2016 News Archive

December 2016

• Reader backlash as National Geographic features trans child on cover (29 Dec 2016)
• Pro-abortion bias leads to official warning for Ireland's state broadcaster (28 Dec 2016)
• Christmas message, Revd David Holloway 2016 (24 Dec 2016)
• The Messianic King (24 Dec 2016)
• Christ: the Great Redeemer (24 Dec 2016)
• Recovering heaven: Seeing the new creation clearly (24 Dec 2016)
• King's College London removes pro-marriage Archbishop’s picture (23 Dec 2016)
• Marie Stopes a ‘conveyor belt of abortion’ (23 Dec 2016)
• Cross restored to Christmas tree following residents' protest (23 Dec 2016)
• Abortion industry is ‘no fun anymore’, say Planned Parenthood CEOs (23 Dec 2016)
• Suspected car bomb driven into Australian Christian group's HQ (22 Dec 2016)
• Ashers prepare for Supreme Court appeal bid (22 Dec 2016)
• 'Protecting conscience of US Christian printer protects us all' (22 Dec 2016)
• New report: Marie Stopes abortion clinics unsafe and uncaring (22 Dec 2016)
• No such thing as 'LGBT community', says gay columnist (22 Dec 2016)
• US actress Lena Dunham slammed for 'distasteful' abortion comments (21 Dec 2016)
• Atheist complaint leads to removal of prayer at US school district (21 Dec 2016)
• Health groups: 'NHS wrong to fund gay lifestyle drug over other treatments' (21 Dec 2016)
• Faithfulness in marriage is 'outdated', claim Italian lawmakers (20 Dec 2016)
• Major report: 'Abortion clinics endangering women's health' (20 Dec 2016)
• Govt considers 'Equality Oath' for public officers (19 Dec 2016)
• Ashers: Equality quango must pay majority of its own legal costs (19 Dec 2016)
• 'I found Christ, quit drugs and started a successful business' (16 Dec 2016)
• 'Trans agenda forcing kids down dangerous road' (16 Dec 2016)
• ‘I knew I could give them a gift’, says mum who chose adoption (16 Dec 2016)
• Scottish Govt consulting on presumed consent organ donation (16 Dec 2016)
• 1 in 10 adoptions in England to same-sex couples (16 Dec 2016)
• Ohio Governor vetoes 'Heartbeat Bill' (16 Dec 2016)
• Fertility watchdog backs controversial GM baby techniques (15 Dec 2016)
• Costs of problem gambling a 'wakeup call' for Govt (15 Dec 2016)
• Gay dads set to use sex selection to make sure they get baby girls (15 Dec 2016)
• Canada: Teacher fired for expressing pro-life view (15 Dec 2016)
• Using ‘wrong’ pronoun at university could lead to expulsion (14 Dec 2016)
• Information watchdog hadn’t 'the foggiest' what Named Person judgment was about (14 Dec 2016)
• Scottish Govt rejects 'dangerous' calls for weaker abortion law (14 Dec 2016)
• Record-breaking premature triplets born one week before abortion limit (14 Dec 2016)
• 'Genderqueer' identity book recommended for 7-year-olds (13 Dec 2016)
• 170,000 embryos destroyed in UK in one year (13 Dec 2016)
• Tackle dangerous FOBTs, MPs urge Govt (13 Dec 2016)
• Hundreds of children investigated for sexting in single year (13 Dec 2016)
• 'The privilege is greater than the price': Helen Roseveare 1925-2016 (12 Dec 2016)
• 'Mobile app puts kids at risk of grooming' (12 Dec 2016)
• Euthanasia remains illegal in South Africa after court ruling (12 Dec 2016)
• Surge in free needles for Belfast heroin addicts (12 Dec 2016)
• US: Pro-life 'Heartbeat Bill' passed in Ohio (12 Dec 2016)
• 'God has a purpose for every life' (09 Dec 2016)
• 'Space strengthens my faith': Astronaut John Glenn 1921-2016 (09 Dec 2016)
• 'LGBT studies fabricated for politically correct outcomes' (09 Dec 2016)
• Pro-life views compared to BNP and banned at Scots uni (09 Dec 2016)
• Controversial embryo experiment calls dismissed for now (09 Dec 2016)
• Gay clergyman’s legal challenge against C of E rejected (09 Dec 2016)
• Ireland passes medical cannabis Bill (08 Dec 2016)
• Justin Welby: British values ‘increasingly disconnected' from Christian heritage (08 Dec 2016)
• Ban 'crack cocaine' gaming machines, says Times columnist (08 Dec 2016)
• 9-year-old given puberty blockers after watching CBBC programme (07 Dec 2016)
• France moves to ban pro-life websites (07 Dec 2016)
• Video of smiling Down’s children banned in France (07 Dec 2016)
• Scientists back longer experimentation on unborn babies (07 Dec 2016)
• Significant drop in US abortion rate in last decade (07 Dec 2016)
• Bishop: 'Absurd' that Christians face hostility for speaking about faith (06 Dec 2016)
• ‘No plans’ to remove morning-after pill consultations (06 Dec 2016)
• Almost half a million child gamblers in England and Wales (05 Dec 2016)
• Couple slam doctors who repeatedly urged them to abort Down's child (05 Dec 2016)
• Low turnout as Govt commits to trans agenda, dismissing public safety fears (02 Dec 2016)
• 'Absurd' Sunday School inspections show religion seen as 'a problem' by Govt (02 Dec 2016)
• MPs clamour for statutory sex education in English primary schools (02 Dec 2016)
• Family breakdown fears as lawyers call for no fault divorce (01 Dec 2016)
• 'Religious believers must have more protections in law' (01 Dec 2016)

