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        <title>US school taking stand for biological reality in sport compensated $500k</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A school in Vermont has received over half a million dollars in compensation for refusing to compromise its biblical belief in biological reality.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:16:58 +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>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>US school settles religious liberty lawsuit over ‘preferred pronouns’ diktat</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian counsellor has been awarded $195,000, after she was sacked for speaking about her school&#8217;s transgender policy.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Evangelicals report confident faith amid growing social pressure</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/evangelicals-report-confident-faith-amid-growing-social-pressure/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Most Evangelical Christians in the UK feel confident in living out their faith, despite reporting concerns over increased social pressure.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pastor Clive must wait as court reserves judgment</title>
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        <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>US Govt &#039;monitoring&#039; Pastor Clive Johnston case</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The US State Department has said it is “monitoring” the “concerning” prosecution of Pastor Clive Johnston, who is accused of breaching an abortion &#8216;Safe Access Zone&#8217;.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>US state ditches pro-trans foster care policy in victory for religious liberty</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-state-ditches-pro-trans-foster-care-policy-in-victory-for-religious-liberty/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Couples who believe in biological reality will be no longer be barred from fostering in Vermont.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>EU appoints Irish politician to promote religious freedom</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Mairead McGuinness has been named as the European Union’s new Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) outside the EU.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pastor back in court over John 3:16 sermon in buffer zone</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Pastor Clive Johnston, who is being prosecuted for preaching the Gospel in an abortion censorship zone, will be in court next week for his final scheduled hearing.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Finnish Christian MP convicted of &#039;crimes against humanity&#039; for church booklet on marriage</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian politician in Finland has been convicted of &#8220;hate speech&#8221; for expressing her views on sexual ethics in a pamphlet she published for her church in 2004.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian photographer awarded $800k after refusing to promote same-sex weddings</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian photographer has been awarded $800,000 in legal fees after successfully challenging a law that would have forced her to promote same-sex weddings.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Chicago schools lift bar on trainee Christian teachers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Moody Bible Institute student teachers are now welcome in the city’s public school classrooms after the Chicago Board of Education (CBE) ended its discriminatory policy.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Anti-Muslim hostility&#039; definition released</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A new non-statutory definition of anti-Muslim hostility has been adopted by the UK Government.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Govt ditches non-crime hate incidents</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Government amendment removing the statutory basis for non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) has passed without a vote in the House of Lords.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian teacher awarded $650k after refusing to use &#039;preferred pronouns&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian teacher in the US has been awarded $650,000 after he was forced to resign for refusing to use the ‘preferred names and pronouns&#8217; of gender-confused pupils.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:07:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Minister reasserts commitment to ban &#039;conversion therapy&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Equalities Minister has again promised a draft ban on so-called conversion therapy in &#8220;this parliamentary session&#8221;, according to Pink News. The session runs until prorogation for the King’s Speech, expected next month.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Belfast byelaw limits street preaching volume</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A byelaw limiting the volume of street preaching has been voted through by Belfast City Council.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tribunal told to reconsider case of Christian social worker denied job</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian social worker has won an appeal over his claim that he was denied a job because of his biblical views on marriage and sexual ethics.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
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