"IN THE NEWS THIS WEEK" FROM THE VERY INFORMATIVE "THE CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE"!!

In the news this week CI News A brief run-down of  the week's stories Watch now Top story '£5bn' heterosexual civil partnerships blocked by Court of Appeal Civil partnerships for heterosexuals – which have been estimated to cost the taxpayer billions – have been blocked by the Court of Appeal in London. More news Lord Waddington, free speech defender: 1929-2017 Lord Waddington, a tireless supporter of Christian values and freedoms, has died, aged 87. 9 in 10 UK universities restrict free speech, report says More than 90 per cent of UK universities are restricting free speech, a shocking new report has found. 'Conservative Anglicans are like ISIS', says Tory MP Church of England members who support traditional marriage are much the same as Islamist terrorists, according to one Conservative MP. Judge berates council for seizing baby from parents in ‘very serious interference with family life’ Parents who had their baby removed from them by a council have been awarded compensation in a case being described as a “serious interference with family life”. US Govt revokes trans bathroom guidance for schools The United States Government has rescinded Obama-era guidance, which forced federally-funded schools to endorse transsexualism. Pharmacy plans are ‘unethical and unnecessary’ Plans which could force Christian pharmacists to go against their conscience are ‘unethical and unnecessary’, a medical ethics expert has warned. Police continue to ignore cannabis offences, new figures show Cannabis possession warnings and fixed penalty notices have more than halved in a four-year period, according to troubling new figures. Original Roe v Wade mum who later became pro-life dies The woman at the centre of the historical legal test case to introduce abortion in the USA has died aged 69. Also see: Countries join forces to fund overseas abortion 'Irresponsible' US scientists back human gene editing Calls for the genetic editing of human beings by top scientific institutions in the United States have been labelled ‘irresponsible’ by an ethics watchdog. Inspirational martyr Jim Elliot highlighted by BBC The remarkable story of Christian missionary Jim Elliot has been told afresh by his daughter in a BBC feature. Also in the news: ‘Smash dangerous porn illusion’, says rapper‘Quash convictions for brothel-keeping’, Lib Dems urged‘Right-to-die' language is really about wanting a 'right to be killed', says former GP Feature: Oscar-nominated film shows importance of respecting conscience Hacksaw Ridge tells the incredible true story of a conscientious objector who saved 75 men in one of the bloodiest conflicts in World War II – without ever firing a gun.