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		<title>Porn workshop to be shown at Scottish arts festival</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2016 13:43:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An arts festival in Scotland has been roundly criticised for including a pornography workshop in its programme. The event, to be held next week, has been criticised by a Labour MSP and a spokesperson from the Scottish Coalition Against Sexual Exploitation (SCASE), who have both questioned why funding has been given for such a &#8216;violent&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scot Govt snubs Named Person campaigners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s Deputy First Minister has refused to meet campaigners who opposed the Named Person scheme, despite promising to carry out an &#8216;open and inclusive consultation&#8217;. John Swinney refused to meet with the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) group, which has campaigned against the plans since 2014. In July, UK Supreme Court judges unanimously ruled that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;TV diversity includes gender identity but not religion&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 15:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A project which aims to monitor the on and off-screen diversity of popular television programmes has failed to include religion in its questionnaire, while listing &#8216;gender identity&#8217; as an important category. Project Diamond is set to assess the diversity of staff at popular shows such as Coronation Street and Eastenders, on the BBC, ITV, Channel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CI Bitesize: Named Person Scheme watered down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government announced that its flagship Named Person legislation will be substantially revised. Read the story in full: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-scheme-to-be-watered-down-significantly/]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person scheme to be watered down significantly</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/named-person-scheme-to-be-watered-down-significantly-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/named-person-scheme-to-be-watered-down-significantly-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:27:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Head of Communications at The Christian Institute Ciarán Kelly said that the scale of revision needed to make the Named Person Scheme lawful would leave the legislation as “a shadow” of the original. Read the story in full: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-scheme-to-be-watered-down-significantly/]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person scheme to be watered down significantly</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-scheme-to-be-watered-down-significantly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has announced that its flagship Named Person legislation will be substantially revised. In a statement to MSPs yesterday, Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the plans would be delayed by at least a year &#8211; an acknowledgement of the time required to undertake a wholesale rewriting of the law. He was responding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating the Named Person victory</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/celebrating-the-named-person-victory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/celebrating-the-named-person-victory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 28 July 2016, the UK Supreme Court unanimously struck down the central provisions of the Scottish Government’s planned Named Person scheme. It had intended that from 31 August 2016 every child in Scotland would have a named person to monitor their ‘wellbeing’, or happiness.]]></description>
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		<title>Mum: &#8216;I was singled out to test state snooper scheme&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mum-i-was-singled-out-to-test-state-snooper-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mum-i-was-singled-out-to-test-state-snooper-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mother has spoken of her ordeal under the Scottish Government’s fiercely unpopular Named Person scheme. The woman, known by the alias Angela Allan, says that she and her two sons, aged 11 and 17, were subjected to highly intrusive sharing of their personal information which left them feeling violated and humiliated. Her story comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Docs kept me on methadone for 21 years’</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/%e2%80%98docs-kept-me-on-methadone-for-21-years%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Scottish man has shared his story of how he has been given methadone by doctors for 21 years. The case has been highlighted as a drug misuse expert has accused the Scottish Government of simply &#8216;parking&#8217; people on methadone rather than helping them to become drug-free. Professor Neil McKeganey criticised the ‘Road to Recovery’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New survey: 70% of Scots oppose Named Person plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 16:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish families are overwhelmingly against the Named Person scheme, according to a new survey by Scotland&#8217;s Press and Journal (P&#038;J) newspaper. The survey found that more than 70 per cent of P&#038;J readers are not in favour of the controversial plans, which have been delayed following an historic legal intervention by the UK Supreme Court. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CI Bitesize: Controversial Named Person scheme plans are halted</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/ci-bitesize-controversial-named-person-scheme-plans-are-halted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 13:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish Govt says it is still ‘committed’ to programme. Read the story in full: http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-day-of-freedom-for-families/]]></description>
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		<title>Over 300 shops stop selling ‘legal highs’ after ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 300 shops have stopped selling so-called legal highs after the Government&#8217;s recent ban, according to new figures from the Home Office. A further 24 shops have been completely shut down by authorities and close to 200 arrests made. The ban became effective across the UK in May. &#8216;Psychoactive effect&#8217; Also called New Psychoactive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person: &#8216;Day of freedom for families&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-day-of-freedom-for-families/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-day-of-freedom-for-families/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to assign a state guardian to every child in Scotland will not come into force today as planned, after last month’s historic Supreme Court decision. The Scottish Government had proposed that from 31 August every person under the age of 18 would have a named person to monitor their “wellbeing”. But the Supreme Court [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drug-related deaths rise to record high in Scotland</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-related-deaths-rise-to-record-high-in-scotland/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/drug-related-deaths-rise-to-record-high-in-scotland/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2016 14:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Drug-related deaths reached a record high in Scotland last year, according to new figures. There were 706 drug-related deaths in 2015, a 15 per cent increase on 2014, when 613 people died. The official statistics were released in a report by the National Records of Scotland investigating drug-related deaths. Heroin Almost three-quarters (73 per cent) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do Christians actually believe about marriage?