Faith representatives from Christian and Muslim communities in Kampala take legal action against government-imposed closure of places of worship
Continue readingFollow the money: We need to reset the overseas development aid discussion
What do you think is the better deal: three meals out with cockroaches scurrying round your feet and burnt food on the menu, or one meal out with a pool-side view, Michelin starred food, and great company?
Continue readingAbandoned Indian mother exposes the harmful practice of sex-selective abortion
A young single mother in Dhanbad seeks justice in court after being abandoned by her husband for having given birth to a girl.
Continue readingFive areas of concern for street evangelists in the PCSC Bill
Read ADF UK analysis of the PCSC Bill and what impact this could have on street preachers should the Bill pass in its current state.
Continue readingEdinburgh Council apologises for discriminating against Christian ministry
City of Edinburgh Council has offered an apology and £25,000 in damages to Destiny Ministries after cancelling their three-day conference due to the Christian beliefs of a guest speaker.
Continue readingThe stealthy cancelling of Mummy knows best
It used to be agreed that parents were responsible for their child’s best interests in matters of personal, emotional and physical development, but now it is seemingly becoming an assumption that the State is a better overseer of these interests. Official busybodies are increasingly creating opportunities to talk to children beyond the earshot of parents. They say that if you’re doing nothing wrong, why worry? But that’s not the point. It’s intrusive. And it’s creating an ever-increasing wedge in the parent-child bond, since the topics of conversation are personal and private. The more apathetic parents are to this interference with their natural authority, the more it will spread.
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Lizzie Troughton writes for ADF UK and can be found on Twitter at @francis_ea.
When a tweet can land you in jail: Criminal charges brought against Finnish MP
Imprisonment for posting a Bible tweet is now a very real possibility in Finland. The Finnish Prosecutor General has brought three criminal charges against Finnish Member of Parliament, Päivi Räsänen.
Continue reading10,000+ call for free speech to be protected on campus
Is there a free speech crisis at UK universities? At least 10,000 members of the public think so and have added their name to a petition addressed to Number 10.
Continue readingA Time for Hope for Free Speech?
“A common-sense judgment from Manchester County Court brings a beam of hope to what has been a long winter chill on expression,” writes communications officer Lois McLatchie.
Continue readingWorship ban in Ireland – doors remain closed over Easter
It’s known to be a season of hope, but Irish Christians cannot gather to worship at church this Easter Weekend.
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