In CI News this week: New government guidance for schools in England is criticised for removing the minimum age limit for teaching sex ed, the King hosts a pagan ceremony to promote his philosophy of ‘Harmony’, and celebrated Bible teacher John MacArthur dies aged 86. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Long-awaited sex ed guidance removes age limits for sex education Police ‘pride’ march damaging public trust, High Court rules King Charles honours ‘mother earth’ in Highg...
Jul 18, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: The Government finally publishes guidance which better safeguards gender-questioning pupils in England, the Institute warns that a new definition of 'Islamophobia' could undermine free speech, and calls to scrap the historic practice of parliamentary prayers are rejected. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories DfE safeguarding guidance protecting gender-questioning pupils finally published CI: ‘Attempts to define Islamophobia endanger free speech and pu...
Jul 11, 2025•4 min
In CI News this week: Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby regrets trusting the Bible’s teaching on sexual ethics, Dame Emma Thompson calls for sex with prostitutes to be available on the NHS, and a cancer patient given months to live is still going strong four years on. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories ‘I was thick’ – Welby regrets trusting Bible on sexual ethics Emma Thompson calls for ‘prostitutes on the NHS’ Belfast City Council tries to cover up £10m estim...
Jul 04, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: Peers pledge to oppose Kim Leadbeater’s deeply flawed assisted suicide Bill, after MPs voted to back the proposals, the Northern Ireland Department of Finance launches a consultation on making divorce easier in the Province, and OMF International celebrates 160 years since its founding. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Peers vow to fight on against ‘breathtakingly cruel’ assisted suicide Bill NI launches consultation on no-fault divorce Franklin G...
Jun 27, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: MPs launch a serious assault on the sanctity of human life as they vote to axe end-of-life protections and decriminalise abortion up to birth, the Office for Students emphasises that free speech in universities must not be unduly restricted, and an original copy of the first Welsh translation of the Bible goes on public display. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories MPs approve ‘dangerous’ assisted suicide Bill MPs back activist demands to significantl...
Jun 20, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: MPs raise critical concerns with Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill ahead of the upcoming vote, the equalities watchdog rebukes trans activists for threatening its staff, and the National Secular Society complains as Derbyshire County Council introduces Christian prayers. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories MPs blast Leadbeater’s ‘deeply flawed’ assisted suicide Bill Royal College of Pathologists ‘cannot support’ Leadbeater Bill More than 1,000 docto...
Jun 13, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: MPs speak up for the unborn and expectant mothers in a Westminster Hall debate on decriminalising abortion, a new BBC drama is criticised for pandering to transgender ideology, and the Governor of Nevada derails assisted suicide proposals. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories ‘Both lives matter’, MPs told in abortion decriminalisation debate Nigel Farage: UK abortion limit is ‘utterly ludicrous’ and should be reduced New BBC drama accused of ‘bending ...
Jun 06, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: The Church of Scotland votes to reaffirm its opposition to assisted suicide, London Mayor Sadiq Khan pushes the Government to decriminalise cannabis, and a US court rules that a Christian businesswoman cannot be forced to photograph same sex weddings. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Kirk maintains opposition to assisted suicide Sadiq Khan backs latest call to decriminalise ‘harmful’ cannabis Betting firm to exit UK after £3.3 million fine as foot...
May 30, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: The majority of Brits support the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’, parents in Jersey are outraged by guidance saying they need not be informed if their child ‘changes gender’ at school, and the Scottish Parliament is told that voices of people with faith should not be sidelined in politics. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Poll: Over half of adults back Supreme Court’s trans ruling Jersey school guidance pushes trans ideology b...
May 23, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: MSPs vote to further debate Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill, a teenage footballer calls for an apology after she was banned for asking if her opponent was male, and a Council in Hampshire axes plans to limit street preaching. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories MSPs agree to further debate on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill MPs passionately debate assisted suicide Bill’s danger to vulnerable patients FA drops case against teen who was sus...