November 2016

• Prime Minister: ‘Christians should be able to share their faith at work’ (30 Nov 2016)
• School backs down after disciplining worker for Christian views (30 Nov 2016)
• Gamblers lose almost £14 billion in 12 months (30 Nov 2016)
• ‘BBC fails to highlight important role of Christianity’ (30 Nov 2016)
• US baby born at twenty-two weeks defies expectations (30 Nov 2016)
• Alarm as school installs gender-neutral toilets for pupils over eight (29 Nov 2016)
• 'Cannabis ruined my daughter's life' (29 Nov 2016)
• Carphone Warehouse apologises for pro-abortion slogan (29 Nov 2016)
• Equality Watchdog set to slam PC groups which suppress Christianity (28 Nov 2016)
• UK worst for cocaine use, study suggests (28 Nov 2016)
• Landmarks turn red to highlight religious persecution (25 Nov 2016)
• Good Friday renamed 'Spring holiday' to be more ‘inclusive’ (25 Nov 2016)
• Supreme Court challenge for Scot Govt's minimum alcohol pricing plans (25 Nov 2016)
• VR technology will help mums 'bond' with their unborn baby (25 Nov 2016)
• ‘Britain oppresses Christians’: Ann Widdecombe (25 Nov 2016)
• ‘Church of England must ditch ‘relevance’ to thrive’: Bishop of Maidstone (24 Nov 2016)
• Bid to silence pro-life group fails, amid university free speech attacks (24 Nov 2016)
• US divorce rate falls to lowest levels in over three decades (24 Nov 2016)
• Porn websites which refuse to keep out children will be blocked (24 Nov 2016)
• Faith minister's attack on Ashers 'out of touch' (23 Nov 2016)
• ‘No plans to legalise cannabis,’ says Home Office (23 Nov 2016)
• New Canada Bill: Hate crime to refuse gender-neutral pronouns (23 Nov 2016)
• 7 in 10 Brits say businesses like Ashers should be free to conscientiously object (22 Nov 2016)
• Mum sues after son given trans drugs without her consent (22 Nov 2016)
• ‘Christians feel they are being censored’: Index on Censorship CEO (22 Nov 2016)
• Assisted suicide Bill passed in US capital (21 Nov 2016)
• 'Ashers proves that reasonable accommodation must be written into equality law' (18 Nov 2016)
• 'Catch-all extremism policy is waste of time', says former Cabinet MP (18 Nov 2016)
• Judges' argument on Ashers was 'not legally sound' (18 Nov 2016)
• Nicola Sturgeon 'very sympathetic' to offering free abortions to NI women (18 Nov 2016)
• Christian university wins legal case in Canada (18 Nov 2016)
• Betting firms investigated for harassing texts (18 Nov 2016)
• BBC could broadcast Muslim prayers under new multi-faith plans (17 Nov 2016)
• Euthanasia deaths alarmingly high in Quebec (17 Nov 2016)
• Ashers case expected to be referred to Supreme Court (16 Nov 2016)
• Preschool lessons on 'sexuality, queerness and difference' funded by Scottish taxpayers (16 Nov 2016)
• Ashers result 'risks all our freedom of speech', cautions barrister (15 Nov 2016)
• Redefinition of marriage rejected in Mexico (15 Nov 2016)
• Scot Gov ordered to pay Named Person legal costs (14 Nov 2016)
• 'Deep sadness' after assisted suicide legalised in Colorado (14 Nov 2016)
• Ashers continue to consider legal options after disappointing judgment (11 Nov 2016)
• US states back decriminalisation of cannabis (11 Nov 2016)
• Ashers coverage prompts 2 million Facebook reach (11 Nov 2016)
• Couple choose life for their son diagnosed with a heart defect (10 Nov 2016)
• Slot machines in bingo halls slammed as 'legalised mugging' (10 Nov 2016)
• Same-sex marriage Bill struck down in Australia (10 Nov 2016)
• Church of Scotland calls for ban on smacking (09 Nov 2016)
• Justin Welby: I’m an extremist, according to the Govt’s definition (09 Nov 2016)
• Government pro-life actions lead to drop in abortions in Hungary (09 Nov 2016)
• NI First Minister questions equality quango in light of Ashers judgment (08 Nov 2016)
• Mum: My boy is 'living proof' of case to cut abortion limit (08 Nov 2016)
• MSPs back repeal of beleaguered sectarianism law (08 Nov 2016)
• Scot Gov legal advisor could have prevented lengthy Named Person battle (07 Nov 2016)
• Assisted suicides soar in Switzerland (07 Nov 2016)
• Son forgives father who injected him with HIV (07 Nov 2016)
• Parents choose life for baby 'born two times' (07 Nov 2016)
• Ann Widdecombe: 'My heart sank after hearing the Ashers verdict' (04 Nov 2016)
• 'BBC bias fails to represent socially conservative views', says former reporter (04 Nov 2016)
• Christian baseball player gives thanks to God after winning World Series (04 Nov 2016)
• Viral video shows joy of living with Down’s syndrome (04 Nov 2016)
• BBC slammed over trans programme aimed at 6-year-olds (04 Nov 2016)
• Anti-extremism plans 'dangerous and alarming' (03 Nov 2016)
• Down’s syndrome test approved for NHS rollout, leaving campaigners ‘very disappointed’ (03 Nov 2016)
• Minimum price for alcohol given approval in Scotland (03 Nov 2016)
• Swinney under fire for using misleading stats to defend Named Persons (01 Nov 2016)

