) Euthanasia remains illegal in South Africa after court ruling (12 Dec 2016) Surge in free needles for Belfast heroin addicts (12 Dec 2016) US: Pro-life 'Heartbeat Bill' passed in Ohio (12 Dec 2016) 'God has a purpose for every life' (09 Dec 2016) 'Space strengthens my faith': Astronaut John Glenn 1921-2016 (09 Dec 2016) 'LGBT studies fabricated for politically correct outcomes' (09 Dec 2016) Pro-life views compared to BNP and banned at Scots uni (09 Dec 2016) Controversial embryo experiment calls dismissed for now (09 Dec 2016) Gay clergyman’s legal challenge against C of E rejected (09 Dec 2016) Ireland passes medical cannabis Bill (08 Dec 2016) Justin Welby: British values ‘increasingly disconnected' from Christian heritage (08 Dec 2016) Ban 'crack cocaine' gaming machines, says Times columnist (08 Dec 2016) 9-year-old given puberty blockers after watching CBBC programme (07 Dec 2016) France moves to ban pro-life websites (07 Dec 2016) Video of smiling Down’s children banned in France (07 Dec 2016) Scientists back longer experimentation on unborn babies (07 Dec 2016) Significant drop in US abortion rate in last decade (07 Dec 2016) Bishop: 'Absurd' that Christians face hostility for speaking about faith (06 Dec 2016) ‘No plans’ to remove morning-after pill consultations (06 Dec 2016) Almost half a million child gamblers in England and Wales (05 Dec 2016) Couple slam doctors who repeatedly urged them to abort Down's child (05 Dec 2016) Low turnout as Govt commits to trans agenda, dismissing public safety fears (02 Dec 2016) 'Absurd' Sunday School inspections show religion seen as 'a problem' by Govt (02 Dec 2016) MPs clamour for statutory sex education in English primary schools (02 Dec 2016) Family breakdown fears as lawyers call for no fault divorce (01 Dec 2016) 'Religious believers must have more protections in law' (01 Dec 2016) 