May 16, 2025•7 min
In CI News this week: The Government estimates that assisted suicide could save the NHS millions of pounds by ending thousands of lives early, peers urge the Government to abandon plans to introduce a home education register, and MPs attempt to decriminalise abortion by hijacking the Crime and Policing Bill. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Killing thousands could save NHS millions, Govt estimates Scotland’s First Minister pledges to vote against assisted suicide Peers...
May 09, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: A top lawyer warns Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill is incompatible with Human Rights law, the Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on protecting single-sex spaces, and Police Scotland admits that abortion censorship zone legislation may not be enforceable 24/7. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill ‘not compatible’ with human rights EHRC interim guidance: ‘Toilets are restricted to biological sex, not se...
May 02, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: The Scottish Government accepts the Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of ‘woman’, data from Northern Ireland’s health trusts demonstrates no need for a new conversion therapy law, and a professor who was dismissed for speaking out against trans-affirming procedures receives a substantial payout. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Scot Govt has ‘no plans’ to allow teens to ‘change sex’ following Supreme Court ruling CI: ‘Needless NI conversion...
Apr 25, 2025•6 min
In CI news this week: The Supreme Court upholds the ordinary definition of ‘woman’, a ban on so-called conversion practices comes into effect in the Australian state of New South Wales, and the life of a Second World War Christian heroine is to be honoured in a film for high school children in Scotland. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Landmark ruling: Supreme Court upholds ordinary definition of ‘woman’ New South Wales outlaws practices against ‘state-approved LGBT id...
Apr 17, 2025•6 min
In CI news this week: The Health Secretary pledges not to vote in favour of legalising assisted suicide, a woman is fined £20k for offering to talk inside an abortion censorship zone, and a bus displaying John three sixteen will soon be spreading the Gospel around Glasgow. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Health Secretary pledges to vote against assisted suicide Bill again Woman fined £20k for holding a ‘here to talk’ sign in a censorship zone Two biological men compet...
Apr 11, 2025•5 min
In CI news this week: A human rights lawyer denounces plans for a new ‘conversion therapy’ law in Northern Ireland, experts warn that Holyrood’s assisted suicide Bill could face a lengthy legal battle, and a toddler is suspended from nursery over accusations of homophobia and transphobia. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories ‘Outrageous’ NI conversion therapy plan could jail parents for opposing child’s ‘sex change’ Scots legal experts: ‘McArthur Bill faces long and conten...
Apr 04, 2025•6 min
In CI news this week: The Isle of Man passes a Bill to legalise assisted suicide, scandal-hit group LGBT Youth Scotland is accused of encouraging self-harm, and the University of Sussex is fined nearly £600k for failing to protect free speech. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Isle of Man Parliament passes assisted suicide Bill Labour MPs urge colleagues to reject Leadbeater’s ‘dangerous’ assisted suicide Bill Govt rejects call to liberalise cannabis laws Scandal-hit tr...
Mar 28, 2025•5 min
In CI news this week: Retired pastor Clive Johnston appears in court for preaching the Gospel in an abortion censorship zone, hundreds of doctors criticise the Royal College of GPs for ending its historic opposition to assisted suicide, and publishers report a surge in Bible sales thanks to increasing interest among Generation Z. Featured stories John 3:16 pastor may seek High Court intervention in ‘buffer zone’ prosecution GPs decry Royal College’s ‘incompatible’ stance on assisted suicide Ille...
Mar 21, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: The Christian Institute supports a retired pastor who faces court for preaching in an abortion censorship zone, MPs warn that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill permits ‘doctor shopping’, and we remember the Institute’s founder and first Director Colin Hart on the anniversary of his passing. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Retired pastor could be fined thousands for preaching the Gospel in abortion buffer zone Assisted suicide Committee Day 7...
Mar 14, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: The Christian Institute urges the Government to drop plans for a new law on ‘conversion therapy’ as the charity publishes a major report on the issue, a YouGov survey finds a significant fall in support for ’trans rights’ in Great Britain, and former Justice Secretary Michael Gove defends the freedom of Christians to silently pray outside abortion centres. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories MP: ‘Censor criticism of assisted suicide Bill committee’ C...
