The Christian Institute - Free Speech News https://www.christian.org.uk/news/religious-liberty/free-speech The latest free speech news posts from The Christian Institute en-us Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:33:09 +0000 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:33:09 +0000 info@christian.org.uk (The Christian Institute) £72k 'conversion practices' helpline takes just 4 calls in 3 months https://www.christian.org.uk/news/72k-conversion-therapy-helpline-receives-just-4-calls-in-3-month/ Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:33:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/72k-conversion-therapy-helpline-receives-just-4-calls-in-3-month/ NI festival cancels women’s rights group over gender-critical views https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-festival-cancels-womens-rights-group-over-gender-critical-views/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:45:50 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-festival-cancels-womens-rights-group-over-gender-critical-views/ Amnesty row: Charity Commission must reaffirm the value of faith-based groups https://www.christian.org.uk/news/amnesty-row-charity-commission-must-reaffirm-the-value-of-faith-based-groups/ Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:30:19 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/amnesty-row-charity-commission-must-reaffirm-the-value-of-faith-based-groups/ Civil servants face investigation over ‘misgendering’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/civil-servants-face-investigation-over-misgendering/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:11:28 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/civil-servants-face-investigation-over-misgendering/ Canadian ‘drag queen’ censorship zones face court challenge https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-drag-queen-censorship-zones-face-court-challenge/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:32:03 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-drag-queen-censorship-zones-face-court-challenge/ Trans activists launch ‘how-to’ intimidation guide https://www.christian.org.uk/news/trans-activists-launch-how-to-intimidation-guide/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:33:04 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/trans-activists-launch-how-to-intimidation-guide/ Girlguiding staff fear voicing gender-critical views https://www.christian.org.uk/news/girlguiding-staff-fear-voicing-gender-critical-views/ Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:29:24 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/girlguiding-staff-fear-voicing-gender-critical-views/ Scots activists push for more expansive 'conversion practices' Bill https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-activists-push-for-more-expansive-conversion-practices-bill/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:47:10 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-activists-push-for-more-expansive-conversion-practices-bill/ MLAs call for free speech campaigner Päivi Räsänen to be deplatformed https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mlas-call-for-free-speech-campaigner-paivi-rasanen-to-be-deplatformed/ Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:06:41 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/mlas-call-for-free-speech-campaigner-paivi-rasanen-to-be-deplatformed/ Chaplain vindicated after seven-year ordeal over preaching biblical views https://www.christian.org.uk/news/chaplain-vindicated-after-seven-year-ordeal-over-preaching-biblical-views/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:33:36 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/chaplain-vindicated-after-seven-year-ordeal-over-preaching-biblical-views/ Amnesty brands The Christian Institute 'anti-rights’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/amnesty-brands-the-christian-institute-anti-rights/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:01:41 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/amnesty-brands-the-christian-institute-anti-rights/ Nurse vindicated after 2-year 'witch hunt' for ‘misgendering’ patient https://www.christian.org.uk/news/nurse-vindicated-after-2-year-witch-hunt-for-misgendering-patient/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:53:59 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/nurse-vindicated-after-2-year-witch-hunt-for-misgendering-patient/ PSNI: ‘Carrying a Bible in hospital may be illegal’ https://www.christian.org.uk/news/psni-carrying-a-bible-in-hospital-may-be-illegal/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:49:12 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/psni-carrying-a-bible-in-hospital-may-be-illegal/ Kate Forbes: 'Conflict will come, but will you rise up to defend truth?' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/kate-forbes-conflict-will-come-but-will-you-rise-up-to-defend-truth/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:29:30 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/kate-forbes-conflict-will-come-but-will-you-rise-up-to-defend-truth/ NI conversion therapy plan criminalises opposition to 'radical trans ideology' https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-conversion-therapy-plan-criminalises-opposition-to-radical-trans-ideology/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:37:31 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-conversion-therapy-plan-criminalises-opposition-to-radical-trans-ideology/ ‘Misgendering’ branded sexual harassment in US Uni policy https://www.christian.org.uk/news/misgendering-branded-sexual-harassment-in-us-uni-policy/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:58:09 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/misgendering-branded-sexual-harassment-in-us-uni-policy/ Govt publishes controversial draft 'conversion practices' Bill https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-publishes-controversial-draft-conversion-practices-bill/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:24:37 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-publishes-controversial-draft-conversion-practices-bill/ Academics back equality expert ‘deplatformed’ by trans activists https://www.christian.org.uk/news/academics-back-equality-expert-deplatformed-by-trans-activists/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:04:52 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/academics-back-equality-expert-deplatformed-by-trans-activists/ 'Hypocritical' Colorado school bans 13-year-old's pro-life poem https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hypocritical-colorado-school-bans-13-year-olds-pro-life-poem/ Thu, 28 May 2026 12:12:45 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hypocritical-colorado-school-bans-13-year-olds-pro-life-poem/ John 3:16 preacher to appeal ‘deeply troubling’ ruling against religious liberty https://www.christian.org.uk/news/john-316-preacher-to-appeal-deeply-troubling-ruling-against-religious-liberty/ Wed, 27 May 2026 07:47:18 +0000 https://www.christian.org.uk/news/john-316-preacher-to-appeal-deeply-troubling-ruling-against-religious-liberty/