Great Britain newsletter

February 2009

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In this issue:

• Christian care home wins back council funding
• Free speech shield in 'gay hate' law threatened
• MSPs report on age of consent
• Lillian Ladele seeks Court of Appeal ruling
• Much more...

Northern Ireland newsletter

February 2009

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In this issue:

• Our work in the Province grows with new staff
• N. Ireland Bill of Rights threatens religious liberty
• Could you be a Charity Commissioner?
• English Charity Commission improves guidance
• Much more...

Newsletter

Winter 2008

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In this issue:

• Islington appeals against Ladele ruling
• Embryos Bill passed, but abortion law is unchanged
• Compulsory sex education for primary school children
• Plans to weaken the age of consent law in Scotland
• Much more...

Northern Ireland newsletter

Winter 2008

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In this newsletter:

• Age of consent lowered, but other plans shelved
• Worrying elastic definition of 'hate crimes' in Co. Down
• £1 million of public money given to homosexual groups
• Transsexual rights laws imposed by the European Union
• Much more...

Update - Issue 11

Summer 2008

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In this issue:

• Christian registrar wins her discrimination case
• Analysis: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
• Free speech clause in 'homophobic hatred' law
• Tony Blair did Stonewall’s bidding says Ian McKellen
• Police tell Christians: "you can’t preach here, this is a Muslim area"
• Much more...

Newsletter

Spring 2008

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In this issue:

• Free speech victory in the Lords
• Google taken to court by the Institute
• Age of consent in Northern Ireland and Scotland
• Blasphemy law to be abolished
• Much more...

Update - Issue 10

Summer 2007

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In this issue:

• Bill allows animal-human embryos
• GM humans who have two mums and one dad
• Government’s super-casino plans sunk
• Review of smacking law could lead to full ban
• Discrimination law review threatens liberty
• Much more...

Northern Ireland newsletter

June 2007

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In this issue:

• Churches go to court over ‘gay rights’ regulations
• Catch-up: The Sexual Orientation Regulations
• Is it right for a Christian to use the courts?
• Northern Ireland politicians defend religious freedom
• Abortion guidelines published
• Much more...

Update - Issue 9

Spring 2007

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In this issue:

• Grand opening: Look inside our new headquarters, Wilberforce house
• Christian couple win free speech victory over police and local council
• The Christian Institute launches a legal defence fund
• New 'gay rights' laws for Northern Ireland threaten religious liberty
• Amid repeated demands for a smacking ban we tell parents what the law actually says
• Gambling: doctors and addiction experts warn of massive increase in problem gambling
• Much more...

Update - Issue 8

August 2006

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In this issue:

• Springer Opera: Thousands of Christians gather to witness against the blasphemous show
• Gay and unmarried adoption plans in Scotland and Northern Ireland
• 'Homophobic' discrimination plans threaten religious liberty
• A newspaper advert accuses Christians of causing the bloodshed of homosexuals
• Euthanasia: Lords reject Assisted Dying Bill and a Prof. calls for non-voluntary euthanasia to be legalised
• David Cameron's liberal views on Britain's drug problem
• Much more...

Update - Issue 7

February 2006

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In this issue:

• Interrogated: Christian couple quizzed by police for complaining about 'gay rights'
• Gay numbers: We debunk the hype about the number of homosexuals in the UK population
• Civil Partnerships: Low take-up rate expected
• Springer opera goes on national tour
• Religious hatred: MPs secure excellent protections for free speech
• Much more...

Update - Issue 6

June 2005

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In this issue:

• A planned new Equality Commission with police-like powers
• News on 'incitement to religious hatred' proposal
• Introducing a new book on contraception published by The Christian Institute
• High Court refuses to allow our legal action against BBC over Jerry Springer Opera
• Much more...

Update - Issue 5

August 2004

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In this issue:

• News on a bid to ban smacking
• Government U-turn on 'sex change' Bill
• Latest on 'gay marriage' proposals
• Plans for sweeping deregulation of gambling
• Much more...

Update - Issue 4

January 2004

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In this issue:

• New 'hate crimes' could gag Christians
• 'Gay marriage' bill announced
• New 'transsexual-rights' legislation
• Draft euthanasia bill
• Much more...

Update - Issue 3

March 2003

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In this issue:

• Squeezing churches - employment laws try to force churches into a secular mould
• Scotland's new smacking legislation
• Campaign against softer cannabis laws
• Battle for Section 28
• Much more...

Update - Issue 2

May 2002

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Updating supporters on the issues the Christian Institute is working on and highlighting the Institutes need for new, bigger premises.

Update - Issue 1

2002

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The free UK-wide newsletter of The Christian Institute.

Updating supporters on issues the Christian Institute is working on, including: the physical discipline of children; the EU employment directive and the General Teaching Council's draft professional code.

Advocate - Issue 5

December 2000

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In this issue:

• Killing Mary to save Jodie
• Euthanasia update
• Stopping sex shops
• Lib Dems back gay marriage & adoption
• Being a stay-at-home mum
• Much more...

Advocate - Issue 4

January 2000

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Euthanasia special -

In this issue:

• Ann Winterton's anti-euthanasia bill
• Mental Incapacity proposals
• The dangers of Living Wills
• Drift from Christian healthcare values
• BMA and assisted suicide
• Much more...

Advocate - Issue 3

July 1999

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In this Issue:

• Will smacking become a crime?
• Gay rights brought to you by NatWest
• No-fault divorce hits the rocks
• Scottish Parliament: Marriage and Divorce shake up?
• Promoting homosexuality with public money

Advocate - Issue 2

March 1999

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In this Issue:

• Analysis of the Government's green paper on the family - part 2
• Dare to Discipline? - a look at studies into the effects of parents smacking children
• Public policy on marriage
• Marriage, poverty and the tax-benefits system
• Much More...

Advocate - Issue 1

December 1998

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In this Issue:

• Analysis of the Government's green paper on the family - part 1
• Age of Consent: what really happened
• Lambeth conference
• A New law against "sexual orientation discrimination"?