October 2016

• Govt forced to remove key Named Person guidance after court victory (31 Oct 2016)
• ‘Children are being corrupted by an avalanche of porn’, says Irish PM (31 Oct 2016)
• University threatened by LGBT group over study (31 Oct 2016)
• First Minister speaks of 'enormous sympathy' for Ashers family (28 Oct 2016)
• Named Person campaigners awarded for opposition to 'state snooper' plans (28 Oct 2016)
• Guidelines say singles and homosexuals should have “the right to reproduce” on their own (28 Oct 2016)
• Bill to curb abortions of disabled babies debated (28 Oct 2016)
• ‘Abortion tourism’ could follow in wake of Norway ruling (28 Oct 2016)
• David Cameron named LGBT 'Ally of the Year' for same-sex marriage (27 Oct 2016)
• 'Bad laws have eroded our country's freedoms' (27 Oct 2016)
• A sober day for freedom of conscience: Ashers win in court of public opinion (25 Oct 2016)
• God has been our rock in this hard time, Ashers tell Sky News (25 Oct 2016)
• Over a third of teens in Scotland have received sexually explicit images (25 Oct 2016)
• US judge refuses to back down on trans toilets order (25 Oct 2016)
• Mother who raised her son as a girl inflicted 'emotional harm' (25 Oct 2016)
• Police allowing drug users to sidestep prison with half-day workshop (25 Oct 2016)
• Calls to change 'oppressive' equality law after Ashers lose 'gay cake' case (24 Oct 2016)
• Ashers ‘hope and pray’ for Court ruling that protects conscience (24 Oct 2016)
• 21 Christian girls freed from terrorists in Nigeria give praise to God (21 Oct 2016)
• Christian parents say ‘with God anything is possible’ (21 Oct 2016)
• BBC to inspect new TV shows' willingness to promote LGBT lifestyles (21 Oct 2016)
• Govt to push ahead with regulation of church youth work (20 Oct 2016)
• US businesses may have profited from aborted babies’ body parts (20 Oct 2016)
• BREAKING: Ashers appeal ruling due Monday 24 October (20 Oct 2016)
• Addict who lost over £100k backs Govt review into betting ads (20 Oct 2016)
• 25 new Dead Sea Scrolls made public (19 Oct 2016)
• Stonewall video agenda for kids as young as three criticised (19 Oct 2016)
• ‘Stick to the Bible on gay marriage’, Church of England told (19 Oct 2016)
• Thousands protest same-sex marriage in France (19 Oct 2016)
• First heterosexual civil partnership in British Isles takes place (18 Oct 2016)
• BBC continues pro-trans push in news output (18 Oct 2016)
• Columnist: Mary Whitehouse deserves an apology (18 Oct 2016)
• Transsexual guidelines approved in Michigan schools (17 Oct 2016)
• Govt urged by Down's campaigners: Don’t Screen Us Out (14 Oct 2016)
• Kids under ten pressured into explicit images (14 Oct 2016)
• Parents choose life for 'boy with no brain’ (14 Oct 2016)
• 'Does aborting seriously disabled babies make the world a better place?' (14 Oct 2016)
• Data sharing scrapped by health board after Named Person win (13 Oct 2016)
• Lecturer’s killer was in 'cannabis-induced psychosis’ (13 Oct 2016)
• ‘Down’s children are not a burden on anybody’ (13 Oct 2016)
• Video game gamblers prosecuted in UK first (13 Oct 2016)
• 'Doctors with a conscience need not apply' (13 Oct 2016)
• Christian Air Force Colonel should be ‘visibly punished’, say US secularists (12 Oct 2016)
• Christian nursing home forced to allow assisted suicide in Switzerland (12 Oct 2016)
• TV betting ads could be limited under Govt crackdown (12 Oct 2016)
• Polish Parliament rejects tougher abortion law (12 Oct 2016)
• Care Not Killing: Change in assisted suicide law would put pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives (11 Oct 2016)
• BBC doc shines light on test to screen out Down's syndrome (07 Oct 2016)
• Just 1.7 per cent of population are LGB, official statistics reveal (07 Oct 2016)
• Christian mother forgives her daughter’s killers (07 Oct 2016)
• Baby born with 'fatal' condition now thriving (07 Oct 2016)
• 'God liberated me from porn's empty promises' (06 Oct 2016)
• US abortion law saved over two million lives (06 Oct 2016)
• Christian artist receives ‘vile’ messages after suing to protect religious beliefs (06 Oct 2016)
• 'Blind eye turned to sex saunas for decades' (05 Oct 2016)
• Dwarfism baby that doctors said to abort is born healthy (05 Oct 2016)
• Christians threatened after refusing to print gay wedding invites (04 Oct 2016)
• Bill would end abortions on the grounds of disability (04 Oct 2016)
• 'Empty promise of transsexualism must not be pushed on kids' (04 Oct 2016)
• 'Don't sideline impact of Christianity – celebrate it' (03 Oct 2016)

September 2016

• TV star: 'Down's syndrome abortions are inhuman' (30 Sep 2016)
• GM babies: Screening out those deemed unworthy of life (30 Sep 2016)
• Archaeologists unearth 2 Kings historical truths (30 Sep 2016)
• ‘Religious freedom a code word for intolerance’ (30 Sep 2016)
• 'Stop abortion' Bill moves ahead in Poland (30 Sep 2016)
• Sperm bank's 'order a daddy' app trivialises parenthood (29 Sep 2016)
• US Christian artist sues to protect religious beliefs (27 Sep 2016)
• Faith shelters must admit trans men with women (27 Sep 2016)
• Abortion backer: 'Childbirth causes global warming' (26 Sep 2016)
• Outrage as Royal College 'puts price' on Down's lives (23 Sep 2016)
• Sex-selection ads blocked by search engines (23 Sep 2016)
• Porn workshop to be shown at Scottish arts festival (23 Sep 2016)
• Online gambling poses major health risk to teens (23 Sep 2016)
• 'BBC using position to peddle harmful trans ideology' (22 Sep 2016)
• Corbyn wants LGBT focus in national curriculum (22 Sep 2016)
• 'End disabled abortions after Paralympic heroics' (22 Sep 2016)
• New Bill seeks to protect kids from online pornography (21 Sep 2016)
• High streets turned into casinos, Panorama told (20 Sep 2016)
• Watershed as first under-18 euthanised in Belgium (20 Sep 2016)
• 'Don't abort your babies, even if doctors say so' (20 Sep 2016)
• Heroin on prescription for Canadian addicts (20 Sep 2016)
• TV historian: 'I was wrong about Christianity' (19 Sep 2016)
• 'The Bible actually has a lot to say on transsexualism' (16 Sep 2016)
• Parent governors set to stay after Govt U-turn (16 Sep 2016)
• Scot Govt snubs Named Person campaigners (15 Sep 2016)
• Tragic toll of divorce on kids highlighted by new book (15 Sep 2016)
• Rights of Christian uni upheld (15 Sep 2016)
• One million march for marriage in Mexico (15 Sep 2016)
• 'TV diversity includes gender identity but not religion' (14 Sep 2016)
• Calls to legalise medical cannabis dismissed by Govt (14 Sep 2016)
• 'Crack cocaine' of gambling set for Govt review (14 Sep 2016)
• GB Para silver medallist faced death over disability (13 Sep 2016)
• Irish pro-life law has saved over 100,000 lives (13 Sep 2016)
• Vulnerable women at risk from new US trans rule (13 Sep 2016)
• Drug deaths soar to record high in England and Wales (13 Sep 2016)
• Disabled protected one year on from assisted suicide vote (12 Sep 2016)
• Named Person scheme to be watered down significantly (09 Sep 2016)
• Pro-life stand leads to sacking of family doctor in Norway (09 Sep 2016)
• Parents choose life for son, defying doctors' advice (09 Sep 2016)
• Gambling increases violence among men, study finds (08 Sep 2016)
• Abortion plans draw protest of over 100,000 in Chile (08 Sep 2016)
• Mum: 'I was singled out to test state snooper scheme' (07 Sep 2016)
• Adult stem cells: Medicine's 'best-kept secret' (07 Sep 2016)
• Alec Motyer 1924-2016: A man who loved God's Word (06 Sep 2016)
• 'Docs kept me on methadone for 21 years' (06 Sep 2016)
• New survey: 70% of Scots oppose Named Person plans (05 Sep 2016)
• Bibles removed from hotel rooms after atheists' complaint (05 Sep 2016)
• 'Faith schools are worth fighting for' (02 Sep 2016)
• 'We should declare that unborn children are equal' (02 Sep 2016)
• Ban on pro-life university group overturned (02 Sep 2016)
• Obama administration sued by doctors as trans row continues (02 Sep 2016)
• Record-breaking Christian astronaut in awe at creation (01 Sep 2016)
• 'I'll never believe in abortion under any circumstances' (01 Sep 2016)

