Journalist slams secularism
Times columnist Melanie Phillips says the West is losing its values of freedom and tolerance because of its rejection of Christianity. In an article in The Times on 10 September…
Government accepts persecution review in full
“Freedom of religion will be at heart of government policy” Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the Bishop of Truro, Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen After years of virtual silence over the…
Forcing gay marriage and abortion on NI is “cultural imperialism”
Parliament voted in July to impose same-sex marriage and abortion on Northern Ireland, with no say given to the people of the province. The decision will be implemented unless the…
Methodist evangelicals “saddened” by gay marriage decision
Evangelical Methodists have called on their denomination to stay true to the Bible, after the Methodist Conference voted in principle to support same-sex marriage. The Methodist Church’s Marriage and Relationships…
Watershed win could now help other persecuted professionals
Thrown off bench for expressing his opinion This June Christian magistrate Richard Page lost his appeal against being struck off the judiciary. Mr Page was sacked for saying, privately, that…
“Hand over Iran tanker for terror debt”
In a twist on the Iran tanker crisis, human rights lawyers want Britain to sell the tanker seized by Royal Marines on 4 July to pay millions of dollars owed…
National news in brief
Tainted blood scandal While the scandal of haemophiliacs infected with hepatitis and HIV has been well reported this May, the suffering of the families continues. One Christian family told HEART…
Brexit bombshell
The ‘Maygate’ tapes Secret recordings reveal a May-Merkel Brexit stitch-up by John Petley Two years after Theresa May became prime minister, I began to wonder how this politician, with her…
Marriage supporters celebrate teachers’ guidance U-turn
Last year the government sought to amend its guidance to prevent teachers in independent schools, including Christian faith schools, from defending traditional marriage. That guidance has now been changed, due…
New Baptist Union President appointed
The Rev Yinka Oyekan has been elected President of the Baptist Union for 2020-21. He is the senior pastor of The Gate, a Baptist church in Reading, and has spearheaded…
Baroness Williams: “There is no criminal offence of hate speech”
‘Hate speech’ is not a crime in British law, contrary to all one hears in the media. This was confirmed by Baroness Williams, Minister of State for Countering Extremism, last…
Hunt blames political correctness for “near- genocidal” persecution of Christians
Political correctness has contributed to the failure to address the persecution of Christians around the world, says Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, after hearing the interim findings of a review led…
Bible on the buses
Scripture has been seen again on London’s buses, thanks to Revelation TV founder Howard Conder. He has revived his 2017 campaign, quoteJesus.com, and says, “Because of concerns for political correctness…
Government defies backlash over Relationships Education plans
Despite escalating concerns over LGBT lessons in primary schools, ‘Relationships Education’ is set to become compulsory for children aged four upwards from September 2020. Campaigners are worried that the government’s…
Teen gender referrals quadruple
The number of teenagers doubting their birth gender is rising dramatically.