</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/what-do-christians-actually-believe-about-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/what-do-christians-actually-believe-about-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christians say marriage between one man and one woman is good for everyone. They also believe so much in society depends upon it. But why? The biblical basis of marriage explains the Bible’s teachings on marriage – including a consideration of what Jesus and the Apostle Paul had to say on the subject. It also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents: Named Person law was &#8216;enemy of trust&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/parents-named-person-law-was-enemy-of-trust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/parents-named-person-law-was-enemy-of-trust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust between parents and schools was seriously threatened by the legislation behind the Named Person plans, the Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) has said. The charity spoke out after the Scottish Government failed to include it in discussions on changing the legislation. The Scottish Government is currently considering how to change its Named Person plans, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data rights group: &#8216;Named person trials could be illegal&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/data-rights-group-named-person-trials-could-be-illegal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/data-rights-group-named-person-trials-could-be-illegal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 11:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish councils have been told to review pilot versions of the Named Person scheme, after the UK Supreme Court suggested they could be breaking the law last week. More than 270,000 children already have a Named Person under pilot schemes rolled out in several areas. The UK Information Commissioner&#8217;s Office (ICO) has called for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland better due to gay marriage, claims Tory chief</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scotland-better-due-to-gay-marriage-claims-tory-chief/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scotland-better-due-to-gay-marriage-claims-tory-chief/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland is better for the introduction of same-sex marriage and Northern Ireland should follow suit, the Scottish Conservatives’ leader has claimed. Ruth Davidson made the remarks ahead of speaking to pro-gay marriage supporters in Belfast last night. Coalition for Marriage (C4M), which backs the traditional definition of marriage, said changing the institution opens it up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister continues to ignore critics of Named Person plans</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/minister-continues-to-ignore-critics-of-named-person-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/minister-continues-to-ignore-critics-of-named-person-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 11:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has sustained further criticism on its reaction to last week&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling on the Named Person scheme. This week, Deputy First Minister John Swinney commenced talks with representatives from local authorities, the police and children&#8217;s charities and was promptly slammed for failing to include opponents of the plans or &#8220;people at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swinney downgrades Named Person advice to &#8216;optional&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/swinney-downgrades-named-person-advice-to-optional/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/swinney-downgrades-named-person-advice-to-optional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 16:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s Deputy First Minister John Swinney has warned local authorities that state guardians can only offer optional advice, after last week&#8217;s Supreme Court judgment on the Named Person scheme. A statement released at the weekend urges local authorities and health boards to &#8220;take care to reiterate the voluntary nature of any advice, information, support or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Key part of Named Person scheme is history</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/key-part-of-named-person-scheme-is-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/key-part-of-named-person-scheme-is-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is simply untrue to talk about yesterday’s named person result as a victory for the Scottish Government, the Director of The Christian Institute has said. After the Supreme Court ruling was handed down, Deputy First Minister John Swinney presented the result as a victory for the Scottish Government and said existing legislation simply needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Named Person ruling raises wider issue of family rights&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-ruling-raises-wider-issue-of-family-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-ruling-raises-wider-issue-of-family-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comment, by Colin Hart Director of The Christian Institute A growing number of parents in England have discovered that local councils are being told when they have taken a child to an Accident and Emergency department. This is happening even where the emergency is quickly resolved and the child is at no further risk of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Key part of Named Person scheme is history</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/watch-key-part-of-named-person-scheme-is-history/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/watch-key-part-of-named-person-scheme-is-history/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is simply untrue to talk about yesterday’s named person result as a victory for the Scottish Government, the Director of The Christian Institute has said. After the Supreme Court ruling was handed down, Deputy First Minister John Swinney presented the result as a victory for the Scottish Government and said existing legislation simply needed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person: Wave of legal actions now expected</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-wave-of-legal-actions-now-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-wave-of-legal-actions-now-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government is facing a wave of court actions for years of intrusion into family life, after its Named Person scheme was declared illegal by Supreme Court judges. Although the nationwide roll-out was due to begin next month, pilot schemes have been operating since 2010. Campaigners against the Named Person plans said families affected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acute morning sickness leading to abortion, docs warn</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/acute-morning-sickness-leading-to-abortion-docs-warn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/acute-morning-sickness-leading-to-abortion-docs-warn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 12:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors have called for more help to be offered to women suffering from acute morning sickness, as figures