UK

The judge: “Free speech includes not only the inoffensive but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative provided it does not tend to provoke violence. Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having.” - C.Post

“Bands are rocking post-pandemic services, but congregants can’t yet join in.” - C.Today

“Evangelist’s LGBT views are protected by UK Equality Act, court rules.” - C.Today

Survey: “23 percent of Britons aged 16 to 24 said they believe in God, with an additional 13 percent saying they believe in a ‘higher spiritual power.’ By contrast, only 19 percent of those aged 25-39 said they believe in God, with 16 percent saying they believe in a higher power.” - C.Leaders

“A U.K. high court on Tuesday ruled against the Tavistock clinic, the NHS’ sole gender clinic, in favor of a detransitioner who said she was harmed by puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones prescribed to her when she was a teenager.” - CPost

“Churches in England are to close for public worship from Thursday, after the Prime Minister announced another month-long national lockdown to curb the rapid rise in coronavirus infections in the country…. pubs, restaurants, gyms, and non-essential shops would close, but schools, colleges and universities could stay open.” - C.Times

“Two lay vicars from Salisbury Cathedral have helped to further the gradual return to choral singing in churches and cathedrals across the country.

“Conflicting government [COVID-19] guidance about baptisms in England and Wales has prompted the Church in Wales and the Church of England to pursue different policies.” - C.Times

“James Kirkup… noted puberty-blocking medications taken by children might reduce fertility in adulthood. He also repeated a truism among supporters of Truss: ‘A transgender child is like a vegetarian cat. You know who’s really making the decisions.’” - Christian Headlines

“The UK is due to leave the European Union today, three-and-a-half years after the EU Referendum.