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Christian doctor sues UK gov’t after he was fired for refusing to use transgender pronouns

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A Christian doctor is asking the British government to allow him to use pronouns for his patients that match their biological sex. Dr. David Mackereth, who was fired by Britain’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) because he did not address so-called “transgender” claimants by their pronouns of choice, said after appearing before a tribunal on Tuesday that he wants "the right to practice medicine as a Christian doctor." The father of four claims that DWP is in breach of the Equality Act and his right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. He had been with the National Health Service for 26 years. Dr. Mackereth, 56, said using “transgender pronouns” violates his conscience. In 2018, he told The Telegraph, “I believe gender is defined by biology and genetics. And that as a Christian the Bible teaches us that God made humans male or female.” He said he fears that Britain’s Equality Act 2010 endangers free speech for Christians. According to DWP, Macke...

British MPs want conservative to resign for ‘offensive’ views on homosexuality

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One of the most influential conservative philosophers in the Western World may soon be out of a job.  Sir Roger Scruton was tapped by the UK Housing Secretary on Saturday to chair a government  committee  whose purpose is to champion beautiful buildings. Almost immediately after news of Scruton’s appointment broke, several Labour MPs began calling for his removal from the non-salaried post, claiming he has a history of making “offensive” homophobic remarks. Scruton, who has taught at Princeton, Oxford and St. Andrews, among other places of higher learning, is 74 and has authored more than 30 books on topics ranging from art and architecture to literature and music. He received the Czech Republic’s Medal of Merit in 1998 for having fought against communism in Eastern Europe in the 1980s. In 2016, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to philosophy and education. Currently, he serves  as  a senior fellow at the D.C.-based Ethics and Public Pol...

Marriage existed before the USA existed! Get it?

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Current marriage amendments to US state constitutions, by type Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage, civil unions, and any marriage-like contract between unmarried persons Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage and civil unions Constitutional amendment bans same-sex marriage Constitutional amendment grants legislature authority to ban same-sex marriage No constitutional amendments (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Last I checked, George and Martha Washington did not get remarried after 1776 when the United States declared independence from Great Britain . Nor did they do so after 1789, when the constitution was enacted. In fact, not one of the founding fathers married prior to 1776 remarried the same person after the United States was formed. Government did not create marriage. The only laws on the books related to marriage are state laws and federal laws that recognize the marriage structure that previously existed before the government established them. To be sure...

ussian Orthodox Church condemns gay ‘marriage’ legislation in UK, France

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MOSCOW, March 11, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - The Russian Orthodox Church , through its Department for External Church Relations, has issued a  statement  saying the same-sex "marriage" legislation in France and the UK is a "revolution in the European societies ’ understanding of marriage" that will lead to the eventual collapse of those societies. The document notes that the "Russian Orthodox Church preserves and defends the primary Christian understanding of marriage and family, sanctifies marital relations in the church Sacrament and asserts the importance of marriage for the wellbeing and development of society as a whole."  It adds, "In the countries which have embarked on the path of a radical revision of traditional family ethics, this process has resulted in a demographic crisis which is growing from year to year." "The revision of fundamental norms of family law on which the human community has been built for ce...

From the Boy Scouts to the British Parliament: Left behind? Conservative Christians and the gay revolution

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History of the Boy Scouts of America (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) What a difference a decade makes. Just consider the fact that, just 10 years ago,  a vast majority of Americans opposed the legalization of same-sex marriage.  Now we are told that a  slim majority of Americans is ready to make same-sex marriage legal . Homosexuality is now at the center of American life, and the full normalization of homosexual relationships seems just around the corner. The pace of moral change has been breathtaking. Go back  less than one year, and President Obama opposed same-sex marriage , even as he said he was “ evolving ” on the issue. Now, the president is a vocal advocate for same-sex marriage, even going so far as to call for  full equality of gays and lesbians in his inaugural address, delivered last month . In the run-up to the inauguration, an evangelical preacher had to withdraw from delivering a prayer at the ceremony  when controversy broke out over...