Originally published in The Christian Institute British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans to issue a Sharia law bond in the UK, making it the first non-Muslim country to do so. But Bishop Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, warned against the move, saying dabbling with Sharia law could […]
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UK B&B Christians ‘followed conscience’, says lawyer
Originally published in The Christian Institute The Christian owners of a B&B who were sued by a same-sex couple over their double bed policy were following their conscience, their lawyer has told the Supreme Court. Peter and Hazelmary Bull only allow married couples to share a double bed in their […]
40 Days for Life London: changing the Culture of Death in Britain
Originally published in LifeSiteNews The organiser of 40 Days for Life London has great hopes of the twice-annual campaign making significant changes to the social and political scene in the UK. Robert Colquhoun told LifeSiteNews.com today that while he does not necessarily directly credit last year’s prayer vigils for the […]
David Cameron: ‘I want to export gay marriage around the world’
Originally published in The Telegraph David Cameron has said he wants “to export” gay marriage around the world. The Prime Minister spoke of his pride at legalising same sex marriage, just a year after explicitly giving a personal guarantee to do it by 2015 to a reception for the Lesbian, […]
British Prime Minister Cameron declares war on Internet porn
Christian concern that PM could be ‘misleading’ parents British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a plan today (Monday, July 22) aimed at curbing Internet pornography in the United Kingdom. Cameron’s plan requires every Internet user in the country to say whether they want to have access to pornography, and creates […]
Gay marriage now legal in Britain
Marriage has been stripped of its meaning, say churches Originally published in The Telegraph Gay rights activists are celebrating an “historic” moment after same-sex marriage was officially legalised – but churches claimed marriage has been “stripped” of its meaning. MPs cheered in the House of Commons as it was announced […]
B&B ‘married couples only’ policy is not ‘direct discrimination’
Originally published in Christian Today The British Court of Appeal has stated that ‘married couples only’ policies on double rooms at bed & breakfasts should not be considered “direct discrimination”. The ruling was in relation to Susanne Wilkinson and her family-run B&B, near Cookham in Berkshire. Mrs Wilkinson was sued […]
Christian arrested for calling homosexuality a ‘sin’ warns of ‘real-life thought police’
Originally published in The Telegraph A Christian street preacher has been arrested and questioned about his beliefs after saying that he thinks homosexuality is a “sin”. Tony Miano, 49, a former senior police officer from the US, was held for around six hours, had his fingerprints and DNA taken and […]
Campaigners still optimistic despite Lords vote on gay marriage
Originally published in Christian Today The Coalition for Marriage has said it will continue campaigning to save traditional marriage despite the House of Lords backing the Government’s plans to introduce gay marriage. Peers voted down an amendment to “wreck” the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill by more than two to […]
London beheading part of a wider terror plot?
Originally published in Charisma News British authorities want to know if two men who hacked a British soldier to death outside an army barracks in London Wednesday were part of a wider terror plot. Witnesses to the gruesome attack say the men shouted “allahu akbar” before running over the victim […]