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Upcoming in 2023: Please pray for the year ahead

Happy New Year! It was wonderful to celebrate Christmas, full of thankfulness to God over the victories we saw in 2022. The scriptures tell us the prayers of righteous men and women are powerful and effective, so, as we head into 2023, please join us in prayer this year. Below are a few different areas ...

6 January 2023   Articles

What is the new Prime Minister’s moral record?

Communications Officer Chris Joyce looks at the parliamentary record of the new Prime Minister Over the last week, Christian Concern has looked at some of the key cabinet appointments. Now we turn our attention to the new Prime Minister himself. Is Rishi Sunak good news on moral issues?  Absent on moral votes  What is striking ...

4 November 2022   Articles

The new cabinet: what does Badenoch mean for equalities?

Tim Dieppe comments on the appointment of Kemi Badenoch as Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch was appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade by Liz Truss on 6 September. When Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister, she was also appointed Minister for Women and Equalities on 25 ...

4 November 2022   Articles

Judge refuses judicial review in school transgender safeguarding case

Today, a Christian primary school teacher’s pursuit of a judicial review over the refusal of a local authority and governing body of a school to address serious safeguarding concerns regarding a child going through gender transition, has been refused. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, Hannah, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was pursuing ...

25 October 2022   Articles

Judge refuses permission for judicial review in school transgender safeguarding case

A Christian primary school teacher's pursuit of a judicial review over the refusal of a local authority and governing body of a school to address serious safeguarding concerns regarding a child going through gender transition, has been refused.

25 October 2022   Press Office

Teacher to pursue judicial review over transgender safeguarding concerns in primary school

A Christian primary school teacher is pursuing permission for a judicial review of the refusal of a local authority and governing body of a school to address safeguarding concerns regarding a child being advised by Mermaids' through gender transition.

25 October 2022   Press Office

Teacher sacked for raising safeguarding concerns for ‘trans child’

A Christian primary school teacher is pursuing a judicial review over the refusal of a local authority and governing body of a school to address safeguarding concerns regarding a child being supported by Mermaids through gender transition. Supported by the Christian Legal Centre, the case is believed to be the first time that a teacher ...

17 October 2022   Articles

Cancel culture: when are venues allowed to discriminate?

The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska comments on the case between Wilberforce Academy and Fitzwilliam College, making clear the law on letting places to religious and secular entities. Last week, Christian Concern sought permission to judicially review the decision of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, to reject its week-long booking for our annual Wilberforce Academy on the ...

23 September 2022   Articles

Chaplain branded as ‘risk to children’ by CofE for sermon

Ahead of his Employment Tribunal hearing, a Christian chaplain who was forced out of his job and reported to a terrorist watchdog for giving a sermon on issues around human identity, has revealed how he was also then blacklisted as a safeguarding risk to children by the Church of England (CofE). Rev. Dr Bernard Randall, ...

5 September 2022   Articles

Chaplain reveals how he was blacklisted as ‘risk to children’ by Church of England for giving a sermon expressing Church’s own teaching on human identity

Ahead of a high-profile Employment Tribunal hearing, a Christian chaplain who was forced out of his job and reported to a terrorist watchdog for giving a sermon on issues around human identity, has revealed how he was also then blacklisted as a safeguarding risk to children by the Church of England (CofE).

4 September 2022   Press Office

Mary Whitehouse and the permissive society

Emily Bourne, Education Team Assistant, reflects on the career of Mary Whitehouse, teacher and Christian campaigner, and how her legacy has affected the society we live in. Emily studied History and Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, and wrote her dissertation on Whitehouse’s campaigning. “The Propaganda of disbelief, doubt and dirt poured into millions ...

17 August 2022   Articles

Many teachers breaking law and harming children, says Attorney General

Steve Beegoo comments on a recent speech by Attorney General Suella Braverman, where she spoke about the dangers of schools promoting trans ideology. In her speech on 10 August 2022, at the Policy Exchange, the Rt Hon. Suella Braverman QC MP, outlined how many transgender ideologically-driven teachers will be judged to be breaching “their duty ...

11 August 2022   Articles

Archie Battersbee: Family lawyer says breaching UN interim measures would be ‘unacceptable breach of international law’ as urgent hearing begins

An urgent online hearing in the case of Archie Battersbee has begun at the Court of Appeal following interventions from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) and the UK government.

1 August 2022   Press Office

RSE: How where you live affects what your children are taught

Emily Bourne, Education Team Assistant, comments on the current status of Relationships and Sex Education in the different regions of the UK and what this means for parental rights. In England, since September 2021, Relationships Education has been compulsory in all primary schools and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) has been compulsory in all secondary ...

7 June 2022   Articles

Pride Month: Can an employer require promotion of Pride?

Can an employee be forced to participate in Pride? The Christian Legal Centre’s Roger Kiska outlines what employees’ and employers’ rights are. June is Pride Month. More than that, this year, the UK will be celebrating 50 years of Pride. With Covid regulations now essentially fully relaxed, employers may be more zealous than ever in ...

6 June 2022   Articles

Attorney General says school pupils are legally biological sex

Christian Concern’s Head of Public Policy, Tim Dieppe, comments on transgender guidance for schools. The front page of The Times on Saturday carried a headline with an unusual dosage of common sense. Teachers ‘should not pander to trans pupils’, it announced. The subtitle said “Attorney-general calls for firm line on gender.” The article reported that ...

1 June 2022   Articles

Unaccountable Ofsted and unready authorities to be given more powers

Our Head of Education, Steve Beegoo, comments on the new Schools Bill, mentioned in the Queen’s Speech. The government has now published its latest schools bill, referenced in the Queens Speech. It is the first major piece of legislation for the sector for six years, and is an attempt to address a number of issues ...

16 May 2022   Articles

Pastor who warned against LGBTQ pride events wins discrimination case

An Employment Tribunal has ruled in favour of a Christian pastor and school caretaker who was punished for a tweet that said LGBTQ pride events are harmful and should not be attended by Christians and children. Employment Judge King ruled that Pastor Keith Waters, 55, who has been supported by the Christian Legal Centre, had been discriminated against ...

29 April 2022   Articles

Pastor who warned against LGBTQ pride events wins discrimination case

An Employment Tribunal has ruled in favour of a Christian pastor and school caretaker who was punished for a tweet that said LGBTQ pride events are harmful and should not be attended by Christians and children.

29 April 2022   Press Office

A ‘conversion therapy’ ban would ‘breach human rights’

Roger Kiska, human rights lawyer and legal counsel to the Christian Legal Centre, explains why banning ‘conversion therapy’ would not be legal. This is the executive summary of his full legal opinion on the topic, available to share and download. In 2018, the government, for the first time, expressed its intention to legislate a ban ...

20 April 2022   Articles

Doctor sacked for refusing to lie about sex and gender

Today, a Christian doctor will challenge a legal judgment which ruled that Christian biblical beliefs on gender are not “worthy of respect in a democratic society” and are “incompatible with human dignity.” Dr Mackereth, 58, an A&E doctor with 28 years’ experience, will challenge the ruling at the Employment Appeal Tribunal in London on Monday 28 and ...

28 March 2022   Articles

Christian doctor to challenge ruling that biblical belief on gender is not ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’

Today, a Christian doctor will challenge a legal judgment which ruled that Christian biblical beliefs on gender are not ‘worthy of respect in a democratic society’ and are ‘incompatible with human dignity.’

28 March 2022   Press Office

Pray for Christian appealing dismissal for RSE Facebook posts

UPDATE: Kristie’s case has now been adjourned until further notice. However, please do keep praying for Kristie, her case and our legal team as they continue to prepare to take her case forward. Thank you for your support. In April 2019, we shared with you one of the most disturbing cases we’ve dealt with at ...

28 February 2022   Articles

Tribunal to hear appeal of Christian mother sacked for sharing a petition against compulsory sex education

A Christian school worker is set to appeal her sacking for two Facebook posts that raised concerns about transgenderism and sex education at her son’s Church of England primary school.

28 February 2022   Press Office
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