show ten per cent of sufferers opt for an abortion. New guidance, by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), recommends that medication and counselling be made available to women experiencing hyperemesis gravidarum. The condition, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: Reaction to historic Named Person judgment</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/watch-reaction-to-historic-named-person-judgment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/watch-reaction-to-historic-named-person-judgment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking outside the Supreme Court in London this morning Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for The Christian Institute, welcomed a ruling against the Scottish Government&#8217;s &#8216;unwanted, unworkable and undemocratic&#8217; Named Person scheme. The Supreme Court struck down data sharing powers it described as &#8220;central to the role of the named person&#8221;. If the Scottish Government were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC News: CI Deputy Director discusses ruling</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/bbc-news-ci-deputy-director-discusses-ruling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/bbc-news-ci-deputy-director-discusses-ruling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for Public Affairs at The Christian Institute, appears on BBC News to discuss today’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court, on the Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person scheme. Broadcast 28 July 2016.]]></description>
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		<title>‘Great win for families across Scotland’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/%e2%80%98great-win-for-families-across-scotland%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for The Christian Institute, dismisses the Scottish Government’s claim that it has won the Named Person case. Mr Calvert explains that the Supreme Court’s ruling on our judicial review of the Named Person scheme is a victory for ordinary families across Scotland. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person scheme is “defective”, top judges say</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/named-person-scheme-is-%e2%80%9cdefective%e2%80%9d-top-judges-say/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for The Christian Institute, says that the Supreme Court has recognised concerns about data sharing in the Named Person proposals. Any new legislation on the issue will “look very different” from the old legislation, he added. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/]]></description>
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		<title>‘Needless and intrusive scheme declared illegal’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/%e2%80%98needless-and-intrusive-scheme-declared-illegal%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/%e2%80%98needless-and-intrusive-scheme-declared-illegal%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[James McIntosh, a parent involved in the legal action against the Named Person scheme, speaks outside the Supreme Court after judges rule the proposals are unlawful. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/]]></description>
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		<title>‘Victory for ordinary families’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/%e2%80%98victory-for-ordinary-families%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/%e2%80%98victory-for-ordinary-families%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for The Christian Institute, speaks outside the Supreme Court following the senior judges’ unanimous ruling that the Named Person scheme is illegal. Mr Calvert explains how the plans were ‘unwanted, unworkable and undemocratic’. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/]]></description>
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		<title>BBC Victoria Derbyshire: Named Person Judgment, 28 July 2016</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/bbc-victoria-derbyshire-named-person-judgment-28-july-2016/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/marriage-family/bbc-victoria-derbyshire-named-person-judgment-28-july-2016/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has vindicated our judicial review of the Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person scheme, ruling the plans unlawful. Watch the BBC’s Scotland Correspondent discuss critics’ concerns about the scheme on Victoria Derbyshire. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/]]></description>
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		<title>Victory! Supreme Court rules Named Person scheme illegal</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-supreme-court-rules-named-person-scheme-illegal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 08:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has vindicated our judicial review of the Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person scheme, ruling the plans unlawful. In a historic decision the five judges, including two from Scotland, unanimously struck down the central provisions of the scheme this morning. The Scottish Government has no opportunity to appeal. Landmark The landmark judgment in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Doctors treated my unborn baby as a problem, not a human’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/%e2%80%98doctors-treated-my-unborn-baby-as-a-problem-not-a-human%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A young woman has shared how she was strongly advised to have an abortion up to her 35th week of pregnancy due to the disabilities of her unborn child. Catherine MacMillan became pregnant aged 18 as she prepared to attend university. Although she initially booked an abortion, she changed her mind after receiving overwhelming support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish agencies in drive to increase gay adoption</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-agencies-in-drive-to-increase-gay-adoption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-agencies-in-drive-to-increase-gay-adoption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dozens of children in Scotland have been adopted by gay and lesbian couples as agencies mount a drive to increase same-sex adoption. According to The Herald, one national adoption charity is placing 20 per cent of children with same-sex couples, while actively encouraging more lesbian and gay couples to adopt children. The Scottish Government approved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt extremism plans slammed by MPs and Peers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-extremism-plans-slammed-by-mps-and-peers-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Religious conservatives could be indiscriminately penalised by the Government’s counter-extremism laws, MPs and Peers have warned. In a strongly-worded report, the Joint Committee on Human Rights dismantled the Government’s approach, saying no evidence had been put forward for why new legislation is necessary. The Christian Institute and others have raised repeated concerns about the counter-extremism [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Back conscience freedoms for pro-life medics&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/back-conscience-freedoms-for-pro-life-medics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/back-conscience-freedoms-for-pro-life-medics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Medics who conscientiously object to abortion are facing pressure to sacrifice their principles or change job, MPs have been told. Witnesses to the All Party Parliamentary Pro-Life Group gave numerous examples of people who had been sidelined because of their view on abortion, despite conscientious objection being recognised in the 1967 Abortion Act. In a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Judges to rule on Named Person case next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court will rule on The Christian Institute&#8217;s judicial review of the Named Person scheme on Thursday, 28 July. Named Person scheme: Why Christians should be concerned Ahead of the ruling, which will be handed down by senior judges on Thursday morning, Christians are being urged to pray that the decision will be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish kids to be exposed to pro-LGBT teaching</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[School children in Scotland could be &#8216;indoctrinated&#8217; by teaching on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual (LGBT) issues, as a controversial campaign pushes for a nationwide roll-out. