News Bulletin 21 November 2014

MPs ask the Education Secretary Nicky Morgan to scrap new standards requiring schools to ‘actively promote’ rights under the Equality Act – MLA Jimmy Spratt tells the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland that its legal action against Ashers Baking Company is “essentially bullying” — Scotland’s controversial Named Person scheme faces criticism from a charity which supports families with children suffering from ME — Christian writer Matt Moore, who experiences same-sex attraction, says he loves Jesus too much to identify as gay.