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        <title>Foster parents no longer punished under US state&#039;s &#039;preferred pronouns&#039; diktat</title>
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        <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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        <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>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>
        <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>
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        <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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