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and other leading politicians have pledged their support for the Time for Inclusive Education (TIE) campaign, which aims to promote homosexuality, transsexualism, same-sex parenting and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Children&#8217;s moral character hampered by social media&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forgiveness, honesty and humility are all lacking on social media, which parents say is holding back children’s moral development. In a survey, only 15 per cent of parents said sites such as Facebook provided a positive influence on a young person’s character. However, they also noted that humour, appreciation of beauty and courage are prevalent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Non-gendering’ of documents does not help trans people</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/medical-ethics/%e2%80%98non-gendering%e2%80%99-of-documents-does-not-help-trans-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 13:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for Public Affairs at The Christian Institute, responds to news that anyone who wants to change the sex recorded on their passport will soon be able to do so, as easily as if they were changing their name.]]></description>
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		<title>Govt: &#8216;Biological sex no longer important on passports&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:03:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who wants to change the sex recorded on their passport will soon be able to do so as easily as if they were changing their name, following a Government announcement. Currently, if someone wants to change their stated sex they have to provide a doctor&#8217;s letter to prove that they are permanently living as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where does Theresa May stand on Christian issues?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/where-does-theresa-may-stand-on-christian-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 10:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theresa May becomes Prime Minister today, but what does her voting record say about her stance on moral issues such as Sunday Trading, assisted suicide and same-sex marriage? The Christian Institute’s MPs’ votes pages list all 650 MPs’ voting practices on moral issues stretching back years. Theresa May, the MP for Maidenhead, has been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Reformed Church votes to allow same-sex weddings</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/united-reformed-church-votes-to-allow-same-sex-weddings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/united-reformed-church-votes-to-allow-same-sex-weddings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Reformed Church (URC) has voted to allow same-sex weddings in its churches. In a meeting held last week, members of the URC General Assembly voted by 240 votes to 21 to allow same-sex couples to marry in churches that choose to register for same-sex weddings. Individual congregations will not be forced to comply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Church singers compared to ISIS &amp; Nazis by columnist</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A US church group currently in the UK has been compared to neo-Nazis and Islamist terrorists by a newspaper columnist. Shona Craven said The King’s Project singers were a “musical Trojan horse” who were part of a church that “ticks every box on the Ugly Religious Fundamentalism checklist”. Craven pointed to the church’s pro-marriage and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rise in trans referrals prompts new concern for young people</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 15:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of people expressing confusion over their &#8216;gender identity&#8217; in the UK is rising, according to new data. Freedom of Information requests reported in The Guardian newspaper indicate an increase in referrals to facilities dealing with transsexualism. Responding to the news Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for Public Affairs at The Christian Institute, expressed concern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women to be allowed close combat roles</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2016 16:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron has lifted a ban on women serving in close combat roles in the British military. Women were previously allowed to serve on the front line, but could not &#8220;close with and kill the enemy&#8221;. The outgoing Prime Minister asked that the change be implemented &#8220;as soon as possible&#8221;. &#8216;Social engineering&#8217; David Cameron announced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Methodist Church to &#8216;revisit&#8217; gay marriage stance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 16:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Methodist Church has voted to &#8220;revisit&#8221; its position on same-sex marriage with members expressing a desire to endorse same-sex relationships. At its annual meeting in London on Tuesday, the church&#8217;s Marriage and Relationship Task Group outlined conclusions from a wider consultation on marriage and family life. The Scottish Episcopal Church has recently voted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staggering sum of Britain&#8217;s gambling losses revealed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 13:27:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britons lost £12.6 billion pounds gambling last year, according to new data by the Gambling Commission. The figure is equivalent to almost £250 for every adult in the country. Controversial Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) also wreaked their highest financial toll to date, with gamblers losing a record £1.71 billion. Crackdown needed The unchecked expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nicky Morgan: &#8216;PM blocked my primary school sex ed plan&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Cameron overruled Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s intention to make sex education compulsory in primary schools, The Daily Telegraph reports. The newspaper said she was referring to the Prime Minister &#8220;blocking her plan&#8221; to make sex education a statutory subject for all schools in England. According to The Independent, Nicky Morgan &#8216;battled&#8217; with David Cameron over his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When does human life begin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The question of &#8216;when life begins&#8217; is fundamental to our understanding of issues such as abortion, cloning and embryonic stem cell research. In Dr John R Ling’s booklet on the issue, this crucial question is discussed through an examination of what the Bible says and a consideration