August 2016

• Over 300 shops stop selling 'legal highs' after ban (31 Aug 2016)
• Named Person: 'Day of freedom for families' (31 Aug 2016)
• Be clear on 'extremism', Government urged (26 Aug 2016)
• Religious freedom victory for US Christian business (26 Aug 2016)
• 'Open Bible can stay on US Air Force Major's desk' (25 Aug 2016)
• Judge blocks Obama's trans rule from coming into force (24 Aug 2016)
• 'Euthanasia tourists' choose Belgium to seek death (24 Aug 2016)
• The Little Book of Non-Violent Extremists (23 Aug 2016)
• 'I felt violated when told to share bathroom with boys' (23 Aug 2016)
• Marie Stopes suspends abortions after health probe (22 Aug 2016)
• Christian coach fired for praying wants his job back (22 Aug 2016)
• Theresa May 'to push ahead on extremism plans' (19 Aug 2016)
• 'Punish Christian for Bible on desk', say secularists (19 Aug 2016)
• Christians urged: Speak the truth in love on trans issues (19 Aug 2016)
• Watch: Drop extremism plans after Choudary case (19 Aug 2016)
• Drug-related deaths rise to record high in Scotland (19 Aug 2016)
• 'Choudary ruling shows new extremism laws not needed' (19 Aug 2016)
• Children reporting 'sexting' pressure on the rise (19 Aug 2016)
• Rehab to Rio: How Christ changed an Olympian's life (17 Aug 2016)
• Sunshine, rain and the work of The Christian Institute (17 Aug 2016)
• US: Evangelical Methodists take a stand for marriage (16 Aug 2016)
• Down's syndrome test concerns being 'constantly ignored' (16 Aug 2016)
• Police warn 'selfish' drug drivers after summer tests (15 Aug 2016)
• Hugh Grant mocks biblical marriage as 'unromantic' (12 Aug 2016)
• What do Christians actually believe about marriage? (12 Aug 2016)
• Thanksgiving service for Peter Bull 1939-2016 (12 Aug 2016)
• Cannabis festival probed by police, but not over drugs (12 Aug 2016)
• Olympic silver winners: 'Our identity's in Christ' (11 Aug 2016)
• 'My doctor told me to abort my son. I'm so glad I didn't' (11 Aug 2016)
• Disability group chief ignores disabled to back euthanasia (10 Aug 2016)
• US favour abortion restrictions, new poll suggests (10 Aug 2016)
• Parents: Named Person law was 'enemy of trust' (09 Aug 2016)
• "She would have died if we hadn't fought for her" (09 Aug 2016)
• Boris Johnson: Embassies can fly rainbow flags (08 Aug 2016)
• Christian medics in US forced to go against abortion conscience (08 Aug 2016)
• Premature baby video goes viral after Finding Nemo inspiration (05 Aug 2016)
• US trans student can't use male toilets, for now (05 Aug 2016)
• Gambling addiction impacts bingo players, new study finds (05 Aug 2016)
• 'We're not defined by Down's syndrome' (04 Aug 2016)
• Data rights group: 'Named person trials could be illegal' (04 Aug 2016)
• Couple's joy as baby thrives, defying doctors' expectations (04 Aug 2016)
• Scotland better due to gay marriage, claims Tory chief (03 Aug 2016)
• Minister continues to ignore critics of Named Person plans (03 Aug 2016)
• Swinney downgrades Named Person advice to 'optional' (02 Aug 2016)
• Peter Bull 1939-2016: He finished his race (02 Aug 2016)
• On This Day: 25 Years of Christian Influence (01 Aug 2016)
• Pro-life supporters rally to protect the unborn in Poland (01 Aug 2016)
• On This Day: The Christian Institute began (01 Aug 2016)

