Evangelical Focus
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15 MARCH 2024 · 16:03 CET

“Extremism is the promotion of an ideology based on violence, hatred or intolerance”, says the new legal definition of the government. Evangelical organisations see a risk in “subjective” decisions about what beliefs can or cannot be expressed.

Evangelical FocusJoel Forster
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26 OCTOBER 2023 · 12:21 CET

Evangelical Christians express disappointment as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak goes ahead with plans that could “criminalise ordinary Christian ministry that seeks to help believers”.

Evangelical Focus
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20 JANUARY 2023 · 11:41 CET

Evangelicals “will work to ensure the Bill doesn't have a negative impact on individual freedoms or practices of churches”. The new law will now include transgender people.

Evangelical Focus
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04 APRIL 2022 · 19:15 CET

The amendment that allows to take all abortion pills at home within the first 10 weeks passed by 215 votes to 188. “It will have dire consequences for women”, evangelicals say.

Evangelical Focus
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18 JUNE 2021 · 09:35 CET

The Religious Liberty Partnership denounces “the gross violation of human rights and religious freedom”. Around 700 people have been killed and over 3,000 arrested since February.

Evangelical Focus
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16 MARCH 2021 · 13:45 CET

“86% of GPs worried about women having a medical abortion past the legal limit or being coerced”, a poll finds. “The government has chosen to abandon woman to DIY abortion”.

Evangelical Focus
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24 FEBRUARY 2021 · 13:00 CET

A public consultation of the UK government asks whether to make early medical abortion at home permanent. “It puts women at risk and further liberalises abortion practice”.

Evangelical Focus
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01 FEBRUARY 2021 · 21:35 CET

The army arrested state leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the November elections. Christian organisations describe the events as “very worrying” and “a desperate step backwards”.

23 DECEMBER 2020 · 18:53 CET

Evangelicals condemn forced therapies but say the will of same-sex attracted people who seek spiritual support has to be respected.

Evangelical Focus
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28 DECEMBER 2017 · 10:45 CET

Fulani militants gunmen attacked Christian carollers while they were singing in a church of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Ten are still injured.

Evangelical Focus
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20 APRIL 2016 · 16:25 CET

“We support tackling extremism, but not in this sweeping, overly broad manner", EAUK, CARE, Christian Concern, Lawyer's Christian Fellowship and The Christian Institute say in a joint statement. Government's strategy against terrorism risks freedom of speech.

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