of scientific evidence. We regularly publish news stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drop in crime after &#8216;legal high&#8217; ban</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/drop-in-crime-after-legal-high-ban/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2016 15:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a reduction in &#8220;health and criminal harms&#8221; in Edinburgh since a ban on the sale of just one type of &#8216;legal high&#8217; came in, according to a new report. The report, written for the Health, Social Care and Housing Committee at Edinburgh City Council, also notes a reduction in anti-social behaviour. A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person slammed as &#8216;intrusive nonsense&#8217;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-slammed-as-intrusive-nonsense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A senior council leader has spoken out against the Named Person scheme, saying it is parents who are best at looking after their children. Alisdair Rhind, Deputy Leader of Highland Council, said the Government should back off its controversial plans – due to come into force in August. Under the proposals, every child in Scotland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Do whatever it takes to keep gamblers betting&#8217;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/do-whatever-it-takes-to-keep-gamblers-betting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2016 16:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Staff should do “absolutely anything” to make gamblers feel comfortable in betting shops, a BBC investigation has learned. A former manager at betting shop Coral said staff were told to give players refreshments as soon as they entered the shop and even encouraged to get the gamblers lunch. The investigation also found store managers were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors vote to maintain assisted suicide opposition</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctors-vote-to-maintain-assisted-suicide-opposition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 16:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors have decisively voted to maintain their opposition to assisted suicide at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual meeting. Delegates voted by 198 to 115 against a motion which called for the BMA to take a ‘neutral’ stance on the issue. The move means the doctors’ union retains its stance of opposing assisted suicide and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian organisations urge prayer for the referendum</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/christian-organisations-urge-prayer-for-the-referendum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/christian-organisations-urge-prayer-for-the-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2016 07:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Christian groups issue joint statement on EU referendum</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christian-groups-issue-joint-statement-on-eu-referendum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 14:44:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to requests from Christians, several organisations have issued a joint statement calling for Christians to pray for the forthcoming EU referendum. The statement is backed by The Christian Institute, CARE, Christian Concern, the Christian Medical Fellowship, the Jubilee Centre, the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics and the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship. The referendum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Govt slams call for total decriminalisation of drugs</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-slams-call-for-total-decriminalisation-of-drugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 07:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two public health organisations have called for the complete decriminalisation of drugs in the UK. The Faculty of Public Health and the Royal Society for Public Health claim that the Government’s ‘war on drugs’ has not been successful. However, the Home Office has defended its stance and critics have denounced the calls as &#8220;irresponsible&#8221;. Sanctions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most young boys think porn is &#8216;realistic depiction of sex&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 16:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pornography realistically portrays sex, according to a majority of boys and almost 40 per cent of girls, a new survey has found. Questioning 11 to 16-year-olds, researchers found that nearly 60 per cent of them had first seen pornography at home. The study asked how young people felt about seeing pornography. Childhood One teenage girl [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Primary schools allow boys to wear skirts</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/primary-schools-allow-boys-to-wear-skirts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around 40 primary schools in England have introduced ‘gender neutral’ uniform policies that support boys wearing skirts. The policy has been advocated by a lobby group which has received Government funding. But a Christian group said the move towards schools encouraging transsexualism was concerning. Feels right Campaign group Educate &#038; Celebrate has received £200,000 from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers&#8217; union: Named Person role must be probed</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teachers-union-named-person-role-must-be-probed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2016 11:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s largest teaching union has backed a motion calling for the &#8220;workload, contractual and legal implications&#8221; of the Named Person scheme to be investigated. At the Educational Institute of Scotland&#8217;s (EIS) annual general meeting, delegates asked its council to investigate and report on how the role of named person &#8211; which will fall to many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scots Episcopal church moves toward same-sex marriage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2016 16:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Episcopal Church has voted to delete reference to “man” and “woman” in its official understanding of marriage, risking sanctions from the Anglican Communion. In a vote on Friday, the Church took a major step towards conducting same-sex marriages in its buildings. A further vote is necessary before the decision is finalised. Earlier this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christian assemblies violate kids’ human rights, says UN</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2016 15:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Asking children to attend Christian assemblies undermines their human rights, according to a United Nations committee. A highly controversial new report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expresses &#8216;concern&#8217; that pupils in the UK are legally required to take part in a daily act of collective worship, which is “wholly or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick Stewart: &#8216;Preventing assisted suicide is disgraceful&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sir Patrick Stewart has said it is an &#8220;absolute disgrace&#8221; that assisted suicide is not legal in Britain. Sir Patrick is a patron of pro-assisted suicide group Dignity in Dying, formerly known as the Voluntary Euthanasia Society. Last year, a Bill to legalise assisted suicide was soundly defeated in the House of Commons. Right to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SNP chief &#8216;absolutely committed&#8217; to Named