Originally published in Charisma News A primary school teacher faced disciplinary action because she didn’t want to read to her class from a storybook about gay penguins. The teacher, who has not been named, works in a school in a London Borough and her case has been told to a […]
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UK MPs vote in favour of gay marriage
Christians raise serious concerns British Members of Parliament yesterday voted 400 to 175 in favour of historic legislation that will give gay couples the right to marry. But embarrassingly for pro same-sex marriage Prime Minister David Cameron, more than half of his own 303 Conservative Party MPs did not support […]
British Airways worker wins religious discrimination case
Originally published in Charisma News An employee who was asked by British Airways to remove a Christian cross from around her neck has won a religious discrimination case at Europe’s human rights court but three other claimants lost similar cases on Tuesday. The ruling by the European Court of Human […]
Church of England says no to female bishops
Originally published in Charisma News The Church of England’s governing body on Tuesday narrowly blocked a move to permit women to serve as bishops, leaving the church facing more years of contentious debate. Following a daylong debate, opponents mustered enough support to deny the necessary two-thirds majority among lay members […]
Facebook gay wedding comment man wins demotion case
Originally published in BBC News A Christian who was demoted in his job for a comment he wrote on Facebook about gay marriages has won a breach of contract action against his employers. Adrian Smith, 55, lost his managerial position and had a 40% salary cut after saying a gay […]
Last UK Catholic adoption agency loses final appeal over homosexual adoption
Originally published in Lifesite News A Catholic charity that has provided adoption services since 1865 will no longer be able to offer that service while adhering to its moral principles. The UK’s Upper Tribunal, the equivalent of the High Court in the administrative justice system, rejected an appeal by Catholic […]
UK mother fails in Court of Appeal bid to halt her children’s adoption by homosexuals
Court of Appeal judges turned down a mother’s plea not to have her two children adopted by a homosexual couple. The mother of the two boys, aged four and six, appealed an earlier court decision that ruled she was incapable of looking after her children because of alcoholism, when she […]
British PMs Released a Report on Intensifying Pressure on Iranian Christian Converts
A group of Christian members of Parliament of England released the results of their research on “harassment of Christian converts in Iran” in a ceremony held in British Parliament. According to Mohabat News correspondent in London, after some months of study and investigation on the “current situation and harassment of […]
32 000 intercessors gather for revival-focused prayer in London
Originally published in Charisma News After a summer of sport—including the Olympics and Paralympics—Great Britain’s capital hosted a prayer event on a similarly grand scale at its most famous soccer stadium, Wembley, on Saturday. Officially sanctioned by London Mayor Boris Johnson, the National Day of Prayer and Worship (NDOP) drew […]
600 000 people sign UK petition opposing gay marriage
Originally published in Christian Today A petition opposing the Government’s plans to change the definition of marriage has reached 600,000 signatures. The petition by the Coalition for Marriage (C4M) was launched in February and has grown to become the biggest active campaign in the UK. It calls upon the Government […]