July 2016

• 'Named Person ruling raises wider issue of family rights' (29 Jul 2016)
• Watch: Key part of Named Person scheme is history (29 Jul 2016)
• Named Person: Wave of legal actions now expected (29 Jul 2016)
• Acute morning sickness leading to abortion, docs warn (29 Jul 2016)
• Watch: Reaction to historic Named Person judgment (28 Jul 2016)
• Victory! Supreme Court rules Named Person scheme illegal (28 Jul 2016)
• US Christian baker takes case to Supreme Court (27 Jul 2016)
• 'Doctors treated my unborn baby as a problem, not a human' (27 Jul 2016)
• Americans fight controversial transsexual bathrooms order (27 Jul 2016)
• Star of C4 Paralympic ad: I'm proud to be pro-life (26 Jul 2016)
• Councils call for new measures to curb gambling (26 Jul 2016)
• Scottish agencies in drive to increase gay adoption (26 Jul 2016)
• Abortion survivor spreads pro-life message (25 Jul 2016)
• Govt extremism plans slammed by MPs and Peers (22 Jul 2016)
• 'Back conscience freedoms for pro-life medics' (22 Jul 2016)
• 'Remember children in Aus same-sex marriage debate' (22 Jul 2016)
• Judges to rule on Named Person case next week (21 Jul 2016)
• Watch: Mum chooses life for daughter with Down's (21 Jul 2016)
• Remarkable potential of adult stem cells demonstrated (21 Jul 2016)
• Canadian bishops oppose gay marriage vote (20 Jul 2016)
• Scottish kids to be exposed to pro-LGBT teaching (19 Jul 2016)
• 'Children's moral character hampered by social media' (19 Jul 2016)
• Boarding school group backs use of trans language (18 Jul 2016)
• Parents pain after son's suicide over gambling debts (18 Jul 2016)
• 'School free speech being hit by Govt programme' (15 Jul 2016)
• Care home fined for declining euthanasia request (15 Jul 2016)
• US abortion conscience Bill passes first stage (15 Jul 2016)
• Mum pens powerful letter to doc who urged her to abort (14 Jul 2016)
• Govt: 'Biological sex no longer important on passports' (14 Jul 2016)
• Where does Theresa May stand on Christian issues? (13 Jul 2016)
• 'I'll opt for suicide rather than become an old bore' (13 Jul 2016)
• United Reformed Church votes to allow same-sex weddings (13 Jul 2016)
• Church singers compared to ISIS & Nazis by columnist (12 Jul 2016)
• Rise in trans referrals prompts new concern for young people (12 Jul 2016)
• 'The authority of the Bible must not be superseded' (11 Jul 2016)
• 'Make sex ed compulsory in all primary schools': former Minister (11 Jul 2016)
• Nicky Morgan shuns MPs advice on new Ofsted chief (08 Jul 2016)
• Women to be allowed close combat roles (08 Jul 2016)
• GM babies could be born with serious health issues (08 Jul 2016)
• Methodist Church to 'revisit' gay marriage stance (07 Jul 2016)
• Stem cell breakthrough gives hope to osteoporosis sufferers (06 Jul 2016)
• 100s of babies born drug-dependent last year (05 Jul 2016)
• Staggering sum of Britain's gambling losses revealed (05 Jul 2016)
• Stop criminalising prostitutes & legalise brothels, MPs say (04 Jul 2016)
• 'We're all still in the dark on Govt extremism plans' (04 Jul 2016)
• 'Now I can tell my family I love them' (01 Jul 2016)
• Nicky Morgan: 'PM blocked my primary school sex ed plan' (01 Jul 2016)

June 2016

• US Supreme Court blocks law to curb abortion clinics (30 Jun 2016)
• Parents in uproar as C of E school drops cross logo (29 Jun 2016)
• Judge sends BPAS-backed illegal abortion doc to jail (29 Jun 2016)
• Parents will get say on Welsh bid to ban smacking (28 Jun 2016)
• Drop in crime after 'legal high' ban (28 Jun 2016)
• Doctors' union: Give heroin to drug addicts (27 Jun 2016)
• Remember me for gay marriage, says PM (24 Jun 2016)
• Named Person slammed as 'intrusive nonsense' (23 Jun 2016)
• I'm so relieved we walked out of abortion centre (22 Jun 2016)
• 'Do whatever it takes to keep gamblers betting' (22 Jun 2016)
• Doctors vote to maintain assisted suicide opposition (21 Jun 2016)
• Don't call girls 'girls', teachers advised (21 Jun 2016)
• BMA under pressure to 'go neutral' on assisted suicide (21 Jun 2016)
• C of E Bishop: Rethink traditional view of marriage (17 Jun 2016)
• Christian groups issue joint statement on EU referendum (17 Jun 2016)
• Ofsted chief backs away from Sunday school comments (17 Jun 2016)
• Govt slams call for total decriminalisation of drugs (17 Jun 2016)
• Most young boys think porn is 'realistic depiction of sex' (16 Jun 2016)
• Mum: 'Abortion was never an option for us' (16 Jun 2016)
• Prisons should endorse 'trans identity' of inmates (15 Jun 2016)
• UN to NI: 'Decriminalise abortion in all circumstances' (15 Jun 2016)
• Primary schools allow boys to wear skirts (14 Jun 2016)
• Teachers' union: Named Person role must be probed (14 Jun 2016)
• Scots Episcopal church moves toward same-sex marriage (13 Jun 2016)
• Christian assemblies violate kids' human rights, says UN (10 Jun 2016)
• Scientists to create GM babies despite flawed DNA fears (10 Jun 2016)
• Patrick Stewart: 'Preventing assisted suicide is disgraceful' (09 Jun 2016)
• SNP chief 'absolutely committed' to Named Person (08 Jun 2016)
• Adult stem cells used in 'remarkable' stroke trial (08 Jun 2016)
• Parliamentary group: 'Govt's religious literacy is lacking' (07 Jun 2016)
• Two-thirds of Scots against Named Person, poll shows (07 Jun 2016)
• Christian charities warn over Welsh Govt youth work plans (06 Jun 2016)
• 'Tragic Liam Fee case points to named person failings' (03 Jun 2016)
• Leader of radical lobby group quits over transsexualism (03 Jun 2016)
• Watch: 'Named Person scheme patronises parents' (03 Jun 2016)
• Academic: 'Kids, start with a ¼ pill when taking ecstasy' (03 Jun 2016)
• Mum who regrets abortion: 'God is greater than our sin' (02 Jun 2016)
• Two thirds of premature babies survive with care (02 Jun 2016)
• Named persons now hounding dentists for info on kids (02 Jun 2016)
• Rape victim reunited with daughter 80 years on (01 Jun 2016)