Person</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/snp-chief-absolutely-committed-to-named-person/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/snp-chief-absolutely-committed-to-named-person/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scotland&#8217;s Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said he is &#8220;absolutely committed&#8221; to the Named Person scheme despite a growing swell of opposition, including from former SNP leaders. Speaking ahead of a debate on the scheme at Holyrood today, Swinney &#8211; who is also Education Minister &#8211; admitted there are concerns about the policy. Amidst [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adult stem cells used in ‘remarkable’ stroke trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 10:29:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stroke patients have shown a “remarkable recovery” in a trial that used ethical stem cell procedures. People who had suffered strokes received cells from two healthy donors, in the form of an injection into their brains. As a consequence patients regained the ability to walk and use their arms. Significant recovery Unlike embryonic stem cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliamentary group: &#8216;Govt’s religious literacy is lacking&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/parliamentary-group-govt%e2%80%99s-religious-literacy-is-lacking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/parliamentary-group-govt%e2%80%99s-religious-literacy-is-lacking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 15:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The religious literacy of Government officials has been questioned after it emerged that the Christian faith of asylum seekers is being assessed on the basis of vague ‘Bible trivia’. One Iranian asylum seeker told the BBC his application had been rejected after an interview in which he was asked what colour the cover of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two-thirds of Scots against Named Person, poll shows</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/two-thirds-of-scots-against-named-person-poll-shows/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 08:51:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost two-thirds of Scots are opposed to the controversial Named Person scheme, a new poll by the Scottish Daily Mail has found. According to the poll, 64 per cent of Scots believe the scheme, which appoints a state guardian to every child from before birth up to age 18, is an &#8220;unacceptable intrusion into family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tragic Liam Fee case points to named person failings&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tragic-liam-fee-case-points-to-named-person-failings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/tragic-liam-fee-case-points-to-named-person-failings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 14:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A charity leader has questioned the validity of the Scottish Government’s beleaguered Named Person scheme, following the tragic death of toddler Liam Fee. Two-year-old Liam was murdered by his mother Rachel Trelfa and her civil partner Nyomi Fee in one of the most harrowing cases of maltreatment ever seen in Scotland. Laurie Matthew, of anti-bullying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>‘Named Person scheme patronises parents’</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/%e2%80%98named-person-scheme-patronises-parents%e2%80%99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/scotland-news/%e2%80%98named-person-scheme-patronises-parents%e2%80%99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family life is treated as a tick-box exercise by the Named Person scheme, The Christian Institute has warned. http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-persons-now-hounding-dentists-for-info-on-kids/]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: &#8216;Named Person scheme patronises parents&#8217;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/watch-named-person-scheme-patronises-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 13:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family life is treated as a tick-box exercise by the Named Person scheme, The Christian Institute has warned. Simon Calvert said the scheme over-assessed children and is “trampling on people&#8217;s right to privacy”. He was speaking as it emerged that state guardians are pushing dentists to surrender sensitive information about patients.]]></description>
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		<title>Academic: &#8216;Kids, start with a ¼ pill when taking ecstasy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An academic has been branded &#8220;irresponsible&#8221; for suggesting that teenagers should be taught how to take Class A drugs ‘safely’. Valerie Curran, Professor of Psychopharmacology at University College London, said young people should be told to split ecstasy tablets into quarters before consuming them. Prominent anti-drugs campaigner Mary Brett said her advice amounts to “condoning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named persons now hounding dentists for info on kids</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-persons-now-hounding-dentists-for-info-on-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2016 09:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[State guardians in Scotland are pushing dentists to surrender sensitive information about patients under 18, it has emerged. The Daily Mail reports that staff at a dental practice in Aberdeenshire have received “aggressive” phone calls from named persons asking for details on past check-ups and tooth decay. The state officials are operating in areas piloting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Me Before You&#8217; faces outcry over assisted suicide plotline</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2016 17:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Hollywood film is facing a backlash over its assisted suicide plotline, with one actress saying the vast majority of disabled people “want to live – not die”. ‘Me Before You’ is set in England where a woman begins to care for a wealthy young banker described as a “handsome, wheelchair-using hero”. They fall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Legal high&#8217; blanket ban starts from today</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/legal-high-blanket-ban-starts-from-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 15:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A law banning &#8216;legal highs&#8217; has come into force, with the Government saying it wants to do “everything we can to eradicate this abhorrent trade”. Karen Vandersypen, whose 20-year-old son died after taking a &#8216;legal high&#8217; welcomed the law, but said it was sad that “such a high price” had already been paid. &#8216;Legal highs&#8217;, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Let children be children&#8217;, says former No.10 policy chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 12:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The failure of adults to enforce sensible boundaries online is to blame for children’s warped view of sex and relationships, according to David Cameron’s former policy adviser. Steve Hilton has warned that children are being allowed to “experience the adult world too soon because we’re too lazy or too weak to properly invigilate”. The result, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next census could ask: Are you gay or transsexual?