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The Archbishops must not let safeguarding be weaponised to shut down debate
The bid by Church of England revisionists to cancel an event at July’s General Synod in support of non-affirming therapy - known as so-called 'conversion therapy' by its opponents - is straight out of the neo-Marxist playbook.
Conversion therapy ban 'opens the door to the persecution of parents and pastors'
The plans also infringe on the right of those who want help, to seek it.
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Orthodox Christians opposed to the Labour Government’s Conversion Practices Bill should expect no support from the 26 Church of England bishops in the House of Lords.
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Christian teacher Enoch Burke released from prison after High Court order
Irish teacher Enoch Burke has been released from prison on the orders of the High Court in Dublin, ending the latest chapter in a long-running legal dispute that has drawn attention beyond Ireland.
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