Vague ‘stirring up hatred’ offences in the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill threaten free speech, including evangelism and Christian comment on sexual ethics. The plans have triggered a huge public backlash.
In September 2020, the Government released further guidance for schools
This briefing argues that the concept of social contagion helps to explain the recent surge in transgenderism among young people.
We’ve all become familiar with viral contagion. This briefing explains the concept of social contagion.
There are good things that can be taught under the new arrangements but unfortunately the changes also provide an opportunity for campaign groups opposed to Christian teaching to push forward their controversial agendas in schools.
Cornerstone (North East) Adoption and Fostering Service is challenging Ofsted in court over a controversial inspection report that threatens its work.
‘Identity politics’ is a divisive ideology that has come to dominate public debate.
Freedom of expression is central to the health of a democratic society. It allows us to seek truth and object to injustice.
Publicly proclaiming the Word of God is entirely lawful in the United Kingdom. We enjoy great freedom. But it is wise to have some idea of the law relating to free speech before engaging in street evangelism. This briefing provides an overview of some relevant criminal and civil laws in England and Wales. It is intended to equip open-air preachers and others with the confidence that they are not breaking the law when they share their faith in public.
As our society becomes ever more secular, Christians are increasingly seen as relics of the past, resisting progress. In the key moral debates of the day, believers are told to get up to date.