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/next-census-could-ask-are-you-gay-or-transsexual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 09:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next census – in 2021 – could ask people about sexual orientation and transsexualism. Plans for the national questionnaire are being drawn up by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), but Parliament is likely to have to consider any change to ask about LGBT issues. Previously it has been shown that 1.6 per cent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: &#8216;Free speech at risk from Govt extremism plans&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 12:55:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An “unfocused” approach to extremism could lead to many more people being labelled as an ‘extremist’ by the Government, The Christian Institute has warned. Simon Calvert, Deputy Director for Public Affairs, said the “truly dangerous” people should be the target of the Government’s plans, and that others should be left to enjoy their freedom of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abortion &#8216;never wrong&#8217;, says defiant midwives&#8217; leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2016 11:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abortion can never been seen as “wrong”, and the rights of the unborn child should not be a consideration, the leader of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has said. Cathy Warwick spoke out after a week of fierce criticism over the RCM’s backing of a campaign to allow abortion up to birth for any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kirk votes to allow ministers in same-sex marriages</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/kirk-votes-to-allow-ministers-in-same-sex-marriages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2016 18:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Church of Scotland has voted to allow its ministers and deacons to be in same-sex marriages, in a decision described as ‘unbiblical and damaging’. At the weekend, commissioners at the Kirk’s General Assembly voted by 339 to 215 to extend last year’s decision to recognise ministers and deacons in civil partnerships, to cover gay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;BBC acted as assisted suicide cheerleader in EastEnders&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-acted-as-assisted-suicide-cheerleader-in-eastenders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-acted-as-assisted-suicide-cheerleader-in-eastenders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 15:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is once again under fire for acting as a “cheerleader for assisted suicide”, this time in popular soap EastEnders. In an episode aired on Tuesday night, long-standing character Peggy Mitchell took a fatal overdose of medication after learning that she had terminal cancer. Dignity in Dying – formerly known as the Voluntary Euthanasia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC pledge for LGBT quota welcomed by Government</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/bbc-pledge-for-lgbt-quota-welcomed-by-government/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2016 15:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A BBC pledge to ensure eight per cent of its staff are LGBT has been described as “bizarre” by a commentator, but welcomed by the Government. In its Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2016-20, the BBC states that it wants around one in thirteen of its staff to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transsexual by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Queen’s Speech: Govt to consult on EDOs</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/queens-speech-govt-to-consult-on-edos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/queens-speech-govt-to-consult-on-edos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 15:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contentious plans to crack down on ‘extremists’ will be consulted on, the Government has said. The Christian Institute and other groups have criticised Extremism Disruption Orders (EDOs) because of the Government’s broad definition of extremism. In the Queen’s Speech today it was announced that legislation would be introduced to “tackle extremism in all its forms”. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MSPs could scrap Scot Govt&#8217;s contentious sectarian law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 14:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s controversial law against sectarianism and religious hatred could be abolished, after every opposition party backed its repeal. The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 (OBFA) was roundly criticised when it was being drafted, for endangering religious liberty and free speech. Brought in after a spate of violence during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwives&#8217; chief challenged over &#8216;limitless abortion&#8217; call</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/midwives-chief-challenged-over-limitless-abortion-call/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/midwives-chief-challenged-over-limitless-abortion-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 18:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newspaper commentators and a leading Christian ethicist have spoken out against the head of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for supporting a radical pro-abortion campaign. RCM Chief Executive Cathy Warwick is backing a British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) campaign to change the law and allow abortion up to birth for any reason. In addition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBC: &#8216;We&#8217;re too Christian&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 14:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC’s output is ‘too Christian’ and more room should be made for content from other faiths, the corporation’s head of religion and ethics has said. Aaqil Ahmed, a practising Muslim, has compiled a report suggesting that Islam, as well as Hinduism and Sikhism should get more airtime. The report is being considered by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Midwives&#8217; chief calls for abortion up to birth</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/midwives-chief-calls-for-abortion-up-to-birth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 15:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The head of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has drawn wide criticism after she pledged the union’s support for a radical pro-abortion campaign. RCM Chief Executive Cathy Warwick is backing a British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) campaign to change the law and allow abortion up to birth for any reason. In addition to her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Question Time panel debate ‘intrusive’ Named Person scheme</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 10:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An audience member at a recent Question Time show in Aberdeen asks whether the Scottish Government’s controversial Named Person Scheme is intrusive to family life. The panel, which includes SNP MSP Humza Yousaf, Scottish Secretary David Mundell and Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale, try to answer. Broadcast on BBC One, Thursday 16 May 2016.]]></description>
