Teaching For Today

In CI News this week: The Christian Institute launches legal action against the Civil Service over its support for Pride events, an Edinburgh Fringe venue indicates that it would ban Kate Forbes MSP from speaking there again under new inclusion and wellbeing policies, and a Christian Lioness is nominated for the best young female player of 2025. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories CI takes legal action over Civil Service ‘Pride’ Kate Forbes could be banned by Fringe venue’s ‘inclusion’ policy GambleAware school resources ‘may encourage children to bet’ Christian Lioness nominated for major football award

In CI News this week: Faithful Anglicans lament the appointment of an openly lesbian woman as Archbishop of the Church in Wales, plans to revive Northern Ireland’s gender identity service for all-ages have been greeted with dismay, and a couple in Ohio celebrate the birth of a child from an adopted embryo. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Global Anglicans decry appointment of lesbian Archbishop in Wales NI Health Minister under fire over £806k for controversial gender clinic Devon man with locked-in syndrome becomes published author ‘World’s oldest baby’ born from 30-year-old frozen embryo

In CI News this week: A survey by the extremism watchdog reveals wide-spread self-censorship on hot button topics, trans activists become increasingly vocal in their opposition to measures upholding biological reality, and a record-breaking preemie baby celebrates his first birthday. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Extremism watchdog pledges to uphold free speech BBC children’s presenter ‘trans ally’ scheme slammed as unsafe and irresponsible CI: ‘Scouts decision to back pro-trans rally in Belfast deeply concerning’ Brent MP launches campaign against high street betting shop onslaught World’s most preemie baby turns one

In CI News this week: A Labour MP shows contempt for millions of voters who believe in the reality of biological sex, backbench MPs urge the Government to reform gambling legislation, and a baby born at twenty-two weeks and one day celebrates his second birthday. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Labour MP calls gender-critics ‘swivel-eyed’ fanatics 3-year-old with puberty symptoms after exposure to father’s ‘sex change’ drugs Backbench MPs push for wholesale gambling reform Baby born at 22 weeks celebrates second birthday with staff who saved his life

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 Highgrove fire pit ceremony Pastor John MacArthur: 1939-2025

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 public safety’ Bereavement leave to be expanded to parents of babies pre-abortion limit Parliament rejects calls to abandon Christian prayers

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 estimate for ‘LGBTQIA+ hub’ Cancer patient given just months to live ‘really positive’ four years on

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 Graham shares God’s message of ‘hope and forgiveness’ with 17,000 OMF celebrates 160 years of ‘making God’s name known’ in East Asia

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 significantly liberalise abortion law New guidance a turning point for free speech at universities Historic 1588 Welsh Bible on display for the first time

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 doctors urge MPs to vote against Leadbeater Bill EHRC staff at ‘serious risk of violence’ from trans activists MPs call for clampdown on unsupervised ‘pills by post’ abortions Poll: Six in ten adults oppose decriminalising abortion Secularists upset by Council prayers

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 knee to trans cult’ Ireland told to limit free speech with ‘draconian’ EU hate speech laws Nevada Governor: ‘I will not sign assisted suicide Bill’

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 football clubs warned to take note US Christian cannot be forced to photograph same-sex weddings

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 behind parents’ backs Councils powerless as ’addictive’ slot machine firms target deprived areas Voices of faith in politics should not be silenced, MSPs told

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 suspended for asking if her opponent was male Council U-turns on plans to restrict public evangelism Parents cherish short time with son after refusing abortion

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 urge Govt to reconsider introduction of home education register MPs set to vote on decriminalising abortion No-fault divorce fuelling ‘animosity’, says family lawyer

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 self-ID’ Council leaders call for urgent Govt action to tackle gambling harms Police Scotland: ‘No censorship zone prosecutions when abortion centres are closed’

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 contentious road ahead’ Employment Bill could ‘excessively limit’ free speech, EHRC warns Outrage as toddler suspended for ‘transphobia or homophobia’

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 trans group asked self-harming kids to use ‘clean blades’ Universities shaken as Sussex Uni given £585k fine for free speech failure Scientist forced out of top-secret base over gender-critical views wins legal victory

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 Illegal content no longer tolerated under Online Safety Act Absurd hospital form asks for babies’ gender identity Young adults fuel growing demand for Bibles

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: Activists continue to reject safeguards MLAs question Stormont payments to Stonewall Remembering Colin Hart – One year on