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        <title>Amnesty brands The Christian Institute &#039;anti-rights’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute — along with a host of pro-life groups, gender-critical organisations and Christian charities — has been branded an ‘anti-rights actor’ by Amnesty International UK.
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        <title>Nurse vindicated after 2-year &#039;witch hunt&#039; for ‘misgendering’ patient</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A nurse who was suspended for ‘misgendering’ a patient, and speaking publicly about the case, has been exonerated of all allegations.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>PSNI: ‘Carrying a Bible in hospital may be illegal’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/psni-carrying-a-bible-in-hospital-may-be-illegal/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Routine hospital pastoral ministry may fall foul of abortion buffer zone laws, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has warned.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Kate Forbes: &#039;Conflict will come, but will you rise up to defend truth?&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kate Forbes has reflected on the privilege it was to publicly stand for Christ during her SNP leadership bid.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:29:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>NI conversion therapy plan criminalises opposition to &#039;radical trans ideology&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Controversial plans to ban so-called &#8220;conversion practices&#8221; have been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Misgendering’ branded sexual harassment in US Uni policy</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/misgendering-branded-sexual-harassment-in-us-uni-policy/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The University of California (UC) has come under fire for including &#8216;misgendering&#8217; in its sexual harassment policy.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Govt publishes controversial draft &#039;conversion practices&#039; Bill</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-publishes-controversial-draft-conversion-practices-bill/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has warned that Government plans to ban so-called ‘conversion practices’ in England and Wales threaten free speech, religious liberty and family life.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:24:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Academics back equality expert ‘deplatformed’ by trans activists</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/academics-back-equality-expert-deplatformed-by-trans-activists/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[More than 100 academics have rallied behind a law professor accused of being a ‘transphobic bigot’.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Hypocritical&#039; Colorado school bans 13-year-old&#039;s pro-life poem</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A 13-year-old girl in the US state of Colorado has been prevented from reading her pro-life poem to her classmates, after it was branded &#8220;offensive&#8221; and &#8220;unsafe&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>John 3:16 preacher to appeal ‘deeply troubling’ ruling against religious liberty</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston is to appeal his conviction for preaching the Gospel within one of Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion censorship zones.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Met Police apologises to Linehan over trans row arrest</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/met-police-apologises-to-linehan-over-trans-row-arrest/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Police has apologised to Graham Linehan for its &#8216;unacceptable&#8217; investigation into his social media comments.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MSPs told not to &#039;misgender&#039; trans colleagues</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament&#8217;s new Presiding Officer has been criticised for insisting MSPs use the preferred pronouns of gender-confused members of parliament.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Breaking: Pastor convicted for preaching the Gospel in abortion buffer zone</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston has been convicted for preaching on John 3:16 within one of Northern Ireland&#8217;s controversial abortion censorship zones.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Róisín Murphy: &#039;Friendships collapsed over puberty blocker criticism&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Singer Róisín Murphy has spoken out for the first time about how her world grew &#8220;very dark&#8221; after being cancelled for criticising puberty blockers.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Lib Dems admit unlawful religious discrimination against Christian candidate</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate who was deselected by the party over his Christian views has won his legal battle.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Grandmother cleared of charges in abortion censorship zone case</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A 75-year-old woman has been acquitted after a judge dismissed charges against her for offering conversation within an abortion censorship zone.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Group sings at London Marathon in wake of Scope trans debacle</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Disability charity Scope has come under fire for dropping a community choir from its London Marathon &#8216;cheer team&#8217; due to its creator&#8217;s gender-critical views.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Legal challenge to hate crime recording rules given go-ahead</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A free speech campaigner has been granted permission to challenge Home Office rules on hate crimes.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pastor Clive must wait as court reserves judgment</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pastor-clive-made-to-wait-as-court-reserves-judgment/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Pastor Clive Johnston must wait to discover the outcome of his legal case, after the judge announced he is reserving his judgment until Thursday 7 May.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Free speech protections to be enforced in UK universities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Universities will be required to protect free speech or face fines of up to £500k, the Education Secretary has announced.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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