May 2016

• 'Me Before You' faces outcry over assisted suicide plotline (31 May 2016)
• Cabinet Minister welcomes 'sex change' surgery pledge (31 May 2016)
• MPs attack controversial church youth work plans (27 May 2016)
• Neonatal care pioneer saved 1,000s of premature babies (27 May 2016)
• Investigation into sharia law begins (27 May 2016)
• 'Considerable concerns' over Govt extremism strategy (27 May 2016)
• 'Legal high' blanket ban starts from today (26 May 2016)
• 'Let children be children', says former No.10 policy chief (26 May 2016)
• Next census could ask: Are you gay or transsexual? (26 May 2016)
• Govt extremism chief: 'Don't make us the thought police' (25 May 2016)
• Columnists slam 'ruthless' attitude of midwives' chief (24 May 2016)
• Watch: 'Free speech at risk from Govt extremism plans' (24 May 2016)
• Abortion 'never wrong', says defiant midwives' leader (24 May 2016)
• Kirk votes to allow ministers in same-sex marriages (23 May 2016)
• Comment: EU referendum is one month away (23 May 2016)
• US Govt: 'Let trans pupils use the toilet of their choice' (23 May 2016)
• 'BBC acted as assisted suicide cheerleader in EastEnders' (20 May 2016)
• US Supreme Court grants freedom not to aid abortions (20 May 2016)
• BBC pledge for LGBT quota welcomed by Government (20 May 2016)
• Govt plans could sideline grandparents to get kids adopted (19 May 2016)
• Abortions up by more than 1,000 last year, figures show (19 May 2016)
• Queen's Speech: Govt to consult on EDOs (18 May 2016)
• MSPs could scrap Scot Govt's contentious sectarian law (18 May 2016)
• Midwives' chief challenged over 'limitless abortion' call (17 May 2016)
• BBC: 'We're too Christian' (17 May 2016)
• Midwives' chief calls for abortion up to birth (16 May 2016)
• Mum whose quintuplets pic went viral rejected abortion (16 May 2016)
• Final day of Ashers appeal: 'It's the cake not the customer' (12 May 2016)
• MPs praise Christian volunteer work: Watch highlights (12 May 2016)
• Sexual abuse victim killed under Dutch euthanasia law (12 May 2016)
• Day 3: Equality Commission grilled by judges (11 May 2016)
• Legal high ban to come into force as incidents surge (11 May 2016)
• Prof sues uni which fired him for defending free speech (11 May 2016)
• Day 2: NI Attorney General weighs in on Ashers appeal (10 May 2016)
• 'My daughter loves life – don't screen out others like her' (10 May 2016)
• MPs praise Christian groups, but Ofsted concerns loom (10 May 2016)
• In court today: 'Ashers did not break discrimination law' (09 May 2016)
• Watch: 'Christians could be targeted by extremism law' (09 May 2016)
• Ashers: 'This was never just about a little bakery' (09 May 2016)
• Amy McArthur: 'Our God is worth the Ashers court ordeal' (07 May 2016)
• 'Christians must not keep their faith from public life' (06 May 2016)
• McArthurs pray for justice as Ashers returns to court (06 May 2016)
• Scientists: 'Embryos should be experimented on for longer' (05 May 2016)
• 'Gospel preaching could be hit by new extremism Bill' (05 May 2016)
• 24-hour licensing has led to sharp rise in binge drinking (05 May 2016)
• 3-year-olds referred to transsexual clinic (05 May 2016)
• Planned Parenthood sues over law banning Down's abortions (04 May 2016)
• Extremism Bill 'to be in upcoming Queen's Speech' (03 May 2016)
• Student: 'Legal high addiction gave me terrifying psychosis' (03 May 2016)

April 2016

• Named person garden analogy sows seeds of mistrust (29 Apr 2016)
• Mississippi bans brutal dismemberment abortions (29 Apr 2016)
• Watch: 'Church youth work plans must be opposed' (29 Apr 2016)
• 'My talented boy took his life because of gambling' (29 Apr 2016)
• Named Person plans to recruit housing officers as spies (28 Apr 2016)
• 'I fear for my little girl in an increasingly pro-trans society' (28 Apr 2016)
• 'Jesus Christ changed my violent life around' (27 Apr 2016)
• 'Pornography is crippling our teenagers' (27 Apr 2016)
• Parents face smacking ban under Welsh parties' plans (26 Apr 2016)
• 'Named Person warning bells should be ringing for Govt' (25 Apr 2016)
• Headteachers: 'Parent-teacher bond strained by sex ed' (22 Apr 2016)
• 'Crack cocaine' of gambling damaging vulnerable, MPs say (22 Apr 2016)
• 'Missing Planned Parenthood abortion quota leads to sack' (22 Apr 2016)
• Canadian Govt commits to push for legal cannabis (22 Apr 2016)
• Christians are suffering genocide in Syria, MPs declare (21 Apr 2016)
• '4-year-olds should choose their gender before school' (21 Apr 2016)
• Down Syndrome: TV star speaks out against new test (21 Apr 2016)
• Isle of Man policy compounds Named Person fears (21 Apr 2016)
• Labour MPs call for 'human right' of abortion in NI (20 Apr 2016)
• Baby 'denied new heart because of potential disability' (19 Apr 2016)
• Ex-Army head criticises out-of-school settings plans (18 Apr 2016)
• Charities urge Govt: 'Keep out of church youth work' (18 Apr 2016)
• Named person campaigners 'snubbed' by First Minister (18 Apr 2016)
• Charities: 'Legal highs stockpiled ahead of ban' (15 Apr 2016)
• Gambling addiction is fuelling unemployment (15 Apr 2016)
• 'My little girl proves 24-week abortion limit is a disgrace' (14 Apr 2016)
• Majority of young people against weaker drugs laws (13 Apr 2016)
• 'Women unwittingly entering polygamous marriages in UK' (12 Apr 2016)
• Enable trans revolution and see how it turns out, says doc (12 Apr 2016)
• Pro-life students refused funding at Scottish university (12 Apr 2016)
• 'I didn't want to give up on my own daughter' (11 Apr 2016)
• Father of disabled children slams Named Person scheme (11 Apr 2016)
• 'Christians are increasingly a targeted minority' (08 Apr 2016)
• Landmark religious freedom law passed in Mississippi (08 Apr 2016)
• France criminalises the purchase of sex (08 Apr 2016)
• Named persons themselves blast state guardian plans (07 Apr 2016)
• Hillary Clinton: 'Abortion is rooted in thoughtfulness' (07 Apr 2016)
• Teachers' union will lobby for promotion of transsexualism (07 Apr 2016)
• Children viewing sex and violence on social media (06 Apr 2016)
• Adult stem cell therapy could halve heart failure deaths (06 Apr 2016)
• Scottish party leaders pledge LGBT push in next Parliament (05 Apr 2016)
• 'Named person has total lack of respect for parents' (05 Apr 2016)
• Cannabis arrests down by almost 50 per cent (04 Apr 2016)
• Structures for Named Person scheme not in place (04 Apr 2016)
• US states back flurry of pro-life legislation (01 Apr 2016)
• 'Don't push tomboys to think they're transsexuals' (01 Apr 2016)

March 2016

• Scots party leaders call for Named Person pause (31 Mar 2016)
• Abnormalities in unborn children may 'fix themselves' (31 Mar 2016)
• Regular cannabis use leads to serious problems in later life (31 Mar 2016)
• 'Vital' Ashers case revisited by Radio 4 (30 Mar 2016)
• Disney pushes Governor into vetoing religious freedom Bill (30 Mar 2016)
• 'Children must be protected from harmful gender ideology' (30 Mar 2016)
• 'British values' agenda criticised by Bishop of London (29 Mar 2016)
• Judge bans father from taking his son to church (29 Mar 2016)
• Named Person is 'unacceptable intrusion', say Scots (29 Mar 2016)
• Easter Day: The First Day (25 Mar 2016)
• Jesus: The Great Redeemer (25 Mar 2016)
• Jesus: The Great High Priest (25 Mar 2016)
• Student union threatens to bar 'exclusionary' CU (24 Mar 2016)
• David Cameron's Family Test needs 'real teeth' (24 Mar 2016)
• NYC mayor: 'Trans people can use any public bathroom' (24 Mar 2016)
• BBC highlights the work of The Christian Institute (23 Mar 2016)
• Sturgeon sending mixed messages on Named Person (23 Mar 2016)
• Number of legal highs has rocketed, warns UN (23 Mar 2016)
• Labour wants statutory sex education in primary schools (22 Mar 2016)
• Controversial LGBT schools programme reformed (22 Mar 2016)
• World Down Syndrome Day: Standing with the 92 per cent (21 Mar 2016)
• Sisters speak out on injustice of forgotten families (19 Mar 2016)
• Parent governors requirement to be axed under Govt plans (18 Mar 2016)
• Govt appoints former gay rights leader to EHRC (18 Mar 2016)
• Named Person scheme: Common questions answered (18 Mar 2016)
• Parents oppose trans lessons for 4-year-olds (18 Mar 2016)
• Facebook slammed for same-sex marriage bias (17 Mar 2016)
• 'School sex ed not the answer to teen sexting' (17 Mar 2016)
• 'Idea of precious time with my son ruled out abortion' (17 Mar 2016)
• Christian campaigner honoured by Royal Mail (16 Mar 2016)
• Hope for cataracts patients after stem cell breakthrough (16 Mar 2016)
• Rapid fall in number of US abortion clinics (16 Mar 2016)
• 'Protect women by backing plans to curb discrimination' (15 Mar 2016)
• Lib Dems: Cannabis should be legalised and taxed (15 Mar 2016)
• Majority of Scots don't support named person (15 Mar 2016)
• JP sacked for saying mum and dad best to adopt kids (11 Mar 2016)
• Cross-party opposition to dangerous FOBTs (11 Mar 2016)
• Find out how your MP voted on Sunday Trading (10 Mar 2016)
• Named Person is 'not good law' QC tells Supreme Court (10 Mar 2016)
• Sunday Trading vote a 'victory for faith and the family' (10 Mar 2016)
• Presenter who called Christian lawyer a 'bigot' broke rules (10 Mar 2016)
• 'Father' reinstated to NHS pregnancy book (10 Mar 2016)
• Parents: 'Our children's safety put at risk by state intrusion' (09 Mar 2016)
• Govt facing defeat on Sunday Trading plans (09 Mar 2016)
• In court today: 'Parents bypassed by Named Person' (08 Mar 2016)
• Asda slammed for 'selfish' backing of Sunday Trading (08 Mar 2016)
• Jeremy Corbyn: 'Decriminalise prostitution' (08 Mar 2016)
• UK Supreme Court hears case against Named Person today (08 Mar 2016)
• MPs' opposition mounts ahead of Sunday Trading vote (07 Mar 2016)
• Christian removed from plane over phone prayer messages (07 Mar 2016)
• 'Ditch British values checks for youth groups': say MPs (07 Mar 2016)
• David Cameron slams Named Person scheme (04 Mar 2016)
• Children will suffer because of state guardians, charity warns (04 Mar 2016)
• Ashers: Judges agree Attorney General's involvement in case (03 Mar 2016)
• 'Smacking ban does more harm than good' (03 Mar 2016)
• Ashers Baking Co back in court for technical hearing (03 Mar 2016)
• SNP has 'serious questions' to answer about named persons (03 Mar 2016)
• Katie Price: My disabled child changed my view on abortion (03 Mar 2016)
• Keeping Sunday special has priceless value, MP says (01 Mar 2016)
• SNP wavers over Sunday Trading opposition (01 Mar 2016)

February 2016

• Kids to face 'creepy' questions under Named Person plans (29 Feb 2016)
• Welsh Government plans to monitor church groups (26 Feb 2016)
• Govt 'wasting time' on Sunday Trading plans (26 Feb 2016)
• 26 per cent rise in Oregon assisted suicide deaths (26 Feb 2016)
• BPAS calls for abortion for any reason, up to birth (26 Feb 2016)
• Top QC exposes flaws in Govt Sunday Trading proposals (25 Feb 2016)
• 'Govt shouldn't force people to go against their conscience' (25 Feb 2016)
• Assisted suicide clinic tells patients not to consult GP (25 Feb 2016)
• Comment: The EU referendum on 23 June (24 Feb 2016)
• Unis have 'moral obligation to ban pro-life groups' (23 Feb 2016)
• 'Children being indoctrinated in LGBT schools programme' (23 Feb 2016)
• Uni: 'Learn about swinging to boost your career prospects' (23 Feb 2016)
• The Queen writes about her faith ahead of 90th birthday (22 Feb 2016)
• Missionary: Terrorists killed my husband, but I'll go back (19 Feb 2016)
• True cost of addictive gambling machines revealed (19 Feb 2016)
• Human rights activist: 'Sharia Bill is vital legislation' (19 Feb 2016)
• 'Britain's gambling epidemic must be addressed' (18 Feb 2016)
• BBC presenter: We shouldn't be embarrassed about faith (18 Feb 2016)
• Canada PM will push MPs to vote for assisted suicide law (17 Feb 2016)
• 'Transsexual Jesus' play performed in C of E church (16 Feb 2016)
• New plans to protect children from online porn revealed (16 Feb 2016)
• BBC documentary blasted for promoting assisted suicide (16 Feb 2016)
• Named Person role aggravates £30m teaching crisis (15 Feb 2016)
• Lib Dem leader in bid to legalise cannabis (12 Feb 2016)
• No space for Jesus at NASA facility (12 Feb 2016)
• Government rejects calls for more sex education (12 Feb 2016)
• BBC presenter: 'Observing the Lord's day is a great privilege' (11 Feb 2016)
• MSPs reject presumed consent organ donation Bill (11 Feb 2016)
• MLAs block push to weaken protections for unborn (11 Feb 2016)
• 'Stop using Zika virus crisis to push pro-abortion agenda' (11 Feb 2016)
• 'Schools must be protected from unaccountable Ofsted' (10 Feb 2016)
• Govt to push ahead with Sunday trading plans (10 Feb 2016)
• Kentucky Governor signs in new pro-life law (10 Feb 2016)
• Religious Education in schools 'inadequate' (09 Feb 2016)
• BBC has 'shameless' institutional bias on abortion (08 Feb 2016)
• Prof: 'We can't predict the harm caused by GM embryos' (05 Feb 2016)
• Let trans kids choose toilets, says new ROI schools advice (05 Feb 2016)
• Ashers facing 'oppressive attack' on religious freedom (05 Feb 2016)
• BBC endorses transsexualism on 6 o'clock news (05 Feb 2016)
• Sunday trading: Govt launches new bid to weaken law (04 Feb 2016)
• MLAs to vote on weakening abortion laws in NI (04 Feb 2016)
• Zika virus: 'Mum didn't abort me despite my condition' (04 Feb 2016)
• 'Dramatic Ashers adjournment confirms importance of case' (03 Feb 2016)
• BREAKING: Ashers case put on hold by Lord Chief Justice (03 Feb 2016)
• Support Ashers petition tops 8,000 ahead of court hearing (02 Feb 2016)
• Hundreds 'Stand with Ashers' ahead of court hearing (02 Feb 2016)
• 300,000 protest same-sex unions in Italy (02 Feb 2016)
• GM embryo research given green light by UK watchdog (01 Feb 2016)
• Peter Tatchell: I've changed my mind on Ashers Baking Co (01 Feb 2016)
• Ashers: 'Case has bolstered our marriage and faith in God' (01 Feb 2016)

January 2016

• Objective reality crumbling on trans issues, columnist warns (29 Jan 2016)
• MSPs 'seriously concerned' over opt-out organ donation (29 Jan 2016)
• French Senate approves 'sedated dying' law (29 Jan 2016)
• Govt must not 'turn blind eye' to 'crack cocaine' of gambling (29 Jan 2016)
• Swedish midwife denied job over abortion refusal (29 Jan 2016)
• Are you 'tri-gender'? Teens given 25 options in survey (28 Jan 2016)
• Pro-abortion ruling to be appealed in Northern Ireland (28 Jan 2016)
• Thousands brave US snow storm to March for Life (28 Jan 2016)
• BBC to air 'deeply disturbing' assisted suicide documentary (27 Jan 2016)
• New Olympic guidelines on transsexualism revealed (27 Jan 2016)
• New petition launched to support Ashers Baking Co (26 Jan 2016)
• 'Secular campaigns against church schools must stop' (25 Jan 2016)
• Trans man to get $100k for being blocked from girls loos (25 Jan 2016)
• 'We need hope in hard times, not assisted suicide' (22 Jan 2016)
• 'Sports bookies should be challenged on damaging ads' (22 Jan 2016)
• MP: We should promote Bible teaching to kids, not restrict it (21 Jan 2016)
• US: Free ultrasound scheme 'saves 358,000 babies' (21 Jan 2016)
• MPs urge Govt to 'bury' plans to inspect Sunday schools (20 Jan 2016)
• Boy, 10, visited by police over 'terrorism' spelling mistake (20 Jan 2016)
• Sharia courts Bill passed by Lords – now Govt urged to act (20 Jan 2016)
• New Down's test will increase abortions, critics warn (20 Jan 2016)
• Planned Parenthood sues pro-life group for abortion videos (20 Jan 2016)
• Crown Court judge to sit on discriminatory sharia council (19 Jan 2016)
• BBC reports adult stem cell breakthrough for MS patients (19 Jan 2016)
• 'Ofsted head should be sacked', says senior Tory MP (18 Jan 2016)
• 'Formidable legal expert' to support Ashers Baking Co (18 Jan 2016)
• Ofsted church youth work plans in confusion (15 Jan 2016)
• US Episcopal church suspended for backing gay marriage (15 Jan 2016)
• NYC: Huge fines for not using preferred trans pronouns (15 Jan 2016)
• 'DUP's Christian values will continue' says new leader (15 Jan 2016)
• Comment: Trans people need kindness, not endorsement (14 Jan 2016)
• Global Christian persecution 'worse than ever before' (14 Jan 2016)
• MSPs reject bid to make LGBT teaching statutory (14 Jan 2016)
• Piper speaks out as lottery temptation sweeps UK and US (14 Jan 2016)
• 'I found forgiveness for abortion through Jesus' (14 Jan 2016)
• Leeds cops pledge to turn blind eye in 'prostitution zone' (13 Jan 2016)
• Marriage campaign prompts EU chiefs to review petitions (13 Jan 2016)
• Schools must allow trans boys in girls' toilets in a US state (13 Jan 2016)
• 'Christian groups face Ofsted sanctions over marriage views' (12 Jan 2016)
• MPs push Education Secretary for more sex education (12 Jan 2016)
• Pro-abortion writer: 'Foetus pic looks too much like real baby' (12 Jan 2016)
• Anglican leaders urged to uphold the Bible on sex ethics (11 Jan 2016)
• Person's sex 'not relevant' for passports, ex-minister says (08 Jan 2016)
• 'Law must protect free speech', top churchman says (08 Jan 2016)
• Cabbies recruited as 'spies' for Named Person scheme (06 Jan 2016)
• Govt: 'Equal air time' for humanism in RE not required (06 Jan 2016)
• 'Not guilty' verdict for NI pastor who criticised Islam (05 Jan 2016)
• 'Christianity is being squeezed out of Whitehall' (05 Jan 2016)
• Mum: I couldn't give up on my 'incompatible with life' baby (04 Jan 2016)