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                In the news this week
                Friday, 5 November 2021
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                           Let Us Pray spokesman Simon Calvert has told GB News that a broad ban on ‘conversion therapy’ risks making core evangelical beliefs and practices illegal. 
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                           The Department of Health and Social Care has joined the host of organisations to leave Stonewall’s controversial ‘Diversity Champions’ scheme. 
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                     Past and present members of staff at the BBC have revealed that journalists are afraid to report on issues such as gender identity and race. 
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                     A family court judge has dismissed 28 ‘DIY’ divorce applications after the couples offered identical reasons for why they wanted to break up. 
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                           A Conservative MP has warned that the ‘trans debate’ should not be dismissed as an inconsequential spat in the ongoing cancel culture war. 
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                     Senior medics have come out in opposition to the Scottish Government’s DIY abortion scheme, warning it could lead to women being coerced into having an abortion. 
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                     Former professional footballer Paul Merson has spoken candidly about the impact of gambling addiction on his life and family. 
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                     The Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has praised the work of a Christian pro-family MP. 
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                     BBC presenter and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Dan Walker has explained that his decision to not wear a Halloween costume on the competition last weekend simply reflects his long-held view about how it is celebrated. 
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                     “The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.” MATTHEW 7:25 NIV 
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               Yours in Christ, 
              
  
               
               
              Colin Hart 
              Director, The Christian Institute 
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