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Christian counsellor seeks police investigation after witness intimidation
Lesley Pilkington's hearing before the Professional Conduct Panel has been adjourned. She had been calling for an adjournment on the case following intimidation of her key witness by homosexual activists.
Lesley is defending herself against a complaint by Patrick Strudwick, a homosexual journalist who went undercover to pretend to be a Christian homosexual in need of therapy and then secretly record two therapy sessions with her. Mr. Strudwick published an account of the sessions in The Independent and now campaigns against Christians who give therapy to other Christians who have asked for help with their sexual behaviour.
Please read the full story here.
Andrea’s Blog: Case adjourned – more homosexual intolerance.
There has been a huge amount of media coverage. Further links to some of the media coverage can be found below and some of the radio/tv coverage here.
You can join a Facebook support page for Lesley Pilkington here.Christian guesthouse owners ordered to pay compensation
A judge has ruled that the Christian owners of a guesthouse have acted unlawfully for restricting their bookings policy for double rooms to married couples only. He has ordered Christians Peter and Hazelmary Bull, who are being represented by the Christian Institute, to pay £3,600 in damages to a homosexual couple after they denied them a room.
The judge has given the Bulls leave to appeal his decision, as he explained that his ruling affects “the human rights of the defendants to manifest their religion and forces them to act in a manner contrary to their deeply and genuinely held beliefs.”
The full story can be read here.
Further links to some of the media coverage can be found below and some of the radio/tv coverage here.Wilberforce Academy
Preparing the next generation of Christian leaders in public life
Application Deadline extended – Monday 31st January 2011
We’ve extended the application deadline for the Wilberforce Academy to allow those who’ve only heard about the course recently to apply – so there are just ten days left to apply for this unique and exciting opportunity to be trained and equipped for future leadership in public life.
A range of internationally recognised speakers will help delegates develop a robust Christian framework for thinking about public policy and serving Jesus in law, politics, the media, education and business. The Academy will take place in Oxford from 20th – 25th March.
We hope that it will be free of charge to successful applicants.
If you or someone you know would benefit, you can find further information and an application form here. Why not forward this message to those who might e interested?
Friday, 21 January 2011
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