Religious Freedom & Free Speech
- Scotland: SNP ban on communal worship has caused ‘irreconcilable conflict’ for Christians, court hears
– Telegraph (£) - Scottish Goverment hate crime bill becomes law after MSPs vote in favour at final stage
– Holyrood - Scotland: Land of the unfree
– Spiked - India: Christians continue to face discrimination and targeted violence in Chhattisgarh
– Christian Solidarity Worldwide - Kenya: Pastor’s relatives raped after Imam’s wife turns to Christ
– Morning Star News - Mainstream media is erasing Middle Eastern Christians
– Newsweek
Marriage & Family
- Canada: British Columbia government replaces 600 clauses in 70 laws and regulations with gender-neutral terms
– CBC - US: Mississippi Gov. Reeves signs bill banning transgender athletes from female sports teams
– Mail - US: Republicans introduce bill to protect religious beliefs of faith-based foster care providers
– Christian Post - UK: Manchester University scraps the word ‘mother’
– Spectator - Israel: High Court pushes deadline to fix surrogacy law after elections
– Jerusalem Post
Sanctity of Life
- MPs block debate of bill to ease Malawi’s strict abortion law
– Reuters - Gibraltar to vote on abortion law in June referendum
– Olive Press - Ireland: Couple seek damages after abortion due to datal foetal abnormality diagnosis
– Laois Nationalist - EU bishops back Polish abortion ban
– The Tablet - Canada: House passes revised assisted dying bill with Liberal, Bloc Quebecois support
– Global News