Religious Freedom
- Tajikistan: ‘No reason to fear’ census religion question?
– Forum 18 - China’s Catholics and the church’s moral witness
– First Things - Chengdu City Shaheyuan police intimidate Early Rain Covenant Church couple
– Chian Aid - Study confirms explosive growth of Iranian Christians
– Christian Institute - Eritrean evangelical, Pentecostal Christians jailed for their faith temporarily freed on bail
– Christian Post
Marriage & Family
- Hong Kong court refuses to recognise overseas same-sex marriages
– Reuters - UK: Changing gender to get cheaper but ‘self-identify’ scheme is off
– Times (£) - UK: Stonewall to continue trans campaign for right to change birth certificates
– Guardian - Proposed Isle of Man adoption law ‘will reduce delays’
– BBC
Sanctity of Life
- US: Abortion key issue in Supreme Court nomination process
– Catholic News Agency - ‘March for Life’ in Berlin: balloons against self-determination
– Pledge Times - High number of New Zealanders support euthanasia
– 1 News - Euthanasia would be a defeat for human dignity, Spanish legislators warned
– Catholic Universe