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		<title>MPs praise Christian volunteer work: Watch highlights</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-praise-christian-volunteer-work-watch-highlights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-praise-christian-volunteer-work-watch-highlights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 13:09:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MPs have spoken of the valuable work that Christians do around the country in a House of Commons debate. Over the course of 90 minutes, Labour and Conservative MPs contributed to the debate, which was led by Fiona Bruce MP. Watch the highlights below. Concerns were also raised about Government plans to give Ofsted the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MPs praise Christian groups, but Ofsted concerns loom</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-praise-christian-groups-but-ofsted-concerns-loom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/mps-praise-christian-groups-but-ofsted-concerns-loom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2016 11:47:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christian voluntary work in society is a &#8220;glue that holds together the fabric of our communities&#8221;, the House of Commons has heard. Fiona Bruce MP cited prison visiting, work with the homeless and helping victims of human trafficking, as she led the debate, which saw contributions from Conservative and Labour MPs. Speaking in Parliament on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Watch: &#8216;Christians could be targeted by extremism law&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 14:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has warned that believers could be targeted by extremism legislation because crucial terms have ‘lost their ordinary meaning’. The Government is set to announce its extremism Bill in the Queen’s speech later this month. Simon Calvert, The Christian Institute&#8217;s Deputy Director for Public Affairs, spoke about why Christians simply promoting the Gospel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extremism Bill &#8216;to be in upcoming Queen&#8217;s Speech&#8217;</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/extremism-bill-to-be-in-upcoming-queens-speech/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Bill aimed at curbing ‘extremism’ is set to be unveiled in the Queen’s Speech. The extremism Bill will reportedly seek to “ban organisations, gag individuals and close down premises used to ‘promote hatred’”. Critics have consistently said the Government’s plans to counter extremism risk criminalising people for simply standing up for their beliefs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named person garden analogy sows seeds of mistrust</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-garden-analogy-sows-seeds-of-mistrust/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-garden-analogy-sows-seeds-of-mistrust/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘Imagine, children, that Scotland is a garden and you are a special plant growing in it. All the adults in your lives are gardeners and the named person is the head gardener.’ This is what more than a hundred children were told when the Scottish Government’s embattled Named Person scheme was first being put forward. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named Person plans to recruit housing officers as spies</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-plans-to-recruit-housing-officers-as-spies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-plans-to-recruit-housing-officers-as-spies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GPs and housing officers should be recruited to snoop on Scottish families as part of the Named Person scheme, according to minutes from the board behind its implementation. The minutes also show Children&#8217;s Minister Aileen Campbell suggested that more should be done to &#8216;break down barriers&#8217; with GPs, who are concerned about patient confidentiality. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Named Person warning bells should be ringing for Govt&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-warning-bells-should-be-ringing-for-govt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-warning-bells-should-be-ringing-for-govt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2016 15:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Warning bells” should be ringing for the Scottish Government over its plans for every child to have a named person, according to a Party leader who supported its passage through Holyrood. Willie Rennie, who leads the Scottish Liberal Democrats, made the comments as an SNP candidate acknowledged that there are questions to be asked about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christians are suffering genocide in Syria, MPs declare</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-are-suffering-genocide-in-syria-mps-declare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-are-suffering-genocide-in-syria-mps-declare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christians and other minorities are suffering horrific and appalling violence in Syria and Iraq that can only be described as genocide, the House of Commons has said. In a unanimous vote – 278 to zero – MPs called for the Government to refer the situation to the UN Security Council, “so that perpetrators can be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named person campaigners &#8216;snubbed&#8217; by First Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-campaigners-snubbed-by-first-minister/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-person-campaigners-snubbed-by-first-minister/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 08:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government has been criticised after failing to respond to a group representing concerned parents. A letter sent to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon from the No to Named Persons (NO2NP) campaign asked her to clarify “confusing and inaccurate” statements she has made about the plans. However, the campaign – backed by over 25,000 Scots [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father of disabled children slams Named Person scheme</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/father-of-disabled-children-slams-named-person-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/father-of-disabled-children-slams-named-person-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A father has slammed the Scottish Government&#8217;s beleaguered Named Person scheme, describing the state guardian role as &#8220;sinister&#8221;. Duncan MacGillivray wrote to The Scotsman to express his concerns about the plans as a registered social worker and a parent of two disabled children. He said that the scheme, due to come into force in August, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Named persons themselves blast state guardian plans</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-persons-themselves-blast-state-guardian-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/named-persons-themselves-blast-state-guardian-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government’s embattled Named Person scheme has faced new criticism, this time from named persons themselves. A report by public service union UNISON Scotland shows that more than half the health visitors it represents believe the scheme is not a “good thing”. Health visitors will be required to act as named persons under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scottish party leaders pledge LGBT push in next Parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-party-leaders-pledge-lgbt-push-in-next-parliament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scottish-party-leaders-pledge-lgbt-push-in-next-parliament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 13:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties have pledged to push a strong LGBT agenda in the next Parliament. Last week, the leaders of the SNP, Labour, Conservative, Green and Liberal Democrat parties sat down to discuss LGBT issues at a special hustings event. They agreed that the implementation of so-called ‘non-binary gender recognition’ is [...]]]></description>
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