News Bulletin 11 January 2013

Pressure is mounting on MPs to oppose the Government’s plans to introduce same-sex marriage, with one million leaflets being distributed in key marginal constituencies across the country — A new BBC sitcom, ‘Way to Go’, has come in for criticism, – being accused of treating the subject of ‘assisted suicide’ as a ‘matter of fun’ — A new report from the BBC is suggesting that children should incorporate the portrayal of LGB people in programming targeted at children — European judges are set to give their rulings on whether the UK Government failed on 4 separate occasions to protect the human rights of British Christians — Residents in Tunbridge Wells have attended a meeting of council officials over an application from a sex shop to renew its licence in the town – the shop is located near several schools — Diversity officer, Dr Angela McCaskill, who was suspended 3 months ago after signing a referendum petition on gay marriage has been reinstated — And Britain’s oldest man, Revd Reginald Dean who had just celebrated his 110th birthday just 2 months ago has died.