Mar 07, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: The Leadbeater Bill: Safeguards rejected as Clause 1 passes, Scotland’s First Minister doubles down on support for men in women’s spaces, MSP: ‘Praying in your home could be illegal depending who passes the window’and Degrading and violent online pornography must be banned, says Govt review. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories The Leadbeater Bill: Safeguards rejected as Clause 1 passes Scotland’s First Minister doubles down on support for men in wome...
Feb 28, 2025•8 min
In CI News this week: Psychiatrists warn that a shortage of consultants could render Kim Leadbeater’s latest fix to her assisted suicide Bill unworkable, The Christian Institute cautions Stormont that changes to the Province’s equality laws may have unintended consequences for religious liberty, and Holyrood hears of God’s unfailing love. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Top psychiatrists warn staff shortages could render Leadbeater Bill unworkable CI cautions Stormont...
Feb 21, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: Kim Leadbeater ditches a key safeguard in her assisted suicide Bill, police tell pro-lifer Isabel Vaughan-Spruce that standing silently near an abortion centre counts as ‘harassment’, and the Court of Appeal vindicates a Christian school worker for raising concerns about sex ed materials. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Leadbeater criticised for removing ‘ultimate safeguard’ from her assisted suicide Bill Almost 3,500 women sent for ‘sex-swap’ ma...
Feb 14, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: A man who contemplated ending his own life after being misdiagnosed with a terminal illness, warns against legalising assisted suicide, the Health Secretary is urged to outlaw cross-sex hormones for gender-confused children, and couples have revealed they had abortions after their unborn children were misdiagnosed with illnesses. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Stark warning on assisted suicide Bill: ‘I could have killed myself when I wasn’t term...
Feb 07, 2025•6 min
In CI News this week: Evidence sessions on Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill expose serious shortcomings in her proposals, the Government rejects civil service calls to broaden the definition of extremism, and tens of thousands of pro-lifers take a stand against abortion at the annual US March for Life. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Chris Whitty: ‘Low mood no reason to reject assisted suicide bids’ EHRC calls for Govt intervention over assisted suicide Bill Dis...
Jan 31, 2025•7 min
In CI News this week: Kim Leadbeater’s ‘skewed’ selection of witnesses to appear before the Committee scrutinising her assisted suicide Bill provokes criticism, the Government roundly rejects a petition calling for the Cass Review to be re-evaluated, and a record-breaking premature baby celebrates his fourth birthday. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories ‘Skewed’ witness selection on assisted suicide sparks indignation Govt rebuffs push for re-evaluation of Cass Review Iri...
Jan 24, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: The Education Secretary pledges to implement the shelved Higher Education free speech act, MPs call on the Health Secretary to close an abortion loophole over fears it could be exploited by abusers, and in North Wales an initiative targeting criminal gangs is helping users get off illegal drugs. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Education Secretary pledges to relaunch blocked uni free speech law Health Secretary urged to prevent ‘heinous crimes’ by...
Jan 17, 2025•5 min
In CI News this week: Liam McArthur tells MSPs that the cost of his assisted suicide proposals will be covered by reduced expenditure on end-of-life care, the Chairman of the College of Policing warns that dealing with non-crime hate incidents is distracting police from tackling real crimes, and Sir Keir Starmer expresses his appreciation for the ordinary work of churches. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories McArthur: ‘Assisted suicide costs will be covered by reduced dem...
Dec 20, 2024•5 min
In CI News this week: Puberty blockers for gender-confused children are now banned ‘indefinitely’ across the UK, nearly eight in ten university staff believe free speech has become more restricted over the last ten years, and Christian MP David Smith is appointed the new UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories ‘Indefinite’ puberty blocker ban in place across UK Academics ‘self-censoring’ as many concerned free speech is incr...
Dec 13, 2024•5 min
In CI News this week: The progress of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill continues to be met with widespread dismay, over a hundred thousand people urge the Prime Minister to ban gambling adverts from football, and a five-year-old girl is thriving after her mum chose life. You can download the video via this link . Featured stories Widespread dismay at progress of ‘unworkable’ Leadbeater Bill 125,000 tell PM to kick gambling adverts out of football Devastating report calls for halt to slide ...
Dec 06, 2024•6 min
