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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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        <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>Peers: &#039;Westminster&#039;s conversion practices Bill imperils the innocent&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Peers have warned that the Government&#8217;s plans to ban so-called conversion practices risk &#8220;criminalising people who have done nothing wrong&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:47:09 +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>US baseball players stage ‘Pride’ shirt rebellion</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A US professional baseball game has been cancelled, after home team players refused to wear jerseys emblazoned with the colours of the LGBT flag.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Chilling effect&#039;: Faith leaders decry Victoria&#039;s &#039;conversion therapy&#039; ban</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Religious leaders in Victoria have urged officials to tackle the &#8220;broad overreach&#8221; of the Australian state&#8217;s conversion therapy ban.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:38:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Foster parents no longer punished under US state&#039;s &#039;preferred pronouns&#039; diktat</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/foster-parents-no-longer-punished-under-us-states-preferred-pronouns-diktat/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Foster families in the US state of Washington can no longer be forced affirm transgender ideology, following a legal challenge over religious discrimination.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>John 3:16 preacher to appeal ‘deeply troubling’ ruling against religious liberty</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/john-316-preacher-to-appeal-deeply-troubling-ruling-against-religious-liberty/</link>
        <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>Ministry supporting sex trafficked girls vindicated after faith hiring row</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Christian ministry in Ohio, which had been excluded from the foster care system, has been reinstated following a legal challenge.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 12:06:10 +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>Draft &#039;conversion therapy&#039; Bill in King&#039;s Speech again</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Government has repeated its pledge to bring forward a draft Bill to ban so-called conversion therapy under its plans for this parliamentary session.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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        <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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