British Isles
Thursday, 28 March 2019 23:49
Report on Bribery Act
A House of Lords committee has been considering the effectiveness of the Bribery Act. It concludes that, although it is an effective piece of legislation, there is a danger that any future discussions around it could…
Thursday, 28 March 2019 23:46
Two Christian Iranians refused asylum
An Iranian man seeking refuge in the UK has had his claim refused by the Home Office who wrote to say that his decision to convert to what he described as ‘peaceful’ Christianity and to leave…
Thursday, 28 March 2019 23:44
Individual rights and (in)tolerance
Currently the draft Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Regulation is going through Parliament. Parents opposing the government’s proposals to impose RSE on children as young as four are now joined by Barnabas Fund and others to…
Friday, 22 March 2019 10:10
Intercessor Focus: prayer and politics
Many are asking, ‘How can we pray for an orderly solution to Brexit when the leaders of our nations appear to be tirelessly holding opposing forceful opinions?’ Now is the time to ask God to replace…
Friday, 22 March 2019 10:03
12,000+ charities accused of promoting religion
The National Secular Society (NSS) claims that 12,000+ charities exist solely to promote religion, with some using public money to promote extremism and harmful practices, and calls for the advancement of religion to be removed from…
Friday, 22 March 2019 10:00
More Birmingham schools stop LGBT classes
Last week we prayed for sex education to be the responsibility of parents not schools. This week four more schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching about LGBT rights following complaints. The No Outsiders programme in Birmingham…