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March 31, 2013

Video: Film trailer claims equal marriage will lead to the ‘criminalisation of Christianity’

The trailer for a new fillm by a Christian organisation claims that the legalisation of equal marriage, and the advancement of LGBT rights will lead to the "criminalisation of Christianity".

March 31, 2013

Poll: Most believe Church of England is ‘out of touch’ with modern society

More than two-thirds (69%) of the population believe that the Church of England is out of touch with society and half (54%) believe that it does a bad job of providing moral leadership. Almost half disagree with its stance on same-sex marriage.

March 30, 2013

Christian group accuses Boris Johnson of ‘cover up’ in gay cure London bus ad battle

A Christian legal group behind an ad campaign for controversial gay cure therapies, the ban on which was upheld by a high court this month, has demanded memos from Boris Johnson in a new bid to prove he acted unlawfully.

March 30, 2013

US: Students shun top neurosurgeon following anti-gay comments on Fox News

Dr Benjamin Carson, a neurosurgeon at John Hopkins University and conservative speaker, has come under fire for comments made on Fox News in which he compared gay people to a pedophilia advocacy group, as well as to bestiality.

March 30, 2013

US: Public consultation on hold while Medicare definition of gender reassignment as ‘experimental’ challenged

A consultation on US healthcare programmes covering gender reassignment surgery was quickly halted, with the Department of Health and Human Services saying they must first consider a challenge to Medicare's definition of the surgery as "experimental".

March 30, 2013

US Church: North Korean aggression caused by God because of ‘gay marriage and gay scouts’

The President of the US Southern Baptist Convention has claimed same-sex marriage is the cause of recent North Korean threats to the United States.

March 30, 2013

UK: Printer claims working with LGBT magazine would contradict his faith

The editor of an LGBT magazine in Northern Ireland said he was "hurt" by a printer's refusal to work with him on the grounds that he was "not comfortable" associating with the magazine's target audience.

March 30, 2013

Bishop of Shrewsbury Easter homily plans to attack same-sex marriage as detracting from value of human life

The Bishop of Shrewsbury will address a trinity of controversial topics in his Easter homily at Shrewsbury Cathedral tomorrow.

March 30, 2013

Northern Ireland: Amnesty warns of future legal battle over marriage inequality

Amnesty International and the Rainbow Project have warned that the Northern Irish government will be subject to "a straightforward legal challenge on the basis of inferior treatment" from its residents, unless it brings its laws in line with the rest of the UK on equal marriage.

March 30, 2013

Lord Carey: David Cameron’s support for marriage equality has made Christians feel persecuted

The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord George Carey, has attacked David Cameron for his push for same-sex marriage, saying his has fueled "anxieties" among the UK'S Christians.