Originally published in Christian Concern The General Medical Council’s Investigation Committee has today (14 June) reprimanded a Christian doctor for sharing his faith with a patient at the end of a private consultation. The GMC has ruled that his actions ‘did not meet the standards required of a doctor’. Dr […]
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Mighty Men dispatch from Yorkshire
Oom Angus and War Piper show Brits how it is done, amidst laughter, tears, straight-talk and pledges A welcome item in my inbox today was a dispatch from the picture postcard Yorkshire town of Patley Bridge where the seemingly tireless War Piper for Mighty Men spent this past weekend at […]
Christian counsellors being ‘closed down’ says struck-off ‘gay cure’ psychotherapist
Originally published in The Telegraph Lesley Pilkington, 61, spoke as she lost her appeal against her registration with her professional body being cancelled after an undercover journalist posing as a patient recorded her during a therapy session. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) said that, although Patrick […]
King James Bible sent to every school in England in honor of 400th anniversary
Originally published in Christian Post In honor of the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible, every state primary and secondary school in England is set to receive a copy of the holy text distributed by the Department for Education. Close to 24 000 Bibles are being […]
UK judge rules human rights don’t apply to Christian Facebook case
Originally published in Christian Today A Christian demoted by employers over comments he made about gay marriage on his Facebook page has been told he cannot appeal to human rights arguments in his defence. Disciplinary action was taken against Adrian Smith, a housing manager at Trafford Housing Trust (THT), last […]
Christians have no right to wear cross at work: UK government
By Hilary White — Originally published in LifesiteNews.com Critics are saying that for the first time, the British government has openly opposed the freedom of Christians to express their beliefs in public. In a case that has gone to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the government, led by […]
Killing babies no different from abortion, “experts” say
Originally published in The Telegraph Parents should be allowed to have their newborn babies killed because they are “morally irrelevant” and ending their lives is no different to abortion, a group of medical ethicists linked to Oxford University has argued. The article, published in the Journal of Medical Ethics, says […]
Largest ever 40-Days-For-Life campaign kicks off on Ash Wednesday
Originally posted in LifeSiteNews.Com This year Ash Wednesday isn’t just the first day of the Christian penitential season of Lent, it is also the beginning of the largest ever 40 Days for Life campaign. In the past seven years hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates have joined the campaign, thousands […]
Christian guesthouse owners fined in same-sex couple complaint
Originally published in Charisma News Christian guesthouse owners on Friday lost an appeal on a 2011 ruling that fined them £3,600 (about $5,670) for refusing to let same-sex couples rent double rooms. Last year, Peter and Hazelmary Bull were found guilty of discrimination after denying a double room to a […]
UK Christians told by advertising authority that they cannot say that people can be healed from physical illness
By Dan Wooding – Originally published in Assist News Service The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told a group of Christians in the city of Bath, located in Somerset, south west England, not to make any claims which state or imply that, by receiving their prayer, people could be […]