A booklet about a Brighton care home for elderly Christians who lost thousands of pounds of funding from the local council because of its religious beliefs on homosexuality.
Proposals from the Scottish Government will allow teenagers as young as 13 to legally engage in oral sex and other forms of sexual activity. This booklet explains why these proposals would leave children more vulnerable to sexual abuse and send out the wrong message to teenagers.
The Charity Commission is currently holding a public consultation on its Draft Public Benefit Guidance for religious charities. The Commission has asked a series of questions to which it invites responses. However, in addition to these questions, The Christian Institute wishes to highlight issues about which the Commission has not asked.
Included in this updated briefing:
Clause 126 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill introduces a new offence of inciting hatred on grounds of sexual orientation. There is wide-spread concern about ‘hate speech’ legislation and its impact on freedom of expression. This booklet sets out the concerns about the impact of a proposed ‘homophobic hatred’ law on free speech and religious liberty.
