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Christian street preacher cleared of hate speech conviction

8 December 2017

A Christian street preacher has had his conviction for using ‘threatening and discriminatory language’ whilst preaching in Lincoln overturned yesterday (7 December) by the Crown Court. Daniel Courney, aged 33, had appealed against a decision by Lincoln Magistrates on 14 September after the CPS pressed charges over complaints by Muslims in the area.

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Christian maths teacher facing disciplinary hearing after calling pupil born female a ‘girl’

11 November 2017

A respected Christian maths teacher at a school in Oxfordshire will appear at a disciplinary hearing on November 15 to answer allegations that he referred to a pupil born female as a “girl”.

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MP campaigns to ban pro-life groups from saving babies

7 November 2017

Pro-life groups are under threat of exclusion from areas around abortion clinics where they provide free information and counselling services.

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European Court to determine whether sharia law can overrule domestic law

6 November 2017

The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will today (Wednesday 6 December) hear a case concerning the application of sharia law to a dispute between Greek citizens who are Muslims.

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Court rules student can be expelled for quoting Bible on Facebook

27 October 2017

A Christian student who was expelled from university after posting on Facebook in support of Biblical teaching on marriage and sexual ethics has today (Fri 27 Oct) lost his case in a judicial review of the university’s decision. Felix Ngole was studying for an MA in Social Work at Sheffield university. In 2015 he made ...

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