News Bulletin 5 April 2012

Prime Minister David Cameron has told church leaders that he does not want to “fall out” with them over his plan to redefine marriage — Former Labour Cabinet Minister Ben Bradshaw has said that Mr Cameron’s plan to redefine marriage is just “pure politics” — The Court of Appeal has ruled that the legal rights for the dissolution of a civil partnership are the same as a divorce for a married couple — The Coalition for Marriage petition, tops 400,000 signatures — A judge will decide whether a Christian radio station should be allowed to broadcast an advert that asks Christians whether they are suffering discrimination at work — The first attempt at a law introducing an opt-in system to protect children from being bombarded by internet pornography has been launched in the House of Lords — One of the Today Programme’s presenters, Evan Davis, says secularists should be allowed to take part in the show’s three-minute religious segment — The Archbishop of Canterbury says that children should learn the